nin-theslip-24-96-wav-replaygain, originally uploaded by aharden.
Which of these tracks is not like the others? Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering in LA was the mastering engineer for these 24-bit-depth tracks, some having over -10dB of Replaygain. That’s kind of like saying you have a 24-foot-deep pool when in reality you dug a 24-foot-deep hole and filled it with 10 feet of concrete before putting water in it.
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May 13, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Don
Did they finally release proper 24-bit files instead of the padded 16-bit?
Shame that Trent Reznor still feels the need to fight the loudness war…
May 13, 2008 at 2:48 pm
aharden
I’ve been keeping an eye on the HA thread; I don’t think so. Are you saying it’s a shame that the loudness war continues, or that Trent wants to fight in it (for the good of music, I assume)?
May 13, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Don
I meant it’s a shame he had to get suckered in and that it continues unabated.
May 15, 2008 at 4:59 pm
aharden
Trent has personally replied in the thread and explained the problem. He said the new WAVs are up. I’m going to check them out tonight.
May 16, 2008 at 9:59 am
aharden
Hmm. I’ve got the new 24/96 FLACs and they have roughly the same ReplayGain values. I’d thought if they used more of the 24-bit-depth’s resolution, they wouldn’t need to be reduced in amplitude as much (signified by lower RG correction) to get to the RG reference level. Perhaps I need to go back to Rock School.