Inspired Beatles -- "Mastered Pieces" [ rare newly-upgraded audio compared ]

[@carlosalverto466]

As a Beatles fan I am very grateful for your work, I am really amazed and satisfied to listen to my favourite band in this way. Thank you very much, you rock!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey that’s very generous thanks Carlos. I’m thinking of splitting this into two channels -one that has commentary and the other that has the music updated. Not sure which way I’ll go yet.

[@adimsala5075]

@@inspiredbeatles Dave, have you ever thought about making copies to be sold? I'd be THE VERY 1st on the line.

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@adimsala5075 -- Thx. I'm sure they wouldn't allow me to sell. Hopefully they'll let me keep them on youtube.

[@GenBailey]

Having them right next to each other really helps to see the difference -- and yes, when you do your magic, the fun of the Beatles and the joy really come through.

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx GenBailey. If you sense a difference that makes you go "hey, maybe i want to hear it again" then maybe it helped.

[@GenBailey]

@@inspiredbeatles Yes, I agree.

[@ScrewballMcAdams]

I really enjoyed the updated versions, esp with good headphones. The improvement in the dynamic range was remarkable. I also appreciate that your videos have just a brief intro before you dig right into the meat and potatoes of your topic. Thanks for not wasting my time. Nice job, Dave. Thanks! Steve

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey that’s great Steve. Thanks for the nice encouragement. I’m actually going to be redoing this video and replacing these with stereo versions which I think will sound a lot better. When I get some time I want to update this whole channel in fact. I like the videos to be short and tight as well so that’s nice to hear. Cheers

[@ScrewballMcAdams]

@@inspiredbeatles Keep up the good work, Dave. Warmest regards, Steve

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@ScrewballMcAdams thx!

[@lilykam5605]

I too appreciate what you have done! I am about 8-9 years younger then the Beatles so I grew with them as a teenager and now being a bit more discerning in my music😉, you have really helped capture their music better than many of the copies of copies! Thanks!

[@inspiredbeatles]

hey thx. that's a nice compliment. cheers

[@julioaponte3197]

My goodness. I've been a Beatle fan for a very long time. What a difference in your upgraded version. Nice work. Thanks!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Great thanks. You might enjoy the star club videos on this channel.

[@davewilson2961]

Dave certainly proves his point. Musical relics are imbued with t&e fire and passion of the original performance. Genius.

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx Dave

[@adimsala5075]

You're NOT just an engineer. You're a magician,👏👌.

[@inspiredbeatles]

thanks - very generous

[@lonniegrey5894]

What a difference,much more depth,emotion and feeling, and I love it.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey that’s great. Thanks.

[@strose2002]

Love what you can do to the sound quality. I have been wishing they'd update the Anthology cds. Maybe they should hire you! Great video!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks for the generous comments

[@adimsala5075]

PREVIOUS words from you.

[@janschoice3855]

Great job, you know what you are doing!! Love it!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey I appreciate that thanks

[@RKRK-pp8ko]

Stunning. Brilliant!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Many thanks!

[@johnmarshall2722]

What a beautiful ending! Cheers, Dave.

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx John. great song. hope you like the channel

[@katblocker3484]

I love everything you do! Incredible!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Very generous-thx!

[@heatherjones3972]

Updated - BETTER!!!! Thank you so much

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks a lot. Appreciate that

[@markanthony5312]

Good job!! Keep em coming.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thx Mark!

[@beatlejim64]

Hey Dave...Great work as usual...

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx a lot Jim. Apprec it.

[@jamesalfaro3155]

Great job !!! Thank you for sharing !!! 👍👍👍

[@inspiredbeatles]

that's generous James. thx

[@jamesalfaro3155]

You deserve it !!!

[@resslerartstudios]

So the best part of this video is when you said "mixing is as much about artistic choice as it is technology capabilities"

[@inspiredbeatles]

hey thx Rich. yeah a lot more could be said about that.

[@adimsala5075]

You got the right words.

