Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is on the charts the last week in October for fairly obvious reasons. So let's take a look at this version of remastering and see how it fares by the numbers. Remember that this was a great recording, originally mastered properly and has been remastered many times to it's detriment.
LKFS/LUFS -9.7 dB
Clipped Samples Left 21
Clipped Samples Right 44
DC Offset +.027%, +.040%
Dynamic Range 5.0 dB
RMS Level Left -9.84 dB
RMS Level Right -9.58 dB
Probably because of the constraints of the up to date level requirements for submission to Apple for the iTunes library, the numbers are completely different from the levels you would find on the 25th anniversary CD. -9.7 dB is not bad for a current hit these days. True peak level is +.2 dB, which will result in clipped samples. Clipped samples, although not perfect, are certainly better than the average out there. DC offset is off by a typical amount. Left to right is only off by .26 dB. EQ is good, although it does look like an EQ done by computer. Fortunately, the music was so well produced that it is difficult to make it sound bad. So it will still sound good, and will still put most recent music to shame. Here is the picture.
LKFS/LUFS -9.7 dB
Clipped Samples Left 21
Clipped Samples Right 44
DC Offset +.027%, +.040%
Dynamic Range 5.0 dB
RMS Level Left -9.84 dB
RMS Level Right -9.58 dB
Probably because of the constraints of the up to date level requirements for submission to Apple for the iTunes library, the numbers are completely different from the levels you would find on the 25th anniversary CD. -9.7 dB is not bad for a current hit these days. True peak level is +.2 dB, which will result in clipped samples. Clipped samples, although not perfect, are certainly better than the average out there. DC offset is off by a typical amount. Left to right is only off by .26 dB. EQ is good, although it does look like an EQ done by computer. Fortunately, the music was so well produced that it is difficult to make it sound bad. So it will still sound good, and will still put most recent music to shame. Here is the picture.
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