A lot of times the artist has a say in just how 'loud' he wants it to sound and that can impart a negative. He/she wants it to grab your attention in this sea of competing artists. Also, a lot of the times the wrong 'master' tapes are used. I've read somewhere that a lot of audio recordings have several master labeled tapes and simply the wrong ones are used. All the best, Nonoise |
There's this about HD Tracks:http://www.itrax.com/Pages/ArticleDetails.php?aID=32 And I thought the 'butterfly effect' had only to do with random, unintended consequences, not intentional ones. All the best, Nonoise |
I also read that the latest Beatles release that was so highly touted as Hi Rez is merely a 24 bit remastering of the master tapes that was down converted to 16 bit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_(The_Beatles_album) see Remastering section That's the extent of the purity of the latest Beatles CDs or downloads and yet most reviews go over the top claiming Hi Rez, but is it? The sound is better but their not getting blood out of a stone, just a damn good 16 bit recording. Go figure. (If I misread or misunderstood the article, please set me straight) There was a FLAC version on USB thumb drive in 44.1/24 but that's the extent of Hi Rez that the public got. Marketing has its place. All the best, Nonoise |
