[mdlug] DRM Wal-Mart

[Michael Corral]

2008-04-10, Monsieur Dan Pritts a ecrit:
> On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 10:45:00PM -0400, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>> Try listening to an original recording on a good stereo system
>> Then listen to the best MP3 of the same material on the same
>> system.
>
> Have you actually done this, Aaron?
>
> I've done it and I was really shocked...because I couldn't tell
> the difference.
>
> I used david bowie's Young Americans as the source material.
[snip]
>   I've recently read that what you really want is something with a
>   really fast tempo, staccato rhythms.  that is where an encoder will
>   break down.

Yeah, you're not going to get very complicated audio from Bowie songs,
so the difference won't be noticeable. To really test your audio
equipment and mp3 encoder, try dub reggae, which (unlike "normal" reggae)
has a wide variety of sounds and special sound effects (especially
reverb) that tend to get reduced when converting to mp3. Artists like King
Tubby, Scientist, and (my personal favorite) Mikey Dread, for example.
Actually, even a lot of standard reggae will provide a good test for how
the bass gets converted. I can definitely hear the difference when
compared to the original recordings.

Michael