There are single versions available (of ZAIREEKA) here and there.
You still have to do a bit of a mixdown* if you single-disc it yourself but that's part of the fun in listening that way. Conversely, part of the fun of the 4-cd version is the invariable phase and level "problems". Each listen is singular
*edit
ops, SJack beat me to it; see that post
though, in yr average software there shouldn't be an output level problem, since sum volume would be inherently constant; those factors depend on the software, how gain is staged, how many steps/filters, etc. In this case, clipping
might occur if two waveforms have a simultaneous peak RMS, but you'd just lower the gain a bit on the four tracks rather than declip or compress after the fact if you wanted a master with better headroom.
i.e. though mixing tracks
can be additive (particularly if there's noise or distortion), lowering the gain (ex. in Audacity) on these four tracks a smidge and then throwing them together probably works fine
Post Edited (09-29-11 19:02)
