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Did anyone buy 'Sweet Shop' off nu-urban just now like I did? Take a listen to it yet? It sounds like shit, right?

Compare it to the same song taken from his mix for Disrupt

http://www.mediafire.com/?0n02jgzin3m

That rip sounds miles and a head above the released version, so what gives?? Did someone press the wrong button before it went out the door or something? All the bass is gone in the released version, it sounds hollow and cold, and there's this small echo all over the track like it was recorded playing off some speakers in a small room.

Nobody is more excited about this release than I am, so I'm just scratching my head here!

can you post a sample of what it sounds like?

Don't think this necessarily has anything to do with the mastering - theres a few pressing plants out there who are well in need of being shut down and unfortunately lots of ppl involved in this game are either tone deaf, too stoned to notice or just dont give a shit about the quality of their records. One plant I know was messing up quite a few pressings but the other one was fucking up absolutely everything that came thru their doors and damaging every single laquer that they used (so that I had to get 2 releases remastered 3 times!!!) we're not talking a few crackles and pops here we're talking the whole record distorting slightly the whole way thru so that theres a constant "muffled fart" quality to the bass.

Ppl really should be aware that to a certain extent you get what you pay for - if your using one of the cheapest plants around it may well be that cheap for a reason - there are affordable plants but all it takes is for them to lose some of their staff and suddenly they've got serious problems

Having said that hollow and cold with no bass does make me think something went wrong either at the final mixdown or mastering stage...

first of all, is your copy digital or vinyl?

I'd start at the outlet you purchased it from. Respectfully make it clear what the problem is and that it needs to be solved asap, and inquire about any info they may already have about the issue.

Hold tight and see if anybody else has the same issue here.

If it's digital the problem will almost certainly get solved.

If it's vinyl it could be quickly replaced by the outlet but it could also boil down to a recall or worse. rob has made good points there. rob i think you know more about this than I do. anything to add as far as what actions he could take are concerned?

last (shouldbe first but to not insult you i put it last ) and not least, if it's vinyl and it's the only record you've played since you bought it check all of your cable connections literally from needle to cartridge to headshell to tone-arm to mixer to amplifier to each speaker etc... your description actually sounds like a typical 'loose tip/ring jack' to me. just a shot in the dark.

Good luck.

Nevermind, sorry.

I bought it on digital. I've sent a note to Dr. P, maybe I'll send one to nu-urban too.

i noticed this aswell. i heard a sample from junodownload.com - http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF1512578-02-01-01.mp3

ive noticed in the past aswell tunes that have been on rotation before releases have slightly changed in sounds.

my copy of sweet shop sounds like shit. ive heard it in mixes with the same quality as mine, never heard a good quality one. ill check out that mix u posted

its such a nice tune id love to hear it in good quality

No reply from Doctor P yet, messaged nu-urban just now too.

haha I can't believe it can sound worse than when i heard it reloaded millions of times

Oh don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the release. That is how its mean't to sound.

JimmaJamJamie wrote:Oh don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the release. That is how its mean't to sound.

Pistonsbeneath wrote:haha I can't believe it can sound worse than when i heard it reloaded millions of times

Like it or not, it sounds worse than it should for steppers' hard-earned cash!

[quote="JimmaJamJamie"]Oh don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the release. That is how its mean't to sound. [/quote

This, made me laugh, a lot.

promo vinyl sounds fine. i presume full release is the same. not heard digi copy that sucks. buy vinyl.

Well, you see...

Got mine off beatport... Sounds fine to me...

JimmaJamJamie wrote:Oh don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the release. That is how its mean't to sound.

Ya someone sent me this track a few weeks back, and it sounds exactly like the "official" release. Thats just how the track is