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Originally Posted by Sad But True
Just done the death magnetic thing and jesus, what a ridiculously squashed waveform. I haven't really got the time for the second one but I'd take a guess at the Hum drums and bass would be a lot clearer?
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Well, those "What do you hear?" questions were supposed to be rhetorical, but it's good you did the exercise.
As for the Hum/QotSA thing, I don't know if I'd say they're "clearer" (the Hum mix is actually kind of muddy), but there's definitely a lot more "impact" caused by the drums on that album.
It's more about "transient" vs. "steady" sounds: drums are naturally transient, whereas heavily distorted guitars tend to be more "steady" in nature. And a big part of "impact" or "hard hitting" has to do with finding the right balance between the two.
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Originally Posted by Knifeboy
I've only ever heard that Hum album because you keep plugging it, and my god, the drums are amazing on that album.
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Ye gods, you're right! Twice in 6 months! I'll try to be more reasonable about it.
Though to be fair, I'm talking about it in exactly the same context ("loudness") in both threads.