[@dave-nevins]

@@adimsala5075 - thx Sala

[@DougMcDave]

It makes the live performances sound more like how it would if a person was actually there.

[@inspiredbeatles]

glad you think so

[@apexjoe4769]

I agree,the live updates made a noticeable difference.We appreciate it more today because of the much better technology with no comparison with that of the bad sound systems of the 60's. Douglas,if we had the sound today's technology back in the 60's man that would have been.... Heaven On Earth !

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@apexjoe4769 -- thx. glad u like. Yeah, Heaven shone through with that band

[@jbustop]

AWESOME Job! Thanx!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks I appreciate it

[@mikenaykki2173]

Good job Dave!👍👍🎸🎸🎸🥁😎

[@inspiredbeatles]

hey thx Mike

[@ralphgomez9006]

Great Work and Thanks...Mach Show! :)

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thanks a bunch. Appreciate it

[@patewilliam]

Would be great if you could put the entire restored clips for us to listen. Nice work.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks a lot. Yeah I would love to put more up but they get blocked. In fact I had to repost this one because it was approved and then for some reason it got blocked later on which is weird.

[@patewilliam]

@@inspiredbeatles It truly is weird - i mean, it's 50 plus years! If they are so possessive about it, why don't they release it themselves? There is a market for it. By the way, it would interest me to know how you did the restoration - as in what software/hardware and techniques were used. There must some spot maybe where you can post for interested people?

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@patewilliam thx Tim. Yeah, it's a shame. When I get time I'm going to try to do a KZbin audio production channel. some day.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Beatles famous biography by Spitzer, w/ audiobook avl: amzn.to/3bfpj9R

[@thefooonthehill2934]

You have pleased the musical gods! You have gained a sub! There's a lot more depth to it :)

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks a lot. Yeah I suspect the God of love gave them a little special sauce

[@DarshanSenTheComposer]

Great job man! :D

[@inspiredbeatles]

apprec that Darshan

[@rickypasketofficial]

Awesome work 💪

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thank you sir

[@mikenaykki2173]

That’s Pretty cool! Love it!👍👍🎸🎸🎸🥁

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey that’s great. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks

[@ibberman]

He enhanced his own voice.

[@inspiredbeatles]

you should've heard it before. ;)

[@geor664]

@@inspiredbeatles great response :)

[@wyverntheterrible]

Every time i hear early beatles records, it sounds just like studio musicians. Funny old world...

[@celsoyanez370]

Que gran Época es la que vio a los Beatles actuar

[@inspiredbeatles]

Glad you like it

[@nickl6791]

I really hear Ringo's drums pop and it sounds so much better

[@inspiredbeatles]

Great.

[@lowelllarsen5947]

Yeah yeah yeah good job

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx Lowell

[@MICKEYDELFINO]

The difference to my ears 👂 is more trebly.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Yes there is more boost on treble and bass, at the ends. I tried to be careful not too much. I kept it below fm radio levels

[@CartersWalrus]

Dave, @CartersRemasters here, finish that Houston mix, would be pretty!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thanks for the encouragement

[@claudemcwhorter]

I liked the way you ended clips with that Gretch- Vox + reverb sound, [ I prefer 64 -66 Beatles over 67 - 70 Beatles somewhat ] . Great video

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thanks. Yeah I am a big fan of the older analog reverb. It has a warmer tone you can just drink in

[@claudemcwhorter]

@@inspiredbeatles Yeah, THX !!

[@emmanuelrobles5980]

Great work David, if you have a collection in blu-ray I'm willing to buy one.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks. I just have these little snippets on this video. There’s more on the channel but that’s the best quality that I have. It would be nice if Apple did for restorations because I know they have a lot of things in the vaults.

[@jonathanchartrand3351]

The updated sound has more compression and reverb which levels the sound and makes it more exciting.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Yeah I think that’s a good summary. Thanks.

