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just brew it! wrote:Yeah, compression artifacts are a pet peeve of mine too. Like nails on chalkboard. Newer codecs (and even MP3 with a modern implememtation like LAME) are pretty clean even at moderate bitrates; early MP3 encoders generally sucked at any bitrate.
jackbomb wrote:Yup. I still have a few MP3 CDs that I made back in 1999-2000. Mostly 128 kb/s. At the time they sounded OK, but since then I've been spoiled by CDs, FLAC, and various high resolution formats.
just brew it! wrote:(Sorry derFunk, back on prog for now... but I'm definitely gonna be listening to more Joe Bonamassa in the coming weeks, and will post my impressions about that too... his debut album and the Rock Candy Funk Party stuff definitely got my attention!)
just brew it! wrote:jackbomb wrote:Yup. I still have a few MP3 CDs that I made back in 1999-2000. Mostly 128 kb/s. At the time they sounded OK, but since then I've been spoiled by CDs, FLAC, and various high resolution formats.
I came at it from the other direction -- I had been listening to CDs for over a decade, and vinyl for even longer than that. Early MP3 encoders never sounded "OK" to me.
Vhalidictes wrote:The main problem that I ran into, forcing me into digital formats, was the sound degradation over time. Re-writing the same tape for the 3rd time because it had been played-out is the opposite of fun.
derFunkenstein wrote:Busted out the Trans Siberian Orchestra today. I'm in a group that's going to play Christmas in Sarajevo at a few different events in December. I don't mind being second fiddle guitar or even third fiddle in that one. The guys doing the heavy lifting on that song are outstanding players and I always liked playing "jug jigga-jigga jug jigga jigga" stuff anyway. Rhythm is my soul.
bthylafh wrote:Nickel Creek:
https://youtu.be/jFycqnOpifQ
I never thought I'd enjoy modern bluegrass as much as I do.