Hi people
I need an information about the new Rainbow 4-LPs vinyl box set: i have not found on Queenonline which type of transfer they used to release che LPs, is it a digital transfer or an analogic transfer from the master reels?
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It's a brand new mix, so will be digital. I would be somewhat surprised to find they've mixed it analogue, instead of transferring the multitracks to digital first. The vinyl releases may be nice to look at, but they are ultimately pointless - the best source for this audio will be the lossless high blu ray audio.
Negative Creep wrote:
The vinyl releases may be nice to look at, but they are ultimately pointless - the best source for this audio will be the lossless high blu ray audio.
Yes, that's the point. I honestly don't know if I will buy it, I am thinking about it.
Thank you for the information.
the dude 1366 wrote:
The vinyl will be digitally mixed, but it won't have the "loudness war" like the cd, dvd and bluray will. That's why you see so many vinyl rips.
Honestly I don't know which release to buy, 'cause the LPs won't sound so different compared to the CDs, since the mix is digital. Where did you read the Loudness war absence on the Rainbow LPs? Could you post the link please? thank you!
luthorn wrote:
There are people out there who like the sound of vinyl. those tiny cracks and hisses add to listening experience.
That's a big mistake. The reason why most people like vinyl has little to do with clicks, cracks and hiss.
I DO like the sound of vinyl but I HATE the sound of hiss and cracks.
I love the sound of vinyl when it's an analogue recording, mixed for vinyl. Nothing beats the full range warm analogue sound.
the dude 1366 wrote:
The vinyl will be digitally mixed, but it won't have the "loudness war" like the cd, dvd and bluray will. That's why you see so many vinyl rips.
Loudness war is of all times. Compressing was done in the 70s as well.
Compare a USA or Japanese pressing of any 70s Queen LP to a UK first pressing.
The sound of the Elektra LPs is much more compressed. Loudness war all over.
The first UK pressings dont have this.
(About hisses, pops and cracks) I think it's part of nostalgia for those who have known the vinyl era, and it's a part of a certain concept of nostalgia for the younger ones. In one case, it's linked to the warmth of something like a comforting memory and in the other one, it's more like the idea, the concept of "things from the past"... or something like that. I like the hisses, pops and cracks cause it immediately reminds me of my childhood for instance. But I prefer the surprises I get from listening to the latest official remastered live releases for the first time (Montreal'81 on Blu-ray... It blew my mind even though I already owned most of the previous "unofficial" releases like on VHS or on various DVD's through the years). And yes, I'm aware that QP are badly considered in general. But the forthcoming release of the Rainbow concerts could be a very positive sign, but I digress...
Also some of us just collect vinyl because we collect Queen on vinyl!
However, if you want to hear the bands first live LP IF it had been released, then you have no choice but to buy the vinyl...
I'm not entirely sure if this is true, but I heard from a mixing professional, that the reason behind the warm analogue sound on vinyls of old is that it needed to be mixed and mastered differently for vinyl. Apparently, the low frequencies needed to be cut into the groove in a specific way, having the need to bring all the bass stuff into one mono track, as opposed to what they have been able to do since tapes and CD's. So, if you ever thought of why the modern vinyls didn't sound quite right, it's because the albums were mixed and mastered specifically for CD's, and the same masters were used for vinyls. Happily, that's not always the case.