jacksparrow900
06-21-2012, 11:35 PM
I'm just sharing this it's not my edit.
So what the hell did I do this time? A lot more than I planned. I started working on this not long after I finished the temple remake. I did the sorting and preliminary work, but got stuck on a very important decision. The Concord Box Set was great for the previously unreleased tracks, but was otherwise riddled with problems. It was louder, which was good, but there seemed to be a lot of hiss and bad edits. Plus, some parts had altered mixes which hurt the feel for me. I first planned to combine the 1995 DCC release with the Concord set, using the best segments from each; a mash-up basically. It felt wierd to switch so much between sources, so I thought to just use my old edition and replace the bootleg-sourced cues with the Concord versions. I asked a few trustees for feedback on that idea. I never got a direct answer, so I can only assume they didn't like it. I reached a stalemate and couldn't figure out whether to lean more toward DCC or Concord, so I shelved the whole project for about a year and a half. During my recent communique with Dayv, I realized what to do... Two complete versions of the entire remake, Virtually identical in structure; one DCC-based, the other Concord-based.
DCC VERSION:
Contrary to my original idea, I didn't throw my original edition in here with some replaced cues. I went back to square one, compared the original DCC tracks inch-by-inch to the film audio, and made a new version. In doing so, I realized how much I missed the first time. The various issues have all been corrected.
Some edits from my old edition were perfect, and it would be stupid to do them again, so those were kept. They came from my WAV source, not the 128k mp3's that were posted. Aside from that, all DCC disc material came directly from the original CD rips, and was not just copied over. Many edits were remade from scratch, using the CD rips. Much more fine-tuning was done this time around, meaning that I fixed a lot of funky DCC edits and anomalies that I missed last time.
Any material taken from sources outside the DCC release was mastered to match the DCC volume and sound as closely as possible.
All source music (Cairo street music, etc.) is included here. It came from the DVD surround channels, so there are sound effects present. There is no dialogue, other than occasional crowd voices, and I did everything I could to reduce or remove the present sound effects.
Film version; An exact replica of the score's presentation in the movie.
CONCORD VERSION:
What were they doing... I couldn't believe how many bad edits were in this set. Some were also on the DCC set, so in those cases, they obviously just brightened the DCC masters and didn't pay attention.
I must say that when I started working with this version, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Everything that troubled me turned out to be fixable, and with everything fixed, I much prefer this version to the DCC version. Never thought that would happen.
This version was purely made from scratch. All film edits are newly made, and I fixed all the bad CD edits I heard. I did a lot of work to take out clicks and other wierd noises, and reduced the hiss in the spots where it bothered me. Hiss is simply part of this master, and I couldn't remove any more of it without hurting the feel. I did smooth it out between tracks to make it less ridiculous. Either I'm used to hearing it, or I removed enough of it, but I don't notice the hiss anymore.
I mentioned altered mixes before; this only happened in three spots. I replaced those portions (not whole tracks) with the DCC versions, which I mastered to match the surrounding Concord material. It took a lot of tricky editing and crossfades to make this happen. The Concord mixes of these are available as alternates in the music version.
The Desert Chase sequence has been restored to it's full length. The horrible Concord edit (which is actually a remaster of the 1981 album edit) served as the bulk of the track, with all the missing pieces snuck in from the DCC version. I like to think of myself as a humble fellow, but I'll allow myself this once - I kicked ass on this one. F U Concord!