[@iqiegraphy219]

Ur new subscribers here! I’m 17 and I really love beatles especially the early Beatles songs

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thanks. Yeah they’re my favorite music, especially in the early stuff and for some reason it’s never left me. Blessings to you

[@iqiegraphy219]

Dave Nevins - Beatles Redux you’re right. They early stuff is a phenomenon that cause the historical Beatlemania. Keep uploading good content 👍🏻😄

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey I appreciate that. You might enjoy the f last video I posted on Beatles personalities and their chemistry. Cheers

[@ascotinva]

Nice!! Thanks:)

[@inspiredbeatles]

Glad you liked it John

[@hishamlabban6308]

Yes it gives the musical rhythm its right. But sometimes the difference doesn't show.

[@inspiredbeatles]

yeah, a lot of it has to do with upping and trapping the bass so that the rhythm is more full. so it's more of a right brain style experience, for those with the sound system.

[@lejoe48]

good.

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx -glad u like

[@rd812]

It seems like the ‘originals’ were trying to mix out the crowd noise. Unfortunately they lost highs and lows. I’ll take a little more crowd noise to get the clearer vocals and instrumentation.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Yeah there’s always a trade-off between those two are on these recordings. And if your Soundsystem doesn’t have a lot of base than the highs and sound a bit shrill. But if there’s a balance in the system and it seems to mix pretty well.

[@humbertourena4712]

Muy bueno tu video gracias me gusto

[@inspiredbeatles]

gracias

[@Scissorsssss2005]

Hey bro, I like your videos, but I was wondering if you can remove the vocal of the cover they made at the get back session 1969 "A quick one while he's away" 😐

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx. although I don't have the spectral software to remove vocals

[@waldorf9061]

Can you do the star club? Maybe try what we have with the quarrymen performance from June 6th?

[@inspiredbeatles]

There are two different videos on this channel that have the star club. I think you’ll enjoy them both. The quarrymen performance from June 6 is a bit beyond rescue I think. But maybe some day the technology will get good enough.

[@kzinful]

Can't rave enough of the yeoman work you've put in, but who's fooling who....its been a blast, right? Rave on Dave

[@inspiredbeatles]

Thanks a lot David Cheers

[@clintonrodgers7049]

Wow 😲

[@inspiredbeatles]

Glad you liked it

[@jtaylor0727]

Very cool... too bad you can't make and sell some full length CDs or MP files! Audio to play on stereo!

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx. true.

[@arnoalbers1786]

awesome beware that one other beatles uploaders channel ,,tomi mccartney" is seem to be gone/ taken off youtube,

[@inspiredbeatles]

ouch. thx

[@adimsala5075]

So terribly possible What you've said. Another reason to Dave get the authorizations need and toast Beatles fans with his magical wonderful work with an offert either as Pendrive or CD. DO U 2 agree?

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@adimsala5075 i appreciate the comments Sala

[@jameswallace5967]

Much more clear after.Did you process it through a great eq and compressor?

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx. probably about 20 VST plugins. noise, eq, compressors, analog emulators, brickwall etc.

[@resslerartstudios]

Dave Nevins - Beatles Redux that many one song? I wonder how i could improve a casstte recording of my mother singing and playing the piano that i found. Recordered on a little panasonic recorder. Remember those?

[@jameswallace5967]

Very cool indeed! Amazing outcome I would say!

[@rogerwhitley283]

Where can we get the full versions, Dave?

[@inspiredbeatles]

You can get the Help Version on this KZbin channel. I tried to post the others at full length but KZbin/Apple block them. They will allow that She Loves You and the Houston concert and so in the future I’ll be posting those on this channel. I saw her standing there, from the Ed Sullivan show,, can be purchased on DVD although it will not have the same sound mix as here. I did have the song I Feel Fine up on the channel but for some reason it was allowed and then apparently taken down by somebody who reviewed the channel. Same goes for a Taste of Honey

[@rogerwhitley283]

@@inspiredbeatles Thanks, Dave.

