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The Beatles, Scotty Pippin, and Mr. Smith
Hilarious. For more like this, see Scott Gairdner’s web site. Enjoy.
Bob
(Thanks, DavidH!)
Null Testing and Listening Testing of “Mastered for iTunes”
In this video, Ian Shepard of Production Advice in the UK compares a CD track to both its “raw” AAC coded form and a “Mastered for iTunes” rendition. I think that most of you will jump to the punchline early on, but the journey is interesting (for audio geeks).
On a related note, I wish that the audiophile industry would do more null testing to answer simple questions like: “does this cable sound different from that one?” It’s really not that difficult.
Bob
Audio Primer: How the Pros Use EQ and Compression
Audiophiles are taught that equalization (EQ) and compression are BAD. However, used judiciously, they are useful or even GOOD.
Joe Gilder’s “Home Studio Corner” web site is one of the best resources on the web for learning how good-sounding recordings are put together. No, Joe’s home studio is neither Skywalker nor Abbey Roads in sophistication. But it’s quite nice, and Joe is a natural and giving teacher.
The material on EQ is a good building-block for the room correction work that we’ll do. The compression video is also quite interesting, showing that the technique has uses beyond the “loudness wars.”
Enjoy.
Bob
Van Gogh + Music + Computer Graphics = Remarkable
Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.
May not be “audiophile,” but I find it simply remarkable.
(Watch it all…surprising throughout.)
Bob
A Godel-Escher-Bach Moment: Cello Music Made Geometric
I don’t think Hofstadter’s “golden eternal braid” book needs much intro – it’s simply one of the most well-read tomes ever on the correspondence between math, science, and art. It practically started a movement.
It’s also the first thing that I thought of when I saw the video below.
Enjoy,
Bob
Baroque.me: J.S. Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 – Prelude from Alexander Chen on Vimeo.
Korean Idol
I think that this performance really just speaks for itself… – Bob
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