The studio recording is much better than the excerpts filmed by Fremer! At around 12:30, we can hear Lovano's saxophone filmed by Fremer in the studio. The sound quality is not good. Low resolution, no texture. How anyone could think this is better than what comes out of the high quality microphones he is standing in front of, and mixed in to a recording, is beyond me. It is also insulting to every recording engineer.
From the comments on the video, it seems that this is the original 1978 LP. I read on the Steve Hoffman forum that the masters for the soundtrack were destroyed/damaged and that all digital versions were made from tape copies. Mint copies of 1978 pressings can be found for a reasonable price on discogs.
For old time's sake (it always sounds better when you have the movie along with the sound - it's part of the "performance"):
When listening to these two tracks (the vinyl rip and the YouTube video) I changed the volume by 5 db (I think) to try and match them. It's not easy to get them perfectly matched. But I also listened to each track at different volume levels to get an idea of what changed and what remained the same (not sure I'm very clear) as the volume changed.
When listening to these two tracks (the vinyl rip and the YouTube video) I changed the volume by 5 db (I think) to try and match them. It's not easy to get them perfectly matched. But I also listened to each track at different volume levels to get an idea of what changed and what remained the same (not sure I'm very clear) as the volume changed.
I guess I could have pulled my decibel meter and compared the max volume on both tracks, with my speakers, then adjusted the volume on my amp (that has 1.5 db steps). Next time...
I guess I could have pulled my decibel meter and compared the max volume on both tracks, with my speakers, then adjusted the volume on my amp (that has 1.5 db steps). Next time...
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