Cliff Notes on the Loudness Wars

2015-09-112015-09-11 ezzy

With master quality HD audio getting into people’s ears and getting more buzz every day, I think its important to look into one of the related issues in recorded music: The Loudness Wars.

It really does get to the core … Read the rest

Making Records In The Age of Pono

2015-09-11 ezzy

Great blog post covering Pono and the trends in music from a well known music producer. There is a lot of work to still be done in ending the era of bad sound quality but I like how he acknowledges … Read the rest

A Girl Like That

2015-09-10 ezzy

The obvious back story to “Jessie’s Girl”

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Youtube’s Audio Specs

2015-09-082016-07-11 ezzy

Finally got my answer about Youtube’s audio specification — there isn’t one, really.

The only have a video policy. Audio stream quality is a part of the video spec.

So here’s the details:

Audio streams as 128k or 320k MP3

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The Grande Finale

2015-09-08 ezzy

A great closing track to a great record — School’s Out by The Alice Cooper Band, 1971.

These guys were one of the finest garage rock bands ever: Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce and of course … Read the rest

The Danger of Perceptual Coding

2015-09-042016-03-30 ezzy

Perceptual coding is responsible for data loss that is greatly misunderstood and perhaps even dangerous to society.

What is perceptual coding ? It’s a data compression concept used in audio, video, and streaming technologies.

Why does perceptual … Read the rest

The Resolution Wars

2015-09-032018-05-01 ezzy

MP3’s are dying, thank god. MP3 is a transitionary technology that has overstayed it’s welcome.

If you believe lossy MP3 is all you need for music, goodbye. Come back when you want to listen. Yes 320k is better than 192k … Read the rest

Healing Senses By Depriving Them

2015-09-032016-01-15 ezzy

Interesting theory here that a lazy eye can be cured or corrected with several days of absolute darkness. The lazy eye is a function of the brain not being able to control and process the eye properly, not a function … Read the rest