Thriller 40th Anniversary

My iTunes pre-order of Thriller 40 has been updated with the apple digital master logo so I redownloaded the album tracks onto my pc and this is how they look. They aren't brickwalled. This album is going to sound great.


 
My iTunes pre-order of Thriller 40 has been updated with the apple digital master logo so I redownloaded the album tracks onto my pc and this is how they look. They aren't brickwalled. This album is going to sound great.


It looks pretty loud to me
 
My iTunes pre-order of Thriller 40 has been updated with the apple digital master logo so I redownloaded the album tracks onto my pc and this is how they look. They aren't brickwalled. This album is going to sound great.


Due to how absurdly high the zoom is on your Audacity, i can't really tell if the waveform is the same as the previous version that was on Apple, which i'd like to repeat, was literally just the Thriller 1988 Remaster, which was loud, but not brickwalled.
 
Due to how absurdly high the zoom is on your Audacity, i can't really tell if the waveform is the same as the previous version that was on Apple, which i'd like to repeat, was literally just the Thriller 1988 Remaster, which was loud, but not brickwalled.
I just checked the original files Apple had a few months, weeks, whatever, ago, and i can say, this is indeed not the 1988 remaster... gawdamn i'm pretty surprised this isn't nearly as bad as T25 lol
 
Due to how absurdly high the zoom is on your Audacity, i can't really tell if the waveform is the same as the previous version that was on Apple, which i'd like to repeat, was literally just the Thriller 1988 Remaster, which was loud, but not brickwalled.

Absurdly high? lol. I didn't zoom anything. I expanded the window for it to fit so I can see it better.

Billie Jean on Thriller 25 for comparison.


Billie Jean on Thriller 40

 
Absurdly high? lol. I didn't zoom anything. I expanded the window for it to fit so I can see it better.

Billie Jean on Thriller 25 for comparison.


Billie Jean on Thriller 40

It does clip, but it looks better than T25, that's for sure!
 
Absurdly high? lol. I didn't zoom anything. I expanded the window for it to fit so I can see it better.

Billie Jean on Thriller 25 for comparison.


Billie Jean on Thriller 40

Check my post a few messages above lmao
 
Absurdly high? lol. I didn't zoom anything. I expanded the window for it to fit so I can see it better.

Billie Jean on Thriller 25 for comparison.


Billie Jean on Thriller 40

Bad news everybody, it turns out we've been, tricked, played, maybe even bamboozled.
Turns out, the mastering on Apple for Thriller 40 DID get replaced to a new one, however, the mastering that is now being used on Apple for Thriller 40 is just the 2014 CD remaster, with the only difference being that on Apple it's like, half a DB or so louder.
Of course, what this means is that this is most likely a placeholder mastering, just like the 1988 remaster that was used previously, and it will be replaced with the 2022 remaster once the album comes out.
 
Beat It 4K looks bloody incredible. It's like watching the video for the very first time. Now I am desperately waiting for them to update Thriller and Billie Jean to 4K on youtube.
There's so much to discover. A cigarette in the ashtray or Bill Bray as a bar tender.
 
i wonder why there isnt a leak of thriller 40 til today. strange.
Maybe it's the impact of LN. Warehouse & logistics worker might think MJ's a pedo and therefor don't care about his releases anymore. Just a thought, though.
 
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