The new master by Daniel Abadie sounds very good. There's a good boost to the excitement of the top end - it now sounds more 'open' and it sounds like there's some cleaning up in the lower mids to get rid of some resonances. Slightly wider stereo image as well? It all sounds pretty nicely compressed/limited too - I can hear the squashing but it's not detrimental - tight would be the word to describe it as it brings the whole rhythm section a little more under control. My only 2 criticisms is that the bassline that comes it at around 4.23 now has slightly less impact/weight than before and it also sounds slightly narrower (in my mix i split the bassline into it's lower and higher frequency content and widened the stereo image of the higher frequencies). It's only a minor thing as it certainly doesn't 'hurt' the track in any way. The other is that at 4.38, where the full weight of the bassline kicks in, there is what sounds like limiting distortion going on in the low end and also some distortion affecting the hihats. Like i say though it is minor and because of the nature of that section ie. the most intense part of the track, the squashing doesn't sound out of place - It still sounds good
I like your master too Tim, in fact it would be hard to choose which of the masters i personally prefer as yours has slightly more low/mid presence and it also sounds less compressed (consequently i can't hear any distortion at 4.38).
I am also well aware than soundcloud transcodes to 128 kbps mp3 which has obvious effects on the audio. To make a completely fair assessment i would have to hear the wavs. But overall they both sound very good to my ears.
Really enjoyed being a part of this.
to everyone!
