I was expecting this album to sound great after hearing what Steven Wilson did with Porcupine Tree’s The Incident album (you can read about it here), but what we got this time exceeded even that. The official DR value is 12 (more details here: http://dr.loudness-war.info/details.php?id=8349)! The sound is beyond amazing. All instruments sound crystal clear, [...]
The three previous Katie Melua albums sounded great. Great dynamics and sound quality – just the way CDs should be produced. Naturally, when I heard about this new release “The House” I was overjoyed. My joy did not last long, however. Here’s the DR rating stats: http://dr.loudness-war.info/details.php?id=4891 Average Value: DR7 I’m a big fan of the [...]
This continues Steven Wilson’s track record of producing Dynamic music. The sound on this album is fantastic. It is so crisp and lively. The First and second disc are DR 10. The lowest track is DR 9 and the highest is DR13. It is simply a pleasure to listen to.
Remixed & Remastered from the isolated audio stems – This community edition of the tracks was made with the intent of incorporating some pre-1990 sonic elements of rock/metal recordings where suitable, and to increase dynamic range
Theatre of Tragedy’s 2006 Album – Storm, originally released at a DR6 rating, unofficially remastered as a DR10 album. 2 Sample songs available – Fade & Exile, for those who are interested in the differences between the modern ultra-compressed, low dynamic recordings and how they might sound were they mastered/mixed with more natural dynamics and lower average loudness level