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Post by opaquelens on May 16, 2012 10:29:31 GMT -8
Here's the link to a few small snippets of the cassette album remastering. As they say, the proof of the pudding... mh-uk.net/audio/ozrics/ |
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Post by orpheus on May 16, 2012 11:28:41 GMT -8
I think you've done a really good job there, although the original sound quality has never bothered me. Good luck with getting them released.
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Post by brujoman on May 16, 2012 12:10:45 GMT -8
that was a pleasure. always took for granted that they sounded like that. i hope the band take on these masters and get them released... or at least a double CD thing (like Afterswish) with all the choice tracks on it. have a karma  |
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Post by opaquelens on May 16, 2012 13:53:37 GMT -8
Wow. It's reassuring to get such a positive response (and a karma - cheers indeed brujoman).
All the energy and inspiration to do this came from chatting to Ed just before their last Bristol gig. Even by my best expectations I only expected to get this half done, but once I got into it, it took me. It's was if these songs had a will of their own and wanted to be restored!
I'm going to their gig in Exeter next week. The plan is to give Ed or Brandi the CDs. That aside it'll be great to see them play again so soon after the last gig.
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Post by watermill on May 16, 2012 23:30:54 GMT -8
Sounds great mate, must admit the crappy sound quality of the originals, never really bothered me either.
Some bands when they rerelease their albums remastered, i think they can sometimes lose something, the pristiness takes some of the character away, but with bands like Floyd and the Ozrics, their music is ment to be heard in high definition and hopefully in a few years to come we might get 5.1 sound mixes of the Ozrics albums to really immerse ourselves in.
Here's a Karma point, good job mate.
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Post by opaquelens on May 17, 2012 0:31:04 GMT -8
Cheers again. Gone from 0 karma to 3 in 24 hours!
Good point Watermill - a lot of remasterings do lose their original character. I was careful to be subtle so there would still be a mimimum amount of hiss in certain places to prevent the sound being muffled or smothered, which is often a problem of bad remastering. Also I felt it would be sacrilege to overly sanitise the sound of that era this music comes from.
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Post by philly on May 17, 2012 12:29:39 GMT -8
great stuff - count me in. How cool is that? Somebody cleaning up old Ozrics stuff? Well done young man. Hat definitely "off".
I also thought the originals were great.
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Post by opaquelens on May 23, 2012 4:10:20 GMT -8
Only two more days and I'll be handing over the remasters to Ed in Exeter. Can't wait.
Incidentally I am surprised so few people on this forum have responded to this thread. I appreciate that all five of my Karma points so far have come from this thread, but the response dried up quickly, and it's making me feel like Vitamin Re-Enhanced won't be the success I hoped for.
I live in hope though...
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Post by yiannis on May 23, 2012 4:13:39 GMT -8
I would've responded but I can't figure out how to play the snippets. I can assure you though, if they make a proper reissue, with complete artwork etc I will buy the albums/box set.
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Post by opaquelens on May 23, 2012 4:18:08 GMT -8
The snippets should automatically play as embedded players. You just press play.
I'd recommend you use another web browser. It works on a Mac in Safari and Firefox. If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer it may be a problem, but anything Microsoft usually is!
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Post by yiannis on May 23, 2012 4:34:13 GMT -8
It doesn't really matter, since I see that whoever's listened to them is congratulating you on a job well done, I think I can trust them.  |
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Post by opaquelens on May 23, 2012 5:38:52 GMT -8
Good point Yiannis. At this time of writing I have 2 days till I hand the remasters over to Ed. Can't wait.
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Post by watermill on May 23, 2012 7:05:07 GMT -8
Good luck with that mate, i think they sound great.
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Post by wob on May 23, 2012 10:15:26 GMT -8
Very nice indeed. Exiting.
This will be very cool. And then Gavin Griffiths releases his enhanced Ullulators. We're lucky people ;D
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Post by OoliteGrover on May 23, 2012 11:00:52 GMT -8
Well, they samples are great I didn`t write anything cause there was nothing more to add I hope Your work will be used in nice realeased remasters. I`d love to buy them right now. |
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Post by opaquelens on May 23, 2012 13:31:30 GMT -8
It's good to get all these positive responses after all. Cheers. I'll post something on this thread the day after the gig.  |
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Post by Music247 on May 24, 2012 5:04:19 GMT -8
Have another karma I have not listened yet but will check it out.
