Knights of Space audio mix

[SHLL (Scott Heller)]

 Hello

I agree with what Eli says here. This is probably the main problem but in both cases, Dave's guitar is usually the lowest instrument in the mix and this should not be and many of Tim's solos and thermin playing is poorly audible. It just does not sound that good so why bother when you can watch the winter solstice 2005, which is much better...I am told...

It all really comes down to quality control and no one actually watched the final thing before it was released it would seem. This lack of correlation between what you see and what you hear is strange and should just not happen.. Why should the guitar or thermin be neglected? People would really complain more if you could see them singing and not here it but for me the guitar is as important as the vocal.

scott


-----Original Message-----
From: elipxr5 at AOL.COM [mailto:elipxr5 at AOL.COM] 
Sent: 22. februar 2009 17:35
Subject: Re: Knights of Space review on amazon.com

I think there are two sides to the audio quality issue on KOS. To my ears there is really nothing at all wrong with the way that soundtrack sounds taken as an isolated piece of music. The sound is clear, and the mix is decent, on its own merits. I think that what is freaking out Lost Johnny and some others has to do with the fact that this mix does not allow you to hear the instruments that your eyes are seeing in the video, and this can be quite disconcerting. Certainly, its very strange when you see Tim gesturing at the theremin, and don't hear the sounds being produced, it makes you think the mix is off. Same for Dave's guitar at points, you see him playing it physically, but you don't get to hear the sound produced on the track. I have no idea why these elements were downplayed in the mix, but I would argue that if you listen with your eyes closed that you would not be able to categorize this as bad audio. So to sum up...I think the audio is fine taken on its own...but I!
  would support the concept that the mix does not play well against the video because of the way that the instruments are highlighted in this mix. Eli


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Freight <stevefreight at GMAIL.COM>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
Sent: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 4:34 am
Subject: Re: Knights of Space review on amazon.com








I've been reading these with interest as I had mislaid my copy of this and have found it this morning.

I've just been listening and have to agree with john-paul, my copy is absolutely fine and I'm enjoying it now.

Pleased that this thread has led me to listen to this again.

Steve

On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:31 AM, john-paul <hawkwomble at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> i think there must be two different mixes of kos out there. mine is 
> absolutely fine and a friend says his is great too. i can't believe 
> someone would say the things they are saying if they had the disc that 
> i have. we really do need some clarity from somone on this subject. 
> what the hell is happening to this band? john-paul
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lost Johnny" < 
> busterpepper at MIDWAYNET.NET>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Knights of Space review on amazon.com
>
>
>  I was talking about John-Paul saying his Knights of Space sound 
> quality is ok and that he could hear Tim Blake's Theremin . Because I 
> thought the mix was awful and that Tim Blake was doing a mime act like 
> on the Black Sword tour or something ,because I couldn't hear any 
> Theremin . So either him or me may need an ear doctor visit because 
> one of us is hearing a good mix with a Theremin and one of us isn't .
>



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