The brushing sounds are the maracas instruments. And yes, please don't let any sound issues you think are there interfere with your enjoyment of these awesome songs.
--- In [email protected], Gomzy <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > Has anyone observed in Aaj Dil Gustaka hai, some kind of a electronic > brushing starts at exactly 00.20 and kinda for sometime? I hope thats a part > of the song? I think i am getting too worked up with the sound. > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Gomzy <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > > I will keep it simple. I have a standard audio setting for most/all of my > > arr songs. Ofcourse a tweak here and there is required but nevertheless this > > setting works for all my songs. > > But for blue i have to change them drastically. And no this is not the > > volume that i am talking about. But all the frequencies. > > > > Again this is not that bad as it sounds. I am too picky about my listening > > and like tweaking too much. Prasad, like you said, must be a personal > > choice. > > > > This is on my Creative Platinum(digital IO/Analog)-Onkyo-Senhieser-creative > > EP635-VLC/Jetaudio. > > > > I am listening to the MP3s now with CBR. Will try VBR and see if that > > helps. ( the CD doesnt help much) > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 4:07 AM, ichord <purev...@...> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Great points, Prasad, very well articulated and thoughtful. I completely > >> agree with you. For those who are complaining of the boomy sound in Blue, > >> would turning the bass control on your player down a notch help and maybe > >> tweaking the treble and mid range? I myself don't find the need to > >> re-adjust > >> EQ settings for each song. > >> > >> I find Blue's sound to be very crisp and bright, despite being recorded > >> louder, but not too loud IMO. Personal taste and music medium may have a > >> great impact on perception, as pointed out by Prasad. > >> > >> > >> --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > >> Prasad Varma <svspvarma@> wrote: > >> > > >> > I am glad we are having a civilized discussion here on the group despite > >> having major differences of opinion on the sound quality. > >> > > >> > Wired Beats - Before I address your opinion let me chime in that I > >> really enjoy your remixes and have downloaded all of them and made them an > >> integral part of my ARR collection. I like the way you treat the tracks > >> with > >> respect and care and embellish them without disturbing the essence or the > >> soul of the tracks. > >> > > >> > While loudness war has been debated previously too on this forum, I am > >> thinking we are barking at the wrong tree . What some of the folks like > >> Gomzy and Arun Kumar have been complaining is that the tracks sound mangled > >> or cluttered and that's the precise issue I am having trouble getting my > >> arms around. To me it's the opposite. Despite having several tracks of > >> instruments/sounds I am able to listen to all them very clearly. Using a > >> Video term, I'd rate the resolution of the soundtrack very high (HD 1080p > >> :-) :-)) . And comparison with Dil Se may not be appropriate given the > >> acoustic nature of that album with far fewer layers as opposed to very > >> technoish/multi dimensional sound of Blue. > >> > > >> > But I do respect the diametrically opposite viewpoint and in trying to > >> reconcile the opinions I can think of a couple of reasons: > >> > > >> > 1) Unless all of us are using Studio Monitors, we are not on a level > >> playing field here. I am not talking about expensive vs cheap equipment but > >> rather the distinct sonic reproductive traits of amplifiers/speakers. > >> > > >> > The same CD sounds differently to me when I listen to it on my Definitve > >> Technology Bipolar speakers (boomy, rich in bass) as opposed to my JBL's > >> which are a lot brighter and I am not even throwing the receivers into the > >> mix here. I have done all my Blue listening on my ipod and car stereo and I > >> find the sound extremely crisp and vibrant without sounding shrill. > >> > > >> > I am assuming that your equipment for some reason is not a perfect sonic > >> match to the sound created for Blue. > >> > > >> > 2) It also might simply boil down to something as simple as personal > >> taste. I am probably liking what I am hearing and you guys are not (from a > >> pure sound pesrpective) > >> > > >> > It would be helpful if someone can pinpoint the exact selections from > >> the album that sound jammed/muddled to you to help me better understand > >> where you are coming from and no Chiggy Wiggy doesn't count given the > >> intrinsic rhytm heavy nature of the track :-) :-) > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> > From: ichord <purevibz@> > >> > >> > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:09:49 PM > >> > Subject: [arr] Re: This might explain BLUE's audio quality - Loudness > >> War! > >> > > >> > > >> > The density of arrangements of sound and instruments is high and the > >> sonic texture is bright and loud, but I don't find the overall sound > >> cluttered and jammed....I can clearly distinguish each track separately and > >> distinctly. Rahman added a lot of layers to the songs, and due to the > >> combination of density, loudness, and brightness, some here are finding > >> that > >> to be too overwhelming I guess. > >> > > >> > In any case, I hope that does not diminish people's enjoyment of the > >> songs themselves, which are awesome to me. > >> > > >> > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, wiredbeats <wiredbeats@ ...> > >> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > :) I am sure you are not halucinating. Even metallica's Death Magnetic > >> sounds good. but its been rated very bad for sound quality. Mettalica fans > >> have even gone to the extent of pushing for a full remasting. I am NOT > >> saying Blue is like that. I agree with few who say Blue could have been > >> better. The music is great but should have breathed more. > >> > > > >> > > Its not 'THAT BAD' Its good. > >> > > > >> > > check this http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3Gmex_4hreQ > >> > > > >> > > regards > >> > > > >> > > wb > >> > > > >> > > Remixes I Originals I Opinions at http://www.wiredbea ts.com > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > >> > > From: ichord <purevibz@ .> > >> > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > >> > > Sent: Friday, 11 September, 2009 1:47:50 AM > >> > > Subject: [arr] Re: This might explain BLUE's audio quality - Loudness > >> War! > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Wow, I am really, really surprised at how mnay people here think that > >> the audio quality of Blue is compressed and jammed.....wow. .....I don't > >> hear it at all...unless I'm hallucinating sounds that are not there!!! > >> > > > >> > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, wiredbeats <wiredbeats@ ...> > >> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > Folks, > >> > > > > >> > > > For those of who don;t know this There is a problem in the music > >> reproduction industry where companies either compel the mastering folks or > >> do it in-house . They take the dynamic compression to its heights. This > >> jumbles layers and clogs the space with too much in too little. The > >> crispness goes away and but volume is high and the thump is well..super. > >> Very club ready. Thats why i think Pritam's music is so bass heavy and > >> freakishly loud. > >> > > > > >> > > > This is called Loudness war and music composers are not to be > >> blammed. This explains why we see a remarkable difference in tracks from > >> Sony/Universals and T-series/Big Music etc. I bought a ( may be the 10th > >> copy) of Dil Se along with Blue. Dil Se for the same volume sounds > >> stunningly clear.. Blue sounds jammed ( sorry folks ). The songs are great > >> no doubt but all this discussion might just have a valid point. > >> > > > > >> > > > I really think T-series should treat Rahman's master tracks > >> differently, not just in final packaging but also reproduction. They should > >> not treat it like any other bollywood music. Rahman's are by far quite > >> complex! > >> > > > > >> > > > Check out more on what i am sayin > >> > > > > >> > > > http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Loudness_ war > >> > > > > >> > > > Remixes I Originals I Opinions at http://www.wiredbea ts.com > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > From cricket scores to your friends. Try the Yahoo! India Homepage! > >> http://in.yahoo. com/trynew > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. > >> Download Now! http://messenger. yahoo.com/ download. php > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > >
