That's what she said ...... But the environment and equipment does matter.
That's what she said ...... But the environment and equipment does matter.
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Yes, definitely listen to a Qobuz download for yourself and ignore the naysayers. It's all about your ears and what makes you happy. If you decide to go on a Qobuz spending spree, you'll probably want to get a streaming subscription because the cost of downloads drops by 33% to 50% depending on the album.
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It would be good if Yes released as a Blu Ray box set or individually the original mixes of the 70's albums as hi res audio only. I'd be in like a shot but I guess there isn't enough of a market for it. They could include the best of the live bootlegs relating to each album too.
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I missed the earlier 5.1 Wilson's reissues of 71-74 albums, so going to catch up with these super-deluxe ones. Do you think they will continue with CTTE and so on in the coming years?
And do I understand correctly that GFTO master tapes are lost for good and we'll never hear multi-channel "Awaken"?
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Remastering is not the same as remixing. Remastering is done with a mixed stereo master tape. Remixing requires the original multitrack tapes*, which in this case are lost.
*Or at least it did before AI. Nowadays even amateurs can get hold of apps that can separate out the individual tracks from a commercial recording.
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AI-extracted stems tend to sound weird though, as they often have unexpected/unwanted sonic leftovers or artifacts. And thus, you need a skilled audio engineer to bring out the most of this kind of stuff when remixing. A lot of super amateur mixers or noobs think that if they have the stems they can make a fucking masterpiece but it doesn't work that way. You ain't gonna believe how many "remasters" made using extracted stems I've stumbled across on YouTube that sounded like shit. xD The thing is, if you extract those stems, they're not dry. They have all the effects (EQs, compressors, choruses, echoes et al et al) in them. And mixing audio that's hard printed with processing over it is a huge pain in the ass.
The digital download version is now listed on Qobuz for pre-order. It looks like you can get all tracks in 24/96 sound quality. HDtracks doesn't do pre-orders but will probably carry the album when it's available.
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/fr.../qm9xfn4z8u5tb
The AI extractors I've seen also aren't sophisticated enough to distinguish between multiple guitars or between lead and backing vocals. They also have a hard time distinguishing guitars and electric keyboards, from the experimenting I've done. It's not a magic remixing wand, as you say.
The best use case for what we like is probably relatively spare arrangements where the levels between basic instrumental groups are way off. Live soundboard recordings could probably benefit from this, as the keyboards are often over-prominent, the vocals too dry, and the drums too far in the background. You could redo basic levels and add some ambience to the vocals (and keys, if needed).
That said, I messed around with a couple Grateful Dead board recordings (which were originally dedicated recording mixes and not just dumps of the PA feed), and I couldn't get usable results out of the extractor.
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