weste47
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How come so many are encoded in Lame or something, and then when you listen to the tracks the highs are just like really shrill even if the bitrate is high. I don't get it.
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Unless you're listening to jazz or classical, it's likely that your music was highly compressed before it was even encoded. There's not much you can do about it. Even the CD would sound terrible because of the compression. Why don't you get a turntable? Check Craigslist for old ones. A little tuneup and a new cartridge will get you better sound than anything you download. |
Originally Posted by weste47 /img/forum/go_quote.gif How come so many are encoded in Lame or something, and then when you listen to the tracks the highs are just like really shrill even if the bitrate is high. I don't get it. |
Originally Posted by weste47 /img/forum/go_quote.gif How come so many are encoded in Lame or something, and then when you listen to the tracks the highs are just like really shrill even if the bitrate is high. I don't get it. |
Originally Posted by iancraig10 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are CDs compressed more than vinyl? The old vinyls were mastered, then the master was mastered for vinyl (ie compressed so that inner groove distortion was minimized and to stop the stylus jumping all over the record). The original was then labelled - do not use and stashed away. I thought that CD has the potential for a wider dynamic range although many people don't like the sound of them in comparison to vinyl. Have I got this wrong? Ian |
Originally Posted by Coltrane /img/forum/go_quote.gif It is not the mp3, but the source recording. A high bitrate LAME encoded mp3 is virtually indistinguishable from the CD. For probably 95% of people, including the majority on here, is is absolutely indistinguishable. (Of course there are a few who can tell the difference.) |
Originally Posted by weste47 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I' mainly ment, when I end up downloading an album . maybe without spending money on it sometimes the album is encoded with a high bitrate in lame and the quality and sound is much different from the real cd usually worse (sometimes with static) .. like say the sample you hear on itunes music store or something. When I rip music from one of my own cd's to the computer I've always found it to sound pretty much indistinguishable to the itunes version. |