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Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« on: July 19, 2015, 03:21:15 PM »

The Distortion of Sound is a documentary about the decline of sound quality and how technology has changed the way we listen to music. It will open your ears and inspire you to reach for richer, more soul-stirring musical experiences. Hear it all at http://www.DistortionOfSound.com


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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2015, 03:37:10 PM »
I've seen this before. The music industry is so quick to point the finger at data compression when the excessive dynamic range compression that is so prevalent in modern recorded music is much more to blame for the decline in overall sound quality. You could make a case for lossy compression killing sound quality - 15 years ago. If you purchase a song off iTunes/Google play or stream with Spotify premium or Tidal (320k) the sound should be audibly indistinguishable from lossless. (Some people have taken high-quality lossy vs. lossless listening tests and have claimed to hear a difference, most people fail these tests or correctly guess which sample is lossless). It's quite offensive to me that the record companies are blaming the consumer for poor sound quality when the record companies are the ones putting out bullshit products, both artistically and sonically.
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2015, 12:20:51 AM »
^ +1

This alleged documentary does everything in its power to confuse psychoacoustic based lossy data compression with dynamic range compression.

Then it has the Jupiter sized brass balls to blame the consumer for demanding convenience over SQ when it's actually the labels themselves pushing the excessive DRC which hurts SQ more than any modern lossy codec at a decent bitrate.
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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2015, 01:35:00 AM »
That was insane. I mean they are talking about mp3/lossy compression while showing the effects of dynamic compression WTF lol. I guess this video was made for those that don't know any better. I think the main mission is a good one though and they are trying to make people shift back to physical formats or lossless which is fine.
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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2015, 11:27:57 PM »
Can Digital Recordings Sound as Good as Analog?

In this http://www.artistshousemusic.org video interview, Carl Beatty, a veteran engineer and Professor of Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music, discusses whether digital recordings can sound as good as analog, and what determines the quality of a good or bad digital recording. He also shares his thoughts on whether or not consumers care about sound quality.




Full 54min interview here:

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - Carl Beatty, a veteran engineer and Professor of Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music, discusses many aspects of the craft of engineering a recording session. He shares his opinions on what it takes to be a great engineer, how to set up a home studio, the digital-versus-analog debate, how to choose an engineer for a project, and how to make yourself the best studio engineer you can be. He also offers advice to students who want to study engineering, and to parents of students who are considering applying to Berklee College of Music.

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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2015, 11:58:17 PM »
Quote from: rhythm is life on July 19, 2015, 03:37:10 PM
I've seen this before. The music industry is so quick to point the finger at data compression when the excessive dynamic range compression that is so prevalent in modern recorded music is much more to blame for the decline in overall sound quality.

Exactly. Then you have Neil Young who starts the Pono thing (which is already significantly late to the party as a matter of fact) and hires Ayre to design it. Ayre then goes on to say it doesn't really matter how good the Pono sounds as it's portable anyway, and is good enuff.

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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2015, 10:43:11 PM »
From AXPONA presents Audio Con 2015:
If you find yourself a bit confused looking at all the squiggly lines of the headphone measurements published at Innerfidelity.com, editor Tyll Hertsens will provide an in-depth presentation of how to interpret all the plots and graphs. Understanding headphone measurements help you sort through headphones that are obviously bad, or that might be good, but not to your taste. There it stops, however, from there on it’s your ears that count.
Presented By: Tyll Herstens, Editor, InnerFidelity.com

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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2015, 10:15:52 PM »
jump to 1m:43sec & 16m:13sec for some  :)p13
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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2015, 01:53:14 AM »
I know this may not be to everyone's taste but I'd really recommend watching "Glenn Gould - The Alchemist" http://www.amazon.com/Glenn-Gould-Alchemist/dp/B000089QEE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437874775&sr=8-1&keywords=glenn+gould+alchemist

It was released in 1974 and of course features the legendary pianist Glenn Gould.  As well as being an astonishingly gifted pianist and a truly radical performer and interpreter he was also one of the (maybe even just *the*?) earliest significant performers to abandon live performance and put all his energies into exploring and perfecting the possibilities of the recording studio in order to deliver (to you and me) the nearest possibility to his musical conception of the works he performed.

The film does a great job of exploring an exceptional or unique performer's dissatisfaction with live performance and his embrace of the possibilities of recording in the studio.

Glenn Gould may have been brilliant or merely perverse (you decide) but his approach, attitude and ability in bringing the conceptions of composers and performing artists to the listening public surely marks him out as a pioneer in the field of recorded music.
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Re: Audiophile related videos and documentaries
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2015, 04:47:58 AM »
Quote from: Julian67 on July 26, 2015, 01:53:14 AM
I know this may not be to everyone's taste but I'd really recommend watching "Glenn Gould - The Alchemist" http://www.amazon.com/Glenn-Gould-Alchemist/dp/B000089QEE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437874775&sr=8-1&keywords=glenn+gould+alchemist

It was released in 1974 and of course features the legendary pianist Glenn Gould.  As well as being an astonishingly gifted pianist and a truly radical performer and interpreter he was also one of the (maybe even just *the*?) earliest significant performers to abandon live performance and put all his energies into exploring and perfecting the possibilities of the recording studio in order to deliver (to you and me) the nearest possibility to his musical conception of the works he performed.

The film does a great job of exploring an exceptional or unique performer's dissatisfaction with live performance and his embrace of the possibilities of recording in the studio.

Glenn Gould may have been brilliant or merely perverse (you decide) but his approach, attitude and ability in bringing the conceptions of composers and performing artists to the listening public surely marks him out as a pioneer in the field of recorded music.

Great doc/movie, all good points you bring up.
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