Came across this great little clip on YouTube:
Really short, but right to the point. And played side by side, there is a clear difference between the clips. Mike Richter has posted some more details on his page.
So, what do you guys think: Is this truely a decrease in sound quality, or just some ravings from the audio nerds?
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Aaaaaaarrggghhhh..monster flashback to graduate level courses in electronics. DAC's, ADC's and a truckload of Visual Basic.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but this is only a problem for a) remastered analogue records, b) new analogue recordings or c) digital recordings where you can't master and mix the tracks separately before putting it on a CD, right?
As I understand this, it is a problem with new releases or remastered "old" recordings. It is the Music Industry that does this to "all" new CDs, and some people claims that this makes the music sound flat.
So this has nothing to do with the media or source, it's a "bad" pratice that has become teh industry standard.
So, are the industry/ producers robbing us (the audience) for great sound?
In case of classical music and other forms where dynamics are key - absolutely.
I, on the other hand, am a fan of Dragonforce.....
Seriously, though; it should be possible to adjust the mixing to tailor the output for this format without significant loss of dynamics.
Well, I don't think this pratice have spread to the classical music scene. It's probably limited to mainstream music, so we just have to discuss wether Dragonforce are mainstream enough...
Me? I really don't care how bad Westlife's american release are vs their European release. It sucks either way...
Yeah; I suppose an argument can be made for output = input in many cases.
Much like the paradoxical phenonenon that people who obsess about the quality of their sound systems and go through seven shades of geometry and calculus to determine the besto position for each speaker usually listen to "Absolute Music" and whatever's on the top 40.
Like it matters if you're listening to Justin Timberlake through a B&O or a crystal radio.
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