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Post by orbitalmonkey on May 24, 2012 8:32:56 GMT -8
The snippets should automatically play as embedded players. You just press play. I'd recommend you use another web browser. It works on a Mac in Safari and Firefox. If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer it may be a problem, but anything Microsoft usually is! Just for the record it works fine in Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8. What's with the gratuitous Microsoft bashing? Perhaps the OP was using an iPad? |
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Post by opaquelens on May 25, 2012 2:23:50 GMT -8
I thought the whole point of the existence of Microsoft was to be gratuitously bashed. I see armageddon being caused by Windows XP.
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Post by opaquelens on May 26, 2012 13:25:57 GMT -8
As according to plan I gave the CDs and a USB stick of the songs to the band last night in Exeter. They were very positive about it when I handed it to them and ask one of their techies to put it somewhere safe. Unfortunately they were a bit preoccupied because of technical and sound issues, but one of the tour entourage told me that they were very excited about receiving the remasters and that they will definitely be in touch with me. Cool. Anyway, it was a great gig last night. The support band pulled out and the Ozrics played 2 sets! The only problem was that they were having sound issues in that venue, but by the second half of the second set the sound was spot on, and what started out as a ropey gig sound wise, slowly ascended into an amazing night. I've seen them twice in one month and am blown away. Can't wait till their next tour. |
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Post by paradiddle on May 26, 2012 22:05:09 GMT -8
Nice one, mission accomplished i guess That must have been a lot of work, i'm sure they are chuffed that a fan would do that. Exeter started off quite mellow soundwise (and audience wise) but as you said, kicked off during the second half ! A 3 hour gig in the end.... Managed to see them 3 times this tour and i would like to say thanks to the band for some great nights. Please keep coming back |
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Post by yiannis on May 27, 2012 1:03:51 GMT -8
Tonight is the last gig of the tour, they should be off to America soon after. We should be hearing about this project in a short while I hope. I hope it's not just a digital-only release.
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Post by pete on May 27, 2012 1:27:05 GMT -8
not quite finished yet, after tonight there's 4 dates in Italy |
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Post by yiannis on May 27, 2012 1:37:02 GMT -8
Oh OK, didn't see it on ozrics.com. How was the driving around, watching gig after gig Pete? I must say, I would never have the stamina.
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Post by OHR GANJALF on May 27, 2012 20:53:58 GMT -8
nice job Opaquelens! I would really love to have a new excuse for buying more Ozrics material. You know I've always loved the "original" tapes, because of the music and that the hiss and low quality of those recordings made me feel like these were some friends recording in a garage or a mill, and they handed the copy to some friends to listen to. I Love that vibe but i would be lying if I said I wasn't exited with the Idea of a Remastered Box set. Have a Karma for your dedication to OT. Thank you!
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Post by chimponaut on May 31, 2012 5:40:19 GMT -8
I havent posted on this forum many times before really. Just wanted to say though this is a pretty damn decent job all told. I too always loved the tapes for their organic sound. I love the analog feel and the poor mastering and hiss does add to the atmosphere.
Having said that, what I like about what you've done here is that, instead of ramp up the volumes on everything to make all the instruments loud, which is often what goes for remastering these days, but you've really brought out the music. It's not just about reducing hiss. This has more of a feel of a digital restoration than a remastering. The work on Tidal Otherness is great. You're right, it does sound like a chewed up tape, and you've definitely cleaned it up. And who knew that those blips at he beginning of Dharma Reggae were unintentional? Keep up the good work.
How many tunes have you done so far?
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Post by opaquelens on May 31, 2012 22:51:58 GMT -8
...what I like about what you've done here is that, instead of ramp up the volumes on everything to make all the instruments loud, which is often what goes for remastering these days, but you've really brought out the music. How many tunes have you done so far? Yeah there's this thing in the music industry called the 'loudness war' - they use a maximising limiter to flatten the dynamics out and make the music sound loud on computers and tinny stereos, which is quite ironic because in the analogue days they were doing the opposite - preserving the sound quality to be as hi fi as possible! I used only a tiny amount of maximising limiter, only to make the drums sound punchier, and not too much at the expense of the dynamic range. In total there were 80 songs needing doing. It's all in the hands of the band now. I'm hoping to hear from them when they finish the Italian leg of the tour and go back to America. |
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Post by brujoman on Jun 1, 2012 15:57:07 GMT -8
pete, where in italy? i thought it was only milan and rome.
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Post by art on Jun 3, 2012 9:49:09 GMT -8
fair play to you laddie .. lot of work...good cause doh eh
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