ripping to MP3 ?

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

I just picked up Nirvana - Incesticide, and i dunno if i just got a shitty copy, but the highs **** major ***. im assuming its just the way it was recorded. if not, please let me know. otherwise, is there anyway to fix this when ripping to mp3? i use EAC.

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[sumone 10+ year member]

Rip it to wav & see if it sounds significantly different (that is, significantly different than the 192 cbr or -aps or -ape VBR settings) You probably just have it set on something like 64 - 112kbs. Is this the only CD that does this?

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

Rip it to wav & see if it sounds significantly different (that is, significantly different than the 192 cbr or -aps or -ape VBR settings) You probably just have it set on something like 64 - 112kbs. Is this the only CD that does this?

no no. i havent even ripped it yet. the highs are extremely low on the original cd.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

itz the recording then... unless your tweets ****

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

itz the recording then... unless your tweets ****

not the tweets. i figured it was just the recording. somebody else has gotta have incesticide here...can some1 confirm this 4 me? ah well, what im really worried about is what i can do about it. is there any way to raise the highs? or like normalize everything?

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

??

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

Well, on Soulseek I found the album compressed to mp3 with a density of 224kbs, here's 38 seconds of the first track...I don't listen to rock/alternative so I'm not gonna download the whole album...this is for you to compare to....

INCOMPLETENirvana---01---Dive

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

Well, on Soulseek I found the album compressed to mp3 with a density of 224kbs, here's 38 seconds of the first track...I don't listen to rock/alternative so I'm not gonna download the whole album...this is for you to compare to....
INCOMPLETENirvana---01---Dive

yeah, sounds the same as mine. so what can i do about this? anything?

 

[puppie_chow 10+ year member]

Ask the band to remaster the CD for you...

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

As far as the "highs", doesn't really sound as bad as you made it out to be...what are you expecting?

I guess a simple treble boost may be what you're looking for...but I'm usually against any kind of "boosting".

Ask the band to remaster the CD for you...

Yeah...that could work too!

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

I have that cd, and it has a real dirty sound to it, hey what to you want from the pinnacle of Seattle grunge? SQ is not what it was about.

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

Ask the band to remaster the CD for you...

excelent idea, you got kurts #?

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

As far as the "highs", doesn't really sound as bad as you made it out to be...what are you expecting?
I guess a simple treble boost may be what you're looking for...but I'm usually against any kind of "boosting".

Yeah...that could work too!

well the whole cd overall is pretty low, but some songs are a little worse than others. and dive was 1 of the "better" ones. but like siver, for instance, is low, and has extremely high bass that totally drownds out the highs. it sux.

 

[puppie_chow 10+ year member]

excelent idea, you got kurts #?

867-5309

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

I have that cd, and it has a real dirty sound to it, hey what to you want from the pinnacle of Seattle grunge? SQ is not what it was about.

im talking about compared to in utero and nevermind