Displaying 4 results from an estimated 4 matches for "shovelware".
2011 Jan 07
0
Idea to possibly improve flac?
...that sometimes looks like
> MP3.
I recently bought the double-CD "Influence" remaster by The Art Of Noise
and some rarer tracks were sourced from MP3 because that was all their
archivist could find. Most of the reissue was direct from analogue tapes
so this wasn't a quick "shovelware" reissue job.
> it just has to do with the software that was used to create the music
> originally.
A friend of mine recorded his band's last album on DCC in the mid 1990s
and released it on CD. It sounds horrible; the lossy compression of DCC
is even worse than MiniDisc's AT...
2011 Jan 07
9
Idea to possibly improve flac?
First of all, I am not aware of any official source of FLAC files
that provide MP3 sourced data. I meticulously check the music I
purchase, especially when it is 24/48 or 24/96 material, because this
is new technology, and sometimes people get it wrong.
However, you should be aware that many modern producers use software
to create their music, and when the software stores sound clips in
2011 Jan 07
3
Idea to possibly improve flac?
...>> MP3.
>
> I recently bought the double-CD "Influence" remaster by The Art Of Noise
> and some rarer tracks were sourced from MP3 because that was all their
> archivist could find. Most of the reissue was direct from analogue tapes
> so this wasn't a quick "shovelware" reissue job.
>
>> it just has to do with the software that was used to create the music
>> originally.
>
> A friend of mine recorded his band's last album on DCC in the mid 1990s
> and released it on CD. It sounds horrible; the lossy compression of DCC
> is...
2011 Jan 08
5
Idea to possibly improve flac?
...>
> I recently bought the double-CD "Influence" remaster by The Art Of
> Noise
> and some rarer tracks were sourced from MP3 because that was all their
> archivist could find. Most of the reissue was direct from analogue
> tapes
> so this wasn't a quick "shovelware" reissue job.
Very interesting. I've purchased many CD titles with reissued
material where they clearly did not have access to anything but vinyl
for some tracks. It was weird to hear the needle drop, with rumble
throughout, especially since I has the original CD versions of the...