Jack Johnson "Sleep Through Static" Hiss

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Anybody pick up the new Jack Johnson "Sleep Through Static" album?

Album is good but im disappointed in the recording. Everything is recorded fine its just I hear a dam Hissing and a few buzzing sound. Either its their air conditioner and they forgot about it or its a tape hiss; or it could be all their Solar Powered studio?. Anyone else experience the hissing sound too? I honestly dont think its my equipment....

i listened to a ripped version, FLAC version, iTunes version, and the actual CD. I hear it in all of them....

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[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

I just made a thread about this......

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

john mayer's album continuum has some terrible noises in a couple of the songs

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

I just made a thread about this......

oh im sorry i didnt see it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif you can delete this mods

 

[armitank]

this is why you should stop listening to pvssy music and turn up the metal

JK, but anywho, yea i heard it also on my buddies CD, not a fan, but i did notice the hissing so, i think you should write Mr. Johnson an angry letter

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

john mayer's album continuum has some terrible noises in a couple of the songs

lol its funny you mentioned that i just bought that album today, i liked it soo much i bought the album. i thought the noises may have been just the downloaded version i havent listenedto the cd yet. (which track in particular you heard it on?)

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

its wierd some songs sounds amazing and some just sound plain turrible as charles would say

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

this is why you should stop listening to pvssy music and turn up the metal

JK, but anywho, yea i heard it also on my buddies CD, not a fan, but i did notice the hissing so, i think you should write Mr. Johnson an angry letter

tis a good idea.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

I bought it, but I have only listened to a part of it through my laptop. I was really looking forward to it too. I guess you have ruined that for me now.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

you think it was on purpose? you know "Sleep through the static" literally //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

The thought did occur to me.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

That's God telling you not to listen to fag music.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

you are fag for saying that, have you even heard any of his music?. Jack Johnson is off the chain as well as Ben Harper fool.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

you are fag for saying that, have you even heard any of his music?. Jack Johnson is off the chain as well as Ben Harper fool.

No doubt, great music.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

you are fag for saying that, have you even heard any of his music?. Jack Johnson is off the chain as well as Ben Harper fool.

Actually, I've heard quite a bit of his music. To me, it lacks energy and most of it sounds the same. I honestly don't know how anyone can voluntarily sit through his songs.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

I like his music...

 

[Dtour 10+ year member]

The hiss you mention is caused by the process of recording to analog tape, which will always have a more apparent noise floor than recording in the digital realm. Johnson's last album was recorded with almost all analog gear if I remember correctly. Analog still sounds better than digital in pro audio, yet it will always have some noise floor present, the type of tape and brand of analog recorder will determine that.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

The hiss you mention is caused by the process of recording to analog tape, which will always have a more apparent noise floor than recording in the digital realm. Johnson's last album was recorded with almost all analog gear if I remember correctly. Analog still sounds better than digital in pro audio, yet it will always have some noise floor present, the type of tape and brand of analog recorder will determine that.

thanks. i have gotten use to it, i kind of like it now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Goindef154 5,000+ posts]

I know this is old, but just got the album for my b-day, Jack Johnson never disappoints.