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| From | synthhtnys@comcast.net |
| Subject | Re: Story: how mp3 has changed mastering |
| Date | Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:56:52 +0000 |
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Well, there's good stuff in there but I don't think he differentiates clearly enough between the tool of compression and the hideous overuse of it that plagues modern recordings... I don't argue how that use of it needs fixing yesterday, but I think many people will come away from reading that absolutely sure that compression is the problem rather than a certain use of it being the problem.
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From: Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com>
>
> At Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:36:05 -0800
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> > An excellent review of the disturbing trend discussed here quite a bit.
> >
> > URL:
> > www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity
>
> Oh, the irony...
>
> They've quoted producer David Bendeth talking about the tinkering with, and
> degradation of, audio. This is the man who single-handedly took four Elvis
> Presley songs, remixed them for the dance market and created the modern
> abomination that was "A Little Less Conversation" that was tacked onto the
> otherwise exception "30 #1 Hits".
>
>
>
> Jaimie Vernon,
> President, Bullseye Records
> http://www.bullseyecanada.com
>
> SWAG:
> http://www.cafepress.com/bullseyecanada
> BULLSEYE LIVE 365 RADIO:
> http://www.live365.com/stations/bullseyerecords
>
> Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
> http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
>
> http://www.myspace.com/jaimievernonsmovingtargetz
>
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