I. Film Version (DCC) - https://mega.co.nz/#!7ggHURbI!C8Y30k...KDt3w_qvPQvAzU
II. Music Version (DCC) - https://mega.co.nz/#!W44AUICB!TUsRSq...752KnUz2lb7vME
III. Film Version (Concord) - https://mega.co.nz/#!rkQ0gIoI!TZj10U..._YnBlKntvMfi_g
IV. Music Version (Concord) - https://mega.co.nz/#!GkhBERCI!s35H5R...tdtjtW5QubElUY
So what the hell did I do this time? A lot more than I planned. I started working on this not long after I finished the temple remake. I did the sorting and preliminary work, but got stuck on a very important decision. The Concord Box Set was great for the previously unreleased tracks, but was otherwise riddled with problems. It was louder, which was good, but there seemed to be a lot of hiss and bad edits. Plus, some parts had altered mixes which hurt the feel for me. I first planned to combine the 1995 DCC release with the Concord set, using the best segments from each; a mash-up basically. It felt wierd to switch so much between sources, so I thought to just use my old edition and replace the bootleg-sourced cues with the Concord versions. I asked a few trustees for feedback on that idea. I never got a direct answer, so I can only assume they didn't like it. I reached a stalemate and couldn't figure out whether to lean more toward DCC or Concord, so I shelved the whole project for about a year and a half. During my recent communique with Dayv, I realized what to do... Two complete versions of the entire remake, Virtually identical in structure; one DCC-based, the other Concord-based.
DCC VERSION:
Contrary to my original idea, I didn't throw my original edition in here with some replaced cues. I went back to square one, compared the original DCC tracks inch-by-inch to the film audio, and made a new version. In doing so, I realized how much I missed the first time. The various issues have all been corrected.
Some edits from my old edition were perfect, and it would be stupid to do them again, so those were kept. They came from my WAV source, not the 128k mp3's that were posted. Aside from that, all DCC disc material came directly from the original CD rips, and was not just copied over. Many edits were remade from scratch, using the CD rips. Much more fine-tuning was done this time around, meaning that I fixed a lot of funky DCC edits and anomalies that I missed last time.
Any material taken from sources outside the DCC release was mastered to match the DCC volume and sound as closely as possible.
All source music (Cairo street music, etc.) is included here. It came from the DVD surround channels, so there are sound effects present. There is no dialogue, other than occasional crowd voices, and I did everything I could to reduce or remove the present sound effects.
Film version; An exact replica of the score's presentation in the movie.
CONCORD VERSION:
What were they doing... I couldn't believe how many bad edits were in this set. Some were also on the DCC set, so in those cases, they obviously just brightened the DCC masters and didn't pay attention.
I must say that when I started working with this version, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Everything that troubled me turned out to be fixable, and with everything fixed, I much prefer this version to the DCC version. Never thought that would happen.
This version was purely made from scratch. All film edits are newly made, and I fixed all the bad CD edits I heard. I did a lot of work to take out clicks and other wierd noises, and reduced the hiss in the spots where it bothered me. Hiss is simply part of this master, and I couldn't remove any more of it without hurting the feel. I did smooth it out between tracks to make it less ridiculous. Either I'm used to hearing it, or I removed enough of it, but I don't notice the hiss anymore.
I mentioned altered mixes before; this only happened in three spots. I replaced those portions (not whole tracks) with the DCC versions, which I mastered to match the surrounding Concord material. It took a lot of tricky editing and crossfades to make this happen. The Concord mixes of these are available as alternates in the music version.
The Desert Chase sequence has been restored to it's full length. The horrible Concord edit (which is actually a remaster of the 1981 album edit) served as the bulk of the track, with all the missing pieces snuck in from the DCC version. I like to think of myself as a humble fellow, but I'll allow myself this once - I kicked ass on this one. F U Concord!
I. Film Version (DCC) - https://mega.co.nz/#!7ggHURbI!C8Y30k...KDt3w_qvPQvAzU
II. Music Version (DCC) - https://mega.co.nz/#!W44AUICB!TUsRSq...752KnUz2lb7vME
III. Film Version (Concord) - https://mega.co.nz/#!rkQ0gIoI!TZj10U..._YnBlKntvMfi_g
IV. Music Version (Concord) - https://mega.co.nz/#!GkhBERCI!s35H5R...tdtjtW5QubElUY
