Will MP3's take over CD's in the future?

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Julian wrote:
> On 24 Jun 2005 05:41:46 -0700, "bsuhorndog" <bsuhorndog@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I agree with some of the previous posters that compression (of the
> >dynamic sort) is a much bigger threat to quality than that of the MPEG
> >sort. I have heard some absolutely horrendous pumping in some radio
> >tracks in recent months
>
> Lot's of people complain about this, but it is mostly due to the fact
> that the majority of radio engineers don't have a lot of studio or
> mixing experience and haven't well-developed ears. They hear their
> manager saying "loud is good", so they adjust it so the levels look
> great and don't have the ears to hear know what harm they are doing.
> Maybe people need to complain to the station more often.
>
> Believe me it is possible to process in such a way that helps you hear
> the radio over your road noise but doesn't make it sound
> objectionable. At least when I adjust the modulation processor it is!
>
> Julian

I'm talking about the CD iteslf. Yes its worse on the radio.

And no, its not the fault of the CD as a medium, but rather the fault
of the engineering or the producer.

 

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"Julian" <JulianPAdamsNo@SpamHotmail.Com> wrote in message
>
> I don't get what you mean. Do you think I disagree? Or are you
> saying you agree with me? I said "quiet sounds" is one place where
> mp3 "looses definition". I meant anything that has lots of dynamic
> range which would include a symphony.

The most noticable MP# ''giveaway' to me is delicate hf sounds with a
masking louder sound ob=ver the top. The delicate bits usually end up sound
as thru a flanger.

geoff
"Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death."