[@Ptpop]

Great work. Have you considered auditioning for an Allstate commercial. Lol

[@inspiredbeatles]

hey thx -- ha. If Allstate hired me, then they'd need insurance.

[@claudemcwhorter]

Did you mean Geico ? 15 minutes could save you .... !!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Ha

[@woodenbeast9337]

Dave nice mixing board you have. Todays DAW's and software allow you as a sound engineer to work miracles. You have what I call gifted ears. I use Presonus Studio 1 which is great. You as a pro probably use Pro Tools. One point is you are a pleasure to watch and listen to. Stay well

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey that’s really generous. Thanks. Actually it turns out I use Sony Vegas which I have used forever. I have an old copy so there’s no way for me to upgrade since the company got Bought by a company called magics Butt the problem is is that the newer software doesn’t work with a lot of my old plug-ins. So I have to use legacy stuff. Thanks for the nice encouragement. Yeah turns out a lot of it is in the listening. And some of these recordings are challenging and it doesn’t work out but when it does it’s nice

[@woodenbeast9337]

@@inspiredbeatles Yup I know about the buy out and lots of people switched to Studio1. Legacy is ok by me I have a few plug-ins. If you are ok with it have a listen to one of Beatle type tunes?

[@inspiredbeatles]

Sure post the links. I’m assuming you meant that you processed some Beatles songs or recorded some covers?

[@woodenbeast9337]

@@inspiredbeatles sent song via gmail

[@charlyW34]

Hi decent and sincere people can disagree on the slightest nuance. Where I send praise, and I certainly do here, is when the tech has a genuine affinity and respect for the material, and is not simply playing ego games with technology. Considering you are working on otherwise fairly lo fi early video, I think your approach is commendable. Is there a Hippocratic oath for audio engineers? If so, you have lived up to it admirably. Even if I may not agree with every single choice you have made, you certainly have done no harm, and your well meaning sincerity is obvious.

[@inspiredbeatles]

haha. That's great. thx a bunch. since I posted this, I've found some software that help isolate the instruments better, so I need to re-do this! Appreciate the encouragement.

[@anonymusum]

It soulds like you omly used an Aphex Exciter and a bit of reverb. But the middle frequencies became pretty weak.

[@inspiredbeatles]

As it turns out there’s no exciter on it it’s just a bunch of analog compressors. It’s also frequency mapped to FM radio so those frequency should all match in the middle. It might sound a little different because a lot of these early recordings aren’t real strong on the high end or the low end. There’s more info in the KZbin video description

[@zebbach]

I think you mix wrong OH and distotion appears in the voice. Vers in Help sounds pretty good in chorus it is the same as in other examples-only hi end, that hurts in the ears.

[@inspiredbeatles]

OK thanks for the input. I understand. Yeah the distortion is actually in a lot of the recordings already and when I bring out more of the tone sometimes you can hear at a little clearer.. I try to get rid of it or smooth it out a little bit without ruining the clarity. If you’re listening on the phone you will definitely hear the recording more brightly but if you hear it on a stereo that has a lot of bass then it’s usually not noticeable. I’ve tried to boil it down to a trade off and say which one do most people find a better deal. On most systems. Clearly there are defects as you point out. I try to treat these is impressionistic paintings more than historical accurate reproductions because I’m looking for more of a right brain experience then left brain. It’s more about the overall mojo. That’s the goal anyway.

[@ranaway9307]

Im hearing a lot of noise being injected into the audio tracks while being processed with compression

[@inspiredbeatles]

yeah you're right -- I didn't tame the high end the best. I have some better gear and someday I'll redo.

[@ranaway9307]

@@inspiredbeatles you still made the old recordings interesting !!

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@ranaway9307 -- hey thx. I have stereo versions -- I need to update.

[@CartersRemasters]

You should try to remake, one and one is two, you could do wonders

[@inspiredbeatles]

Ha. Thanks but I don’t know I could help that one. The only recording I have is pretty primal

[@phil57155]

Of course then its better ! Can you do the same thing for @t - 1982 ? Because the quality of sound is not good at all !

