Download Quality of Package

[Refrozen Seabass]

Just a question: why do all the songs sound so saturated? They sound seriously overmixed. Do they sound like this on the discs?

This isn't a slap in Package's face, I hope. I think the music is a blast. Especially 'I Like Spikes'. You kids are sly, sly, sly.

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"It might be the warriors who get all the glory, but it's the engineers who build societies. Remember that."

[Nick Nunziata]

I think a lot depends on what you're listening with. PC speakers? $10 earphones?

The CD's sound ripping, and when they're available for purchase I think most will be happy as Patrick Dempsey.

[Micah Robinson]

Thanks for the feedback, Refrozen.

Just out of curiosity, can you elaborate on the problem?

When you say "saturated," do you mean too trebly? Bassy? Crackling? Tinny? Flat?

I want to get some specifics because I'd hate for there to be a problem we can't hear that others can, and have that be on the finished CDs.

[HeavyMetalThunder]

I always thought you dropped the quality of the download stuff so that people would buy the real thing. Oops.

I think Nick is right about the speakers. That's most likely the problem. But to answer Micah's question, a lot of the recordings are kind of static-y and perhaps a little too bassy. I have a Nice Hard Slap, and the songs on there sound fine, better than the downloaded ones, so I'm sure Nick is probably right.

[Refrozen Seabass]

Well, I'm not a recording engineer, but judging by the graphic equalizer display, the levels are cranked across the board, but it's mainly in the high end. Is that a tambourine in the chorus of 'Spikes', or a pair of maracas?

Or are you just glad to see me?

I can reproduce it if I use WinAmp to convert .mp3's to .wavs (not for burning, no no) with the EQ turned on. I end up with not much in the way of dynamic range.

Have you tried downloading one of the songs from the site and giving that version a listen? I don't think this is the fault of my speakers, as Bobby Charles and The Band are sounding pretty good as I type this.

[Micah Robinson]

Thanks for the help, Refrozen.

Do me a big favor.

Listen and write down EQ/Sound quality comments about specific songs and email them to Nick.

If both you and HMT are hearing this, then I don't think it's your setup.

I appreciate the help.

[Refrozen Seabass]

I can do that. I'll send something off by tonight.

[Refrozen Seabass]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Wow....I just listened to the hi-fi preview, and it is indeed, poop.

Oh yeah! I did send Nick a copy of...Bitches Leave, I think, along with something with lots of snare drum that sounded okay on my speakers. Whatever became of that?

[Nick Nunziata]

The old program I used to convert files was Shane Masterson.

That means BAD.

If you get them off the Package site at CHUD they're sexy.

[Refrozen Seabass]

In-deed!