Frankenstein - The Album, March 17

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Hold on, do I only get this if I buy digital and not physical CD?

Not sure I understand the question? The digital copy and physical CD are separate products. But AFAIK, they are identical in content.

As for the volume, yes, this hasn't been brickwalled like most music releases are today. It has a large dynamic range, so the softs are going to be softer, and the louds are going to be louder.

potatobroth, regarding your inaudibility on the iPhone, do you maybe have the Volume Limit function turned on?

Originally Posted by the mongoose

Ugh, do not "normalize" it....it will sound worse.

If you're going to try to do that, you'll probably want to apply some dynamic range compression first.

[negative1]

Originally Posted by darktrain

It boggles the mind.
Look at KMFDM. I would venture to say that on a worldwide level, they have a similar level of success, if not LESS so than Underworld.
Yet they have a well-run, user-friendly, consistent web shop that offers fans nearly all of their catalog in physical/digital formats, one-offs, exclusive merch, etc. with (from what I can tell) few complaints.
Maybe it's apples/oranges here, but it IS possible to do this well and it guts me that my favorite group can't seem to get it together.

funny you mention them, i worked on one of their websites
a long time ago, and know the manager and representative
that handles all that.. he's a good friend of mine..
we have a lot of discussions about music, and the future of
digital downloads, etc.. he's a big believer in offering as much
product, and as many formats as possible..(however digital is
taking over)...

their situation is different when it comes to the copyrights, back catalogue
etc... i'm pretty sure that underworld's situation is a lot more complicated..
or they might be in the process of doing it now.. not sure about that..

but yeah, underworld need sto work on it, and get someone in charge
to straighten it out, and finally put some order to it.. i'm sure there
would be a lot of volunteers (or even hire somone! hint hint!)

later
-1

[Dirty0900]

Originally Posted by TheBang

Not sure I understand the question? The digital copy and physical CD are separate products. But AFAIK, they are identical in content.

As for the volume, yes, this hasn't been brickwalled like most music releases are today. It has a large dynamic range, so the softs are going to be softer, and the louds are going to be louder.

potatobroth, regarding your inaudibility on the iPhone, do you maybe have the Volume Limit function turned on?


If you're going to try to do that, you'll probably want to apply some dynamic range compression first.

Do I only get the instant download for wav/mp3 purchase? I'd have thought I'd also get the d/l for buying the physical product.

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Do I only get the instant download for wav/mp3 purchase?

Correct

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

I'd have thought I'd also get the d/l for buying the physical product.

Incorrect

[Dirty0900]

Bah!

[testudo]

Listen to more classical music CDs... you will find this to be an attribute of the music and its documentation than a recording flaw.

[industri_studios]

Sorry if I've just missed this - but is this ONLY available from the shop, or will it be in my local record store too?

[TheBang]

We don't know for certain. At the moment, it appears to be exclusive to the UW Shop.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by TheBang

potatobroth, regarding your inaudibility on the iPhone, do you maybe have the Volume Limit function turned on?

Didnt know there was such a thing, I'll look into it. Thanks TB.

[the mongoose]

Wasn't too keen on the folk guitar songs at first, but man are they growing on me. The build up to fast strumming and the energy is really nice.

Also can't seem to get "Lift up your voice and raise your wine to bless the house of Frankenstein" lyrics outta my head! Aaaah!