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Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:27 pm

BoC Maxima 2013 remaster in FLAC :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6oi0ud659vnw5 ... xima-1.zip
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4qimbeje6ko7 ... xima-2.zip

Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:51 pm

Goiter Sanchez wrote:This 'Mega' site is wanting to install 50MB of software onto my comp if my download is to proceed. That's not cool.


Yeah, I got that too. Hmmm.... :?

Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:15 pm

ONTHE88 wrote:
Mexicola wrote:Looks like the link is, to coin a technical term, 'tits-up'.
Got to 45% before it froze. Now the page won't open at all :?:


I can still access it fine. I guess try it again in a few. Also has anyone with the ability to upload this to the twoism server, been able to download this yet? Once its up there, we won't have to deal with all this link mess


Managed to get it second time around, thanks :wink:

Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:46 pm

Unfortunately the remastered version sounds wack. I've just compared it my version of the album and it sounded extremely overcompressed and flat.

Louder doesn't mean better. And I'm a Chris Clark listener if you know what I mean.

Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:21 am

BoC Maxima 2013 remaster MP3 :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjn18dggf3vym ... %20MP3.zip

Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:33 am

Piotr wrote:Unfortunately the remastered version sounds wack. I've just compared it my version of the album and it sounded extremely overcompressed and flat.

Louder doesn't mean better. And I'm a Chris Clark listener if you know what I mean.


The top 10 reasons why music is compressed

Number one: Audiophiles like to complain about compressed music, but they actually prefer it.

8)

Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:36 am

EnforcedNo wrote:literally

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:54 am

Thanks for the download!

Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:47 pm

jlgui wrote:BoC Maxima 2013 remaster MP3 :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjn18dggf3vym ... %20MP3.zip


Thank you sir.

Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:39 pm

jlgui wrote:
Piotr wrote:Unfortunately the remastered version sounds wack. I've just compared it my version of the album and it sounded extremely overcompressed and flat.

Louder doesn't mean better. And I'm a Chris Clark listener if you know what I mean.


The top 10 reasons why music is compressed

Number one: Audiophiles like to complain about compressed music, but they actually prefer it.

8)


There's compressed and there's overcompressed. Loud does always not equal better.

Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:53 pm

Just clicked on first link on your first post man, and downloading grand for me, bout 6 mins in total.

Thanks for this, look forward to hearing it!

Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:22 pm

I really enjoy this remastered version.
First, it comes from the orignal lossless rip of the cassette
Second, the running time respects the original one
Third, the transitions between songs are neat

I like very much the Essel version too. But it s not a real remastered version.
It s more for me a reconstructed version because nearly every songs come from other sources like hi score, music etc. When i listen to it, i don t feel to listen the real BoC Maxima.

Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:55 pm

Is it just me or does Roygbiv make you you wanna cry? Its in the top 3 of my favorite BOC tunes...EVER!!

P.S cheers for upload, not sure what version I had but it was 1 sort of the version thats been put up on here...nice!

Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:46 pm

Mexicola wrote:
jlgui wrote:
Piotr wrote:Unfortunately the remastered version sounds wack. I've just compared it my version of the album and it sounded extremely overcompressed and flat.

Louder doesn't mean better. And I'm a Chris Clark listener if you know what I mean.


The top 10 reasons why music is compressed

Number one: Audiophiles like to complain about compressed music, but they actually prefer it.

8)


There's compressed and there's overcompressed. Loud does always not equal better.


Agreed. I listened to this remaster and it sounded too loud and brittle and was not an improvement imhop.

Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:15 pm

Perfectly loud.

I don't have a headphone preamp and this is just what I need for in that noisy metro.

Replacement for original it is not, but thats what we have the original for.
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Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:17 pm

jlgui wrote:
Piotr wrote:Unfortunately the remastered version sounds wack. I've just compared it my version of the album and it sounded extremely overcompressed and flat.

Louder doesn't mean better. And I'm a Chris Clark listener if you know what I mean.


The top 10 reasons why music is compressed

Number one: Audiophiles like to complain about compressed music, but they actually prefer it.

8)


fail

there is compression and there is squashing music to death like LONE used to or VHSHead.
you can "compress" the music with good mixing and EQ.

but when the complaints come about compressed music...generally that means the compression is used to boost the sound, reducing the dynamic range. you lose headroom...you lose a lot of the feel of the tune. you now just have a loud track.

so yes...you can complain about compression. i fucking hate it.

Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:33 pm

re-phaelam-ed wrote:you can "compress" the music with good mixing and EQ.


QFT, thank you. 8)

Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:46 am

re-phaelam-ed wrote:
jlgui wrote:
Piotr wrote:Unfortunately the remastered version sounds wack. I've just compared it my version of the album and it sounded extremely overcompressed and flat.

Louder doesn't mean better. And I'm a Chris Clark listener if you know what I mean.


The top 10 reasons why music is compressed

Number one: Audiophiles like to complain about compressed music, but they actually prefer it.

8)


fail

there is compression and there is squashing music to death like LONE used to or VHSHead.
you can "compress" the music with good mixing and EQ.

but when the complaints come about compressed music...generally that means the compression is used to boost the sound, reducing the dynamic range. you lose headroom...you lose a lot of the feel of the tune. you now just have a loud track.

so yes...you can complain about compression. i fucking hate it.


So you prefer the sound of my edit of the original cassette ?

Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:26 pm

So what is the best version? I must admit I'm finding this one ear piercingly loud.

Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:44 pm

Scotronica wrote:So what is the best version? I must admit I'm finding this one ear piercingly loud.

You can try this version. This is the edit of the original cassette without any remastering :

The 20 tracks FLAC version with correct tags.

Side A :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/heuo9ypnsr859ry/side%20a.zip

Side B :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ayd2o6r8rrurpao/side%20b.zip
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