Drift Episode 3 "HEART"

[taotsu]

Originally Posted by holden

I was just going to buy Dune and burn it all with the free downloads, but if there are subtle additions beyond the length edits, maybe worth buying the whole 5 tracker.

I do think it's worth buying. Even though the changes may not be all that strong, the different lengths make it feel different (at least to me).
Plus and to me more importantly, I actually want to support them, with buying all the EPs.

Besides, was anything said anywhere, if there will be a break before Episode 4?

Also, am I the only one missing the sleeve notes? I really really enjoyed them for Episode 2!!!

[domsgotsideburns]

Originally Posted by TheBang

Can you give me a timestamp for this? I'm either not hearing it or not understanding.

compare 0:04 of the EP version with 0:04 of the download version - the rhythm in the latter is more pronounced, as if the EP version takes longer to build up. it's very subtle but it's quite noticeable when you hear it

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by domsgotsideburns

compare 0:04 of the EP version with 0:04 of the download version - the rhythm in the latter is more pronounced, as if the EP version takes longer to build up. it's very subtle but it's quite noticeable when you hear it

Yup, you're right again. Rick has gone through and altered the drum track. What you're hearing at the beginning is that some elements are actually coming in later. There's a drum hit that starts immediately at 0:04 on the download version, but doesn't come in until 0:35 on the EP version. Additionally, the kick drum drops out at 5:00 on the EP version, but on the download version it continues until 5:31.

There are also some background synth sweep effects that are getting some different placement in the EP version. They kind of remind me of the sweeps in Dogman Go Woof. Anyway, they're used a little less often and in different places than the download version.

Listening to "how far do you want to go?" again, I'm pretty sure it's just some additional reverb effects, and no additional vocal layers. Also, the "Do you want to buy my car?" vocal has been mixed differently, with a mid-range monotone getting more emphasis on the EP.

[TheBang]

HEART is available in 24-bit now, at a pretty reasonable $14.99:

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/dr.../fz977oxrfe1xc

Should be available soon on other 24-bit providers, like 7Digital, ProStudioMasters, HDTracks, etc., but they usually take a few days longer than Qobuz to list stuff.

[ultradave]

Originally Posted by TheBang

HEART is available in 24-bit now, at a pretty reasonable $14.99:

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/dr.../fz977oxrfe1xc

It seems that if you add each track individually at $1.99 per track you can save almost $5. I already purchased it via iTunes since it's Mastered for such, but I just might pick up the 24-bit track of Dune.

[purlieu]

Yeah, the lack of sleeve notes is disappointing, although they really were just a nice bonus with episode 2 as much as anything. I'd love more extras, but they're giving us a ton of free music with the option to buy the final streamlined versions, it feels churlish to complain.

[taotsu]

Sleevenotes?!



PLEASE!

As far as I can tell, this is new.

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by taotsu

Sleevenotes?!

PLEASE!

FYI, I asked about this recently, and the answer is about what you'd expect. It was a big idea that they wanted to do, but it ended up being too much. They were struggling just to keep up with the weekly releases. So the sleeve notes effort went into the box set's book.

[TheBang]

Yeah, that page has been up for almost 2 weeks, but no content yet.

[taotsu]

Originally Posted by TheBang

Yeah, that page has been up for almost 2 weeks, but no content yet.

Damn. Ok, damn.