I got you with the DM.
I don't want to burden you but a better master of the alt 2013 mix would be better on the V3. It's just way more ambitious. Unfortunately also unfinished and has orchestra blips/messups.
I think all the strings dont really fit it tbh
It's been 26 years since Illmatic (though this was recorded mostly in 2012).
illmatic still sounds timeless
yea. i think a fanmade “remaster” (which btw you can’t remaster something without access to the stems) that “fixes” the panning is pointless for this. it’s literally meant to sound this way
nah, mastering doesn't involve stems at all, if any audio production involves doing anything with the stems then its mixing. As long as u have the unmastered audio u can master it
I’m really listening to French music from the 60s cause of this lmao
damn 10,000 Lotus Petals into The Overwhelming Event really is a crazy transition
damn 10,000 Lotus Petals into The Overwhelming Event really is a crazy transition
Init
What did jay say
Damn this hard
Wut was the original Year this was supposed to get released?
2012
If Jay dropped ACT II in 2012, we would've had 3 of the strongest debuts in music (in the 2010's) come during the same year

damn
damn 10,000 Lotus Petals into The Overwhelming Event really is a crazy transition
FYI into Real Magic too
Finished
It's pretty obvious he put a lot of work in over the last 8 years toward creating great music that stands by itself. Glad AWT was his debut and not this
nah, mastering doesn't involve stems at all, if any audio production involves doing anything with the stems then its mixing. As long as u have the unmastered audio u can master it
from what i understand, remastering fixes the volumes of certain elements of the song (bass, kicks, snares, vocals, piano, etc.) to be as consistent (or loud, thanks to Dr. Dre) as possible when compared to other music in the general soundscape. EQing and adjusting the panning or volume on the entirety of a song without access to each specific track wouldn’t be remastering it, it would just be EQing it