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- unknown0
sorry, i meant 2inch multi-track tape. (i.e. 2inches wide)
it was the standard for years until digital multitrack recording came out.
many bands still record on it for the analog warmth and tape saturation - although you can add that shit digitally with plugins.
- kodap0
mp5 and hydrogen flying cars are estimated to arrive next.
- ********0
ok, right I've seen those used before but never have used them. It's funny how some artists today, even electronic-based ones, try and make their music sound warmer at the end of their production. It's the same way, let's say a Portishead is, they use tons and tons of samples and electronic shit and then at the end make it sounds warm. Interesting actually.
- ********0
Meet George Jetson
- kodap0
*mp5
- unknown0
me yesterday...
- kodap0
nice machine
- ********0
Yep, I thought that was you StyleJunky
- pocho0
MP4 is killer like Phyllis Diller. Sure, it IS from video technology, but for audio it just uses the audio layer. The compression algorithm is SWEET as sugar. CD quality when you rip...MP3 size when you save. TASTY!
iTunes will play MP4's...not much else. But trust me...you will be using MP4 soon.
- Sapphire0
Sapphire 8 tracks
- Redmond0
I though mp4 was a video compressor.
- mrming0
Audio hedz correct me if I'm wrong - but I always understood that the frequencies you can't hear are important. That's why CD's sound flat compared to vinyl. The low and high frequencies that we can't hear affect the ones that we can hear, making the overall sound richer and warmer. So anything that cuts out even more of these is going to sound even more wack than mp3's.
- thirdcircle0
We actually had to do a research paper on MPEG4 last year for school, so the technology has been known about for a while. MPEG4 was created to replace the old MPEG2 (which is used for most DVD's)
So yes the bulk of the compression technology is meant for video / 3D. ya that's right 3D. There is some sort of syncronization technology that works directly with 3D. there is also TTS (text-to-speech), and the TTS and 3D are meant to work together to create something like anna nova, but ... well...... better
In fact someone mentioned DivX, DivX actually uses a 'near to' mp4 technology.
and of course there will be crazy audio compression that comes with it as well. Such as the new 'silence compression' which will lower the bitrate of silent parts, and new algorithms which will eliminate sounds inaudible to the human ear.
so no it won't compare to a live performance, or raw studio tape if you're looking for true quality, but I'm sure it'll kick mp3's ass
and ya this is all from research I did last year so things have without a doubt have changed since then, so don't kill the messenger. I'm too young to die..... now where's my vicodin
- mbr0
You can tell the difference. I can hear the difference of compressed audio vs. non compressed on a quality system (I doubt you'll notice much on a computer's speakers). My father has some Martin Logan's that are exceptional, you really can hear the difference in recordings (he's got some recordings done from the master recordings).
The audible range for the human hear is 20hz to 20,000 hz, I believe this is what MP3s use to eliminate 'unheard' sound. I know Minidiscs to this. A regular recording will have information above and below this range that is not 'heard', but it does make a difference. By eliminating the data above and below, you can make a smaller file size of 'almost' the same frequency.
That's why you look at the frequency range of speakers. Those Martin Logans, while over 6' tall electrostatics with a 12" subwoofer, cannot reach down low enough to cover all the frequencies. There is a separate Velodyne 18" sub that takes care of the lowest frequencies.