Guest Lum Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I've noticed this since the album first came out. The first .5 seconds of each song on American Life is at the very end of the previous track. (The start of Hollywood is at the end of American Life, the start of I'm So Stupid is at the end of Hollywood, etc) Does anyone know WHY this is the way it is?! I've always never known! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRPapi Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I don't know, either; and have wondered the same thing since the album came out. I think it's just think it was the way the album was mixed - a major oversight, IMO. And, it bugs the hell outta me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 AL fades into Hollywood no? I don't mind that one. It's the index mistake on DAD that pisses me off. I'm sure the others tracks are unaffected (?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 AL fades into Hollywood no? I don't mind that one. It's the index mistake on DAD that pisses me off. I'm sure the others tracks are unaffected (?). Yeah I don't remember the other tracks suffering from the same issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxianyxx Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Every track from "Intervention" onward has this problem.. don't know the technical jargon but it's present on every pressing that I know of. I own a couple of CDs from this time that have similar issues. Only solution is to rip/download a lossless (FLAC, ALAC) version of the album and adjust the cue manually, which I did using Audacity - which is free program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yes, it's a major mistake and it's awful. ( And no of course it wasn't intentional. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Im sure there is a kabbalistic explanation for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lum Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Im sure there is a kabbalistic explanation for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 yeah i hated that so i just bought the tracks with the fuck ups on itunes. itunes version dont have the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotica blu Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 It is a deliberate act to create cohesion between unalike tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 It's a mastering mistake. Someone should have been fired for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotica blu Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 This isn't a mastering error this is done on several albums for a continuous listening experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 This isn't a mastering error this is done on several albums for a continuous listening experience. This is not about the fading from AL to Hollywood, which is, as you say, a common thing to do (see Confessions). In DAD for example there is an obvious mistake in mastering, the track doesn't start where it's supposed to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotica blu Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 This is not about the fading from AL to Hollywood, which is, as you say, a common thing to do (see Confessions). In DAD for example there is an obvious mistake in mastering, the track doesn't start where it's supposed to... Are you guys talking about that pause and the minus countdown on certain player displays? It can either be an error or it can be used to artistic benefit as was the case with Bjork on Volta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 It has nothing to do with the stereo equipment we listen to it on Like rafura said, DAD doesn't start where it's suppose to. You could bring bellenger in here and he'll explain better than any of us. He'd even include images of the audio track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I never even noticed any of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I think it has something to do with a misplaced thing you put to signal where the track starts (I don't remember the proper term). Defo a mistake and it only happnes on the AL cd. The DAD soundtrack doesn't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJM Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 This does not happen on my version of American Life and I'm 99% sure I ripped mine from a CD. DAD starts at the start of the DAD track. Definitely. And no other tracks are affected. My cd was the special box with the poster in it or something. I don't have it anymore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lum Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 This does not happen on my version of American Life and I'm 99% sure I ripped mine from a CD. DAD starts at the start of the DAD track. Definitely. And no other tracks are affected. My cd was the special box with the poster in it or something. I don't have it anymore.. I just check my special box CD and it still does it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJM Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 *shrugs* is there different versions of it? I'm in Aus? I dunno how strange! I have definitely never noticed it and gone over each song a few times and can quite clearly see there is nothing wrong. Regardless, the fact ANY were released like that is shocking and very incompetent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 To be fair, I don't think it's something that everyone notices right away. I for one was completely clueless until my ex who was a tech geek pointed that out to me and I haven't stopped hearing it since then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 To be fair, I don't think it's something that everyone notices right away. I for one was completely clueless until my ex who was a tech geek pointed that out to me and I haven't stopped hearing it since then... Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I just check my special box CD and it still does it Just get the itunes version. No fuck ups there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenButterfly Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just checked and I'm not hearing the problem crossing tracks or on the intro. Maybe I have a later pressing of the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just checked and I'm not hearing the problem crossing tracks or on the intro. Maybe I have a later pressing of the CD. Put the cd on shuffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I never even noticed any of this. Same here. I don't know any of these they speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 The worst is "Nothing Fails" and "Intervention." You actually get a bit of "Intervention" at the end of "Nothing Fails It's most noticeable if you listen to the tracks individually, i.e. put on shuffle or something. It's awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Can someone upload hq mp3s without these errors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I find it hard to believe that the iTunes versions are without the errors but would love it if it were true, so yes please, share out with us y'all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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