简介:
This band had the misfortune of releasing mainstream pop/rock music amid the escalating loudness war in the 1990s and 2000s, which usually meant there would be varying degrees of brick walling involved in the mastering process to make the songs louder than whatever played previously on the radio. The overall dynamic range situation is fine until 1998's Heart, but it starts to get worse from there. The DR readings begin to dip down to 3-5 dB and songs are clipping out the wazoo, with the worst offenders being 2000's Real, 2007's Kiss, and 2012's Butterfly. For these six albums, the 2014 Hi-Res remasters beat the original CD masterings on dynamic range compression either partially or on every song. I didn't notice any massive EQ differences between the masterings, so the often lesser compression seems to be the biggest change with the Hi-Res versions.
I've also made this more comprehensive list of the most dynamic versions of each album that might be useful for some. I can upload this compiled stuff too if someone wants them.
All '90s singles not on albums - original single CD
1993 Dune - original CD 1994 Tierra - original CD 1995 Heavenly - original CD 1996 True - original CD 1998 Heart - original CD
1999 ark:
1999 ray:
2000 Real - Hi-Res remaster 2004 Smile - original CD
2005 Awake:
2007 Kiss - Hi-Res remaster 2012 Butterfly - Hi-Res remaster