Hi-Res Download News (HDTracks, ProStudioMasters, Pono, etc.) & Software/Mastering Part 12**

My guess is that this is not the SH who's forum we are posting on. Either its a misprint, or there is another Steve Hoffman.

Have there ever been any of Steve's masterings available for download?

Edit: Or, I am about to learn something I did not know

Montrose (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia »

 

Aloha! Could it be Friday again already? Yes, it is and that means we've got a treasure trove of both new releases and fantastic reissues in the PonoMusic Store. Willie Nelson is back with his album Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, featuring guests such as Cyndi Lauper and Sheryl Crow. To commemorate his new release, we've just launched a sale on Willie's hi res catalog titles, so dig in and hear why he's such an American musical icon. Other new releases include titles from Bonnie Raitt and Supersonic Blues Machine, as well as long-awaited releases from Santigold and Emitt Rhodes.


On the reissue side of life, if you're a Todd Rundgren fan, you're in luck, as 8 of his classic titles are now available individually, including the Something/Anything? release. Also in hi res for the first time are 4 releases from indie legends Sonic Youth, including Goo, their major label debut from back in the day. Add in some Phil Collins, Serge Gainsbourg, Lani Hall, Marvin Gaye and Jacques Brel and it makes for quite an eclectic reissue day. Oh...and last but certainly not least is the hi res debut of the soundtrack to Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Yes, that's the Gene Wilder original, with songs by Leslie Bricusse and the one and only Anthony Newley!


And with that, here comes the weekend...


NEW RELEASES


Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin

Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made

Run River North - Drinking From A Salt Pond

Emitt Rhodes - Rainbow Ends

Sean Kuit & Egypt 80 - Black Woman

Supersonic Blues Machine - West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco

Big Boy Bloater & The LiMiTs - Luxury Hobo

Dena DeRose - United

Lily & Madeleine - Keep It Together

Joe Chambers - Landscapes

Wakey Wakey - Overreactivist

Santigold - 99 Cents

Annie Moses Band - The Art Of The Love Song

The Unguided - Lust And Loathing

The Gloaming - 2

Jean Rondeau - Vertigo

Riccardo Minasi - Haydn: Concertos

Christina Naughton & Michelle Naughton - Visions

Salut Salon - Carnival Fantasy - A Carnival Of The Animals And Other Fantasties

VIlde Frang - Korngold & Britten: Violin Concertos

Michael Daves - Orchids And Violence

Pinchas Zukerman & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Vaughan Williams & Elgar: The Lark Ascending; Tallis Fantasia, etc...

Anna Gourari - Canto Oscuro

Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim -

• Bruckner: The Complete Symphonies
• Bruckner: Symphonies 4-9

Yundi: Chopin: Ballades, Berceuse, Mazurkas

Logan Richardson: Shift

The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

Anna Kanzig - Sound And Fury

D. Imman - Rajinimurugan

MOTHXR - Centerfold

WALK THE MOON - You Are Not Alone

Yashin - The Renegades


NEW REISSUES


Phil Collins -

• Face Value
• Hello, I Must Be Going

Todd Rundgren -

• Healing
• Faithful
• Initiation
• Something / Anything?
• A Wizard, A True Star
• Todd
• Runt
• Back To The Bars (Live)

Lani Hall -

• Es Facil Amar
• Hello It's Me
• Sun Down Lady
• Sweet Bird

Jacques Brel:

• Ces Gens-La
• Jacques Brel 67
• J'Arrive
• Les Marquises
• Olympia 1964

Charles Aznavour:

• Aznavour 65
• De t'avoir aimée...
• Je fais comme si...
• Je n'ai pas vu le temps passer...
• Une premiere danse
• Voila que tu reviens

Marvin Gaye - I Want You

Serge Gainsbourg - Casino de Paris 1985 / Super Deluxe

Various Artists - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Sonic Youth -

• Goo
• Dirty
• Washing Machine
• The Diamond Sea

 

I compared this to the original CD - the CD is brighter - the DR numbers are similar so my thoughts are the CD has the treble goosed up a bit. This could be closer to a flat transfer of the master tape.

foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-02-27 00:22:17

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Analyzed: Todd Rundgren / A Wizard, A True Star
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.30 dB -11.70 dB 2:50 01-International Feel
DR11 -0.82 dB -14.50 dB 1:35 02-Never Never Land
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.11 dB 1:14 03-Tic Tic Tic, It Wears Off
DR10 -0.10 dB -10.43 dB 1:02 04-You Need Your Head
DR10 -0.56 dB -11.51 dB 1:09 05-Rock & Roll *****
DR10 -0.37 dB -13.87 dB 1:05 06-Dogfight Giggle
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.11 dB 1:03 07-You Don't Have to Camp Around
DR9 -0.10 dB -9.86 dB 2:35 08-Flamingo
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.89 dB 5:35 09-Zen Archer
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.12 dB 2:24 10-Just Another Onionhead/Da Da Dali
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.21 dB 4:02 11-When the **** Hits The Fan/Sunset Blvd.
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.72 dB 1:53 12-Le Feel Internacionale
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.05 dB 4:15 13-Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.18 dB 1:31 14-Does Anybody Love You?
DR11 -0.10 dB -12.82 dB 10:34 15-Medley: I'm So Proud/Ooh Baby Baby/La la Means I Love You/Cool Jerk
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.61 dB 2:18 16-Hungry For Love
DR10 -2.02 dB -13.56 dB 1:56 17-I Don't Want To Tie You Down
DR10 -0.19 dB -12.69 dB 4:01 18-Is It My Name?
DR11 -1.05 dB -14.69 dB 4:59 19-Just One Victory
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2986 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Thank you! This is my favorite Todd album, and it looks like it's a good edition, so I'll pick it up!

 

Over at Hiresaudio in Germany, they have the Todd Rundgrens listed as 2016 remasters and they have a Beach Boys Surf's Up listed as a 2016 remaster. Are these just errors?

 

"Hi-rez" always leave you completely guessing what you're getting.

 

I like Bonnie Raitt now and then. My CD's are great, but this new offer - not great. I should really stop myself from dropping in here, but as of now I blame my visit on the cognac.

 

Marvin Gaye "I Want You" at Pono is very interesting. 192/24 and ~ $20.00. Now if I could download it without using the Pono downloader (which wants to redo some of my metadata), I'd get it.

 

I picked up Face Value and it does sound amazing. Sorry I do not do the DR numbers nor did I compare to my original CD Disc. All I know is the FLAC sounds clean and vibrant to my 52yr old ears

 

Very nice record and the 24/96 from HDtracks sounds superb.

 

It is much cleaner and vibrant than the CD. Going by ear however it is louder unfortunately. Someone care to post the DR numbers?

 

Miles Davis prestige remasters.

I got Walking, Musings, and Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants.

Seem pretty good. DR values are in the 12-14 range. Some sound energy up to about 27 KHz.

Philo

 

Any pono codes around? Curious... thanks!

 

I'm afraid I don't know which mastering I have for Face Value's CD (it's a WAV file ripped from a CD I left behind when I moved) but it has the same DR as the new FLAC: 14.

And this sounds great. It's got a 10 DR, but it's mixed slightly flat to presumably create the appropriate mood.

 

My apologies, upon a second listen the DR level doesn't seem as bad. The new remaster is still cleaner(instruments sound more real). Sounds like a remaster campaign worth getting.

 

Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace!! How has this record not been in my life before today??? Oh man!! 96/24 sounds fantastic on my big speaker system!! Wow!!

 

The $17.98 24/96 "hi-rez" download of Bonnie Raitt's new album is DR 7, just like Slipstream. What a disgrace.

 

Now I'm confused, the 2016 remaster of Phil Collins's Face Value album from the DR Database lists a DR of 11 for the CD. Is the High Resolution download file of the 2016 remaster a DR of 14 or were you referring to the DR of the 2013 HDtracks listing? As of this moment there is no listing for the 2016 remaster High Resolution download.

 

I'm using TT DR Offline Meter on a Mac, I suppose that might be the issue. This is the hi-res I have:

Phil Collins Face Value (2016 Remaster) »

I'm afraid I don't know what CD I'm using, as I don't have the physical disc anymore.

 

Most discs were listed as DR 14 except for the 2016 remaster which lists the CD as DR 11. Perhaps someone will eventually post the 2016 hi-res DR values. Seems like your reading may be correct then unless someone else posts otherwise. Thanks.

 

I just discovered that the PONO software can calculate dynamic range. It also dawned on me that I had just done In The Air Tonight, and not the whole album (I had assumed that ITAT would be enough, considering the quiet-to-loud dramatics.) Turns out there are a few 16s in there.

 

Picked up Washing Machine and have a good initial reaction. Lots of space and detail.

 

1. Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" 192/24 sounds pretty good.
2. Dr. Lonnie Smith's "Evolution" 96/24 is great. Serious groove music with superb improvisation and sound.

 

Nice! Is that from the download or the CD file you have?