Knights of Space audio mix

[Steve Freight]

Have to agree with John-Paul.

Watched the DVD last night and I have no problems at all with the mix or
quality.

Steve


On 2/23/09, john-paul <hawkwomble at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
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> but i am sorry scott, that is just not the case on the copy i have. when we
> see a close up of musician/instrument that instrument can be clearly heard.
> on a couple of occasions tims synth/guitar can't be heard but after you see
> him fiddle with some buttons you can hear him fine, thats his fault not the
> mix. his theremin is perfectly mixed and compliments the music wonderfully.
> daves guitar also gets louder after he has played around with his magic box?
> i am convinced there are different mixes of this out there and if this is
> right then the question is, why? john-paul
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHLL (Scott Heller)" <shll at HAGEDORN.DK
> >
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Knights of Space audio mix
>
>
> Hello
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> 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
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> I've been reading these with interest as I had mislaid my copy of this and
> have found it this morning.
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> 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:
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> 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
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>>  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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