Rick Beato with a great dissection of the Zep classic Whole Lotta Love:
I like when he picks up the guitar and plays along with the solo.
Pretty sick!
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… Fake Hi-End Audio
Apple and others continue to push the lie that lossy music is high quality.
They claim they will soon be shipping studio quality airpods and over-the-ear headphones. Please.
Nothing lossy is studio quality.
Nothing wireless is studio quality*.
Mastering The Equalizer
The most important thing in recording and mixing – the equalizer.
Learn to master it. Your music and mixes will come to life.
Here’s 2 great videos giving you the basics of how to EQ:
… Dither is Loss
There’s this thing in digital audio called Dither. It’s the first step of lossy-ness. But it’s never talked about outside of mastering engineer shop talk. I think it’s ignored because it’s misunderstood, and frankly, would hurt sales if explained.… Read the rest
Never Underestimate Sound
Sound waves as visual art.
Standing waves are around us when we listen to music. Good sounding rooms minimize them.
This video forgets to mention that the vibrations around us are detected first by our hair follicles and joints before … Read the rest
Proper Digital Audio Playback
The PonoPlayer got it right, whether they survive as a business or not.
There is a right way and a quick way to build a digital audio playback circuit.
The following information comes from Charlie Hansen, the designer of the … Read the rest
Movie Lovers Coalesce The Vapors Around Streaming
It’s not just music lovers realizing that streaming has a long way to go to match physical media.
Film lovers see the same issues: degraded quality, no extras, no ownership, unknown/ temporary access.
We give up a lot for … Read the rest
The Problem With Experts Indeed
Interesting take over on RealHDAudio taking shots at a music producer.
I read and replied to his post but it’s not publishing over there, so here is:
Timing, timbre, and room sound.
Timing, timbre, and room sound.
Timing, timbre, and … Read the rest
Anti-Audio Tech Sites, Pt. II
To followup on my rant against american tech sites like Ars Technica and how they completely ignore hi-res audio, I found some proof.
Check out Crutchfield, an american stereo catalog retailer. Crutchfield is known for their help in installing and … Read the rest
The Power of Labels
Degrade -d
- treat or regard with contempt or disrespect
- lower the character or quality of
- reduce to a lower rank, especially as a punishment
Synonyms: demean, debase, cheapen, devalue, shame, humiliate, mortify, abase, dishonor, dehumanize, brutalize, lossy
Original
- present
Lossy Is Hurting Us
Quick visual experience:
If you own a ponoplayer or another modern 24bit digital audio player, you can experience this.
Full resolution for all the music you love will return you to the quality you deserve.
Note … Read the rest
The Art of Recorded Music
A canvas. A monitor.
A block of clay.
Human imagination is more fertile and expansive than all of them.
Human imagination is where the soundstage of recorded music is rendered.
Creating sound for a recording takes planning. Even a simple … Read the rest
Streaming’s Shortcomings
If everyone got their music from streaming? That’s a big problem.
Streaming…
- has no cross promotion with local events or the local economy.
- has no cross promotion with local unsigned bands.
- has no direct connection back to the artist.
- completely
More Hi-Res Rumors For Apple
I guess this is good – rumors are floating again that Apple Music is moving into Hi-Res Audio. Being a rumor there are very few specifics but a few people more influential than me are saying that 24/96 streaming … Read the rest
Guide To Hi-Res Audio
The momentum continues, as more publications pick up on this new push towards quality in consumer audio. MP3 won’t die without a fight, but it’s 15 year grip on the music industry appears to be loosening.
Check out … Read the rest
Headphones or Speakers
One thing I think is lost during audio debate and discussion these days is whether we are discussing listening on speakers or headphones. I find them to be very different.
Music is very complex vibration. When it is made by … Read the rest
Promises Fulfilled
This is from a guy that spends his life testing high-end audio devices – things like $15k Amps and $5k headphones.
That ain’t my market, as you know.
He ordered a PonoPlayer and by the time it arrived he was … Read the rest
Room Acoustics 101
Here’s a simple to understand, visual version of basic room acoustic properties. People argue about gear and formats and often times forget to deal with the most important aspect of what they are hearing – the room.