DR. DRE - GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE CONTRACT EP (Official Discussion)

[Orbyte]

i’ll say it again

it’s not the mixes, it’s the mastering

Even the detox leaks sound better than those masterings then.

[HighEyeCue]

Dre needs to release these properly as an EP...I'm not into video games lol

Ill reserve judgement about the mixing and mastering till then

[Mr. Sunshine]

Dre needs to release these properly as an EP...I'm not into video games lol

Ill reserve judgement about the mixing and mastering till then

released via itunes spotify and co, or did you mean physical cds?

[Mr. Sunshine]

[Malcy]

1 - I don't use Spotify because FUCK THAT. So I'm assuming these aren't any better quality than the FLAC copy I had the morning the in-game update was released?

2 - I've seen comments slating the artwork. That's classic GTA style! People are genuinely fucking stupid.

3 - I've absolutely no interest in the Superbowl. I Lived in Ireland for a long time and people would sit up all night to watch a sport they had no interest in and ignore the half-time show and the trailers etc. Makes you wonder why they would bother at all but...Ireland.

Is there a live stream or should I just wait till the morning?

[Marco]

Full production credits:

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php/topic,339132

[Matty]

1 - I don't use Spotify because FUCK THAT. So I'm assuming these aren't any better quality than the FLAC copy I had the morning the in-game update was released?

2 - I've seen comments slating the artwork. That's classic GTA style! People are genuinely fucking stupid.

3 - I've absolutely no interest in the Superbowl. I Lived in Ireland for a long time and people would sit up all night to watch a sport they had no interest in and ignore the half-time show and the trailers etc. Makes you wonder why they would bother at all but...Ireland.

Is there a live stream or should I just wait till the morning?

sounds quite a bit better now. nothing fundamental changed in terms of the music but everything sits better in these mixes especially the bass.

[Duck Duck Doggy]

sounds quite a bit better now. nothing fundamental changed in terms of the music but everything sits better in these mixes especially the bass.

The bass sounds phenomenally better

[Orbyte]

I've also seen other people noticing that the songs sound a little bit different now. And no, it's not just the mastering.

It's not a big deal, but I just like the ripped versions of Gospel, The Scenic Route and Diamond Mind more.
Gospel had louder pianos, Scenic route louder trumpets and Ty's vocal sounded more powerful on Diamond Mind.

Plus, two months passed and Dre didn't think of using a de-esser (to make sibilances quieter)

[Matty]

I've seen some other people noticing that some songs sound a little bit different now. And no, it's not just the mastering.

It's not a big deal, but I just like the ripped versions of Gospel (louder piano/synths), scenic route (louder trumpets) and Diamond Mind (Ty's backround vocals weren't stripped back a bit) more.

Two months passed and Dre didn't think of using a de-esser (to make sibiliances quieter) though  :grumpy

the silibance in the vocals is really nasty. was like that before, same deal now just less harsh due to less compression. i guess they were made as 'unfinished' tracks for the game as mentioned before, then somewhat cleaned up for the proper release. but not really finished tracks in the usual way, if that makes any sense. all pretty confusing.

[Nooc210]

 all pretty confusing.

(chronic) smokescreens.

[astra4322]

Say what you want but the sound quality is way below Dre’s standards imo. Nevertheless I’m really glad we get this finally. I like it a lot especially ETA, Fallin Up and Diamond Mind.

[So Much Style]

trumpets turned down on Scenic Route...WTF?!?!

the youtube version is way sicker... song of the year stuff

[Orbyte]

If Scenic Route was mixed by "2001-Dre" it would have that Dre-knock lol

[HighEyeCue]

released via itunes spotify and co, or did you mean physical cds?

yeah I wish he would drop the hard copy of the EP

Even the detox leaks sound better than those masterings then.

tbh the Detox leaks were the last time I really got excited for Dres music

been a letdown ever since