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx. although I'm not familiar with "@t - 1982"

[@Beatgeneration2010]

Dave you are wasted on here. Apple should be employing you......but watch out for the Apple Gestapo hovering Over KZbin!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey I appreciate that. I’m trying to stick with the recordings that are more esoteric, or just do excerpts.

[@Beatgeneration2010]

@@inspiredbeatles Keep on Doing what you are doing👍

[@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753]

Great but i'd like full versions

[@inspiredbeatles]

would love to. see vid desc. KZbin/Apple blocks more than 8 secs on official releases. Elsewhere on this channel there is more that they've passed.

[@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753]

@@inspiredbeatles did you do this??

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 -- yeah. I have some improved stereo versions to get out when i have time

[@stephenlupoli]

Better than Giles Martin!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks for the nice complement

[@liam-ashton1]

2:34 What mix is that?

[@inspiredbeatles]

one from their radio shows, and i boosted it of course

[@Randyrocker1]

lots of echo in there.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Reverb was added mostly on the Houston live and also the end snippet, a taste of honey. The reason is because if the original recording has the vocals brought too far forward sometimes you can integrate it back in to the main body of the instruments by adding a little bit of reverb. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. And in either case there’s always people who are more averse to dry recordings and some who are more averse to too much sonic butter. :-). Of course the standard of the day was a ton of reverb but it was analog reverb so it was a lot easier to enjoy. Obviously that’s not the sound we are used to hearing today.

[@martinchamberlain542]

Hi Dave, I really appreciate your efforts here, but I am going to make myself a really unpopular minority of one. Please leave these recordings alone! I know they are all scratchy and sometimes a bit rough, but that was a part of the charm, it’s just how it was. I’m a lifelong Beatle fan, I saw them play live in 1965, and for me, I just wouldn’t change a thing. Peace and love!

[@inspiredbeatles]

Hey thanks for the courteous feedback. I understand where you’re coming from. I like source recordings as well. I was just trying to give a different perspective because a lot of times many people it seems want to be able to hear the material a little better and sometimes for example well and that really does change the experience of the song. Yeah idea is sometimes you let the audio engineer bring out the material so your ears don’t have to do that work. Kind a like giving the car wash. The other thing is that we already have had these in their dusty version. Anyone can listen to them in that format, and long time Beatles fans have. And of course Apple records has done similar versions, when they try to release the song. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. For example when they re-released Sergeant Pepper and the white album I thought the bass was too muddy especially around 180 Hz but I still liked to hear their attempt. I consider these like looking at a classic photograph of a person and then an artist comes along and tries to make an impressionistic version of that photo. That’s the way I see it anyway. Appreciate the input. Thanks. Blessings to you as well

[@inspiredbeatles]

Btw very cool u saw them in 65

[@martinchamberlain542]

Dave Nevins - Beatles Redux Hi Dave, you make your case really well. I must confess, when I saw them at the NME awards at Wembley Empire pool, we couldn’t hear much of anything at all! All the best, Martin

[@inspiredbeatles]

@@martinchamberlain542 - - so cool you saw them at Wembley

[@claudemcwhorter]

My 3 sisters saw them in Atlanta , August 65. Where did you see the Lads ? !!

[@salpatalano2306]

I, for one, like the originals…..

[@inspiredbeatles]

thx for the feedback. Yeah, this is just another look.

[@ilyk49]

The original sounds better in most cases.

[@inspiredbeatles]

K thx for the feedback Sorry u didn’t like. Was there something more specific? Bass, treble, etc

[@rachelprice4536]

All you've done is put all the high end screaming back in.

[@inspiredbeatles]

Yeah, sometimes you trade more instrument fullness for a bit more crowd ambiance. But note that on this video 5 of 7 have no (or negligible) crowds: 0:24 - Please Please Me 1:47 - She Loves You 2:31 - I Feel Fine 3:43 - Help 4:36 - A Taste of Honey