[BC] dueling algorithms and audio quality

[Tom Bosscher]

    The real problem is simply laziness. The klutzes at the record 
labels just don't care. I have spoken to a few artists in the last few 
years, and they perk right up when you explain how many record companies 
dumb down the quality. Many times they state that their I-Pod sounds 
great. I say, "Ever watch the movie Multiplicity?" That usually works.  
A simple explanation of a copy of a copy works pretty well. If I had 
Bill Gates money, I would take out a full page ad in some of the trades 
and talk right to the artists.

    When WCSG first rejected the non-Flac compressed audio cuts, we took 
a lot of calls from the record companies. They didn't get it. Then the 
GM started getting calls from the artists. He called me into his office, 
and in 3 minutes I was always able to convince the artists. They usually 
understand the technology. They were the ones that went back to the 
record labels and told them to fix it.
    And yes, I do feel good about helping to fix it.

    tom bosscher


Kirk Harnack wrote:
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> I wonder if there were any articles in R&R or other PD magazines that brought up
> quality problems with cascading algorithms or using any one of them at too low a
> bitrate.
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> Kirk
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