so, i'm remembering something, and it's going to need some careful reconstruction.

when i went over the tracks from inri032 - including inri031 - in 2014 (we've pushed ahead to the next year, now), i hadn't set my system up for cubase yet, so i wasn't able to line anything up for a proper a/b. now that i've done so, i'm noticing that the mp3 has a significant difference in sound texture.

this isn't a degradation issue. it's a different mix.

and, this triggered a thought in my mind: i did, in fact, burn this disc twice - and it was, in truth, partly due to quality. i vaguely recall the issue having something to do with dithering. that is, i accidentally dithered and it sounded awful and i had to reburn. and, i carried these two discs around with me for a long time.

i can't find the other disc. i've looked through everything.

to complicate the issue, i remember that the second burn completed one of the tracks - i think it was the nin mix.

i vaguely recall giving away the other disc. now, i'm concerned i gave away the wrong one.

i should be able to figure this out. and, there's an upside to this - i don't have waves or source material for this, but i at least have decent quality mp3s.

i'm going to have to go through inri032 first and figure out which disc i have. did i even rip this disc, or did i rip the other? you'd think i'd have ripped both if i had both. grargh.

i'm thinking the one i wanted to have should have said MASTER in red. and it doesn't - it says demo.

it's a minor concern, in the end - it will just mean i'll have to replace some files. but, i need to figure it out. and, i'm kind of surprised i had forgotten about this, at the time.