gizeh68 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Can't believe it! Anyway, has anyone bought the new Beatles 2009 remasters? I did and LOVE them. I did a/b comparisons with my amateur recording studio and found some interesting differences. Using an RMS plugin for Cubase, I was able to see that average volume is certainly increased. I think the recordings are sharper as well. Since they ran all of the recordings through modern mastering equipment, it makes it easier to listen for the small nuances than before. The 1987 masters made it difficult to hear the "pops" and "sizzles" of the natural recordings, those things that are close to the noisefloor. These are sounds that are played very quietly, sounds that are very present in live shows but disappear on tape due to that horrible thing called "Dolby Noise Reduction" and getting beaten to the punch by all frequencies above the average level of sound. But with the new mastering equipment (which, I should say, probably cost more than my house), they were able to raise the loudest peaks only slightly, yet raise the quietest signals between the noisefloor and the average level to as much as two times the peak so that most of those quiet frequencies are finally boosted to the mean so we can hear them. In short, you hear more things than you did before, things that were once buried in the mix. Most beatles fans grew up listening to this stuff, and year in/year out they sound the same with nothing new. Its fun to finally hear something and go "hey, that's new!". Even if it is just a mistaken riff, a cough, or John taking a big breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I haven't heard any of the new remastered recordings, but my dad said the same thing about them. However, I am probably not gonna buy the new box set simply because it's a rip off (and you can just download it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I have them all already. Many times over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayla Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I have them all already. Many times over... Me too, but that probably won't stop me from ordering the mono remasters, at least. I wouldn't mind having all of their official releases in the same, consistent format, as opposed to what I currently have (some on vinyl, a few on cassette, several on CD, others only mp3). Plus, I'd like to *hear* how much better those mono versions are, an opinion I've heard many times over the years, though I've never been able to do an actual comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thought about it, I was going to post on the subject but I did not buy the set. USA Today had an of article about the remastering and it was quite interesting, I contemplated buying the remasters but i did not. It helped that Amazon was sold out. I have all of their CDs and some in vinyl, plus a few singles so I don't think I want to spend the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Yeah I bought the stereo box and it's a major upgrade over the lousy 87 releases. The sound of early albums definetly are improved and bass and drums really up in the mix. Of course these early albums are still 2 and 4 track recordings so its the source that sometimes limits what they could do. The studio years really get the benefit of improved technology with Abbey Road and The White Album sounding as if they were recorded today. My brother was able to get his hands on the mono set and the next time he's in town we are gonna have a listening fest and compare the difference in the mixes. He did tell me after listening to all the mono CDs that Sgt. Pepper in mono was amazing (this mix being the one the beatles had approved) and the improvment over the stereo was remarkable. Many instruments and sounds he had never heard before. If your a fan of the fabs music I'd say yeah well worth the purchase price. cookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 my bio teacher was talkin bout it but Im not puttin down over 100 bucks for that.... sorry aint happenin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I considered buying them, but the store was sold-out. So I bought The Beatles Rock Band. Quite fun. I'm hoping they aren't some sort of limited edition release (the box set, anyway), so that I can buy it later one when I have some extra money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tari Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'd rather listen to the originals. Pop,s, skip's, and all. Just like when I was a Kid. Most of my albums still have the plastic with the Woolworth tags on them. Also have sets on 8 Track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six-string Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 as George said in the classic Yellow Submarine..."It's all in your mind!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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