[mdlug] DRM Wal-Mart

[Garry Stahl]

Michael Corral wrote:
> 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.
>   

Most symphonic music suffers from the recording process.  Highly complex
sounds.  Nothing beats live, hands down.  A good recording is a shadow
of the real performance, a bad one sounds like the kindergarten rhythm
band.  Many three cord rock bands are improved by bad recording quality.

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