Hi guys
I would have to agree with some of the observations made by
some of our members,Guru's sound quality is not upto ARR's level.ARR
set the benchmark for sound quality but Guru fails to match it.While
some percussions instruments like the tabla in "Ay Hairathe" are well
recorded and sound great,the overall sound is forward sounding like
most other Indian recording.
There were other things which spoil this recording which were
mentioned in the review of Guru by AV Max magazine in this month's
issue.Usually ARR's recordings get a good review and rating from AV
Max but for Guru they have given a rating of 2/5 for recording quality.
Below is the review from the magazine about the recording -
"The Recording is forward sounding,lacks the detailing in the
sound.The separation in the soundtrack is not satisfactory.There is
audible sibilance in the tracks throughout.The vocals are deficient of
its warmth and natural timbre.The bass lines and rhythm arrangements
in 'Guru' are well recorded." - AV MAX,December 2006.
Some of our members said that sound quality might have come down
because of the many instruments used or the use of more live
instruments for the recording but I don't agree with this point.There
are many great recordings out there with a lot of instruments and live
recordings which sound great.
Another member pointed out that HJ has a latest console which might be
the reason for the sound quality of Unnaale Unnaale but ARR also has
some of the best hardware.ARR made great sounding recording with just
decent quality hardware in the early 90s.The type of equipments used
for a recording matters only upto a certain level,beyond which the
sound quality depends on the sound sense and the skills of the sound
engieners/MD.
I don't know who is to be blamed for the sound quality of Guru,maybe
the sound engineers are to be blamed.It might also be a case of
experimentations gone wrong,they might have tried to create a
fresh/new sound for the recording.
Lets hope the next release sounds great like how an ARR recording
should sound :-)
Regards
Fredrick
--- In [email protected], haja nawaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi frenz...
> Yesterday evening my frend came to my house and listened to
GURU songs..He heard the songs and said that the songs are nice and
required time to grow on u..Then he moved to the next folder (THE NAME
OF THE FOLDER IS "NEW FOLDER")and put a song (the song is "JUNE PONA"
from
> "UNNALE UNNALE" , A HJ musical) and atonce said " dei what a song!
this is
> from which film ?" ( he didnt know that it is a HJ musical) That
> actually is a good song too...
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> What i m trying to say here is that he was attracted by something
in the HJ song that is lacking in ARR's one..Not much about the tune
but the audio quality...
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> I am not saying ARR has poor audio quality but somewhat less
compared to HJ..With HJ's audio quality even the moderate songs are
sounding great..
>
> But logically , being a World Class Music Director ARR shud have
the highest audio quality but thats not true here ... we shud accept
this fact even as a ARR fan although it is harsh...I have already send
a mail regarding this earlier..
>
> From his first to his latest albums, all HJ songs sound louder
and most importantly very clear..We wont lose even a single sound...
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> Tunewise ARR is king..he is more than that..but qualitywise HJ is
one or two steps far than our king..
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> I was heartbroken upon my frend's reaction..BUt i have to accept
one fact that UNNALE sounds louder ,clearer and something fresh in my
CREATIVE 5.1 speakers compared to GURU
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> But i dont say GURU is of low quality..i love 5 songs very much in
> guru but only 2 songs in UNNALE..But the latter sounds fresh
qualitywise..
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> Why this is happening..He needs to surely look into this matter..
>
> Guyz as a true fan we should not stop at only praising the
merits in the tune but also to let him know about the flaws in the
songs...
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> Guys again i m saying that i dont say that ARR's songs have poor
quality or less quality ... There is no doubt he is having one of the
world's well equipped studio...but i cant understand y it happens
though...Again i m stressing on
> " comparatively with HJ"
>
> Ok guyz i m expecting ur comment on
> this..
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