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Does Going Digital Mean Missing Music?
arlanTLDR writes "The Seattle PI is running a story about how the MP3 format is the sign of a musical apocalypse. Apparently, many top music producers are 'howling' over the fact that files in a compressed format contain 'less than 10 percent of the original music on the CDs.' Is this just sensationalist FUD, or is there something to the assertion that listening to an MP3 is like hearing music 'through a screen door?'" The article mentions that the iPod and its cheap earbuds bear some of the responsibility for rendering this degradation in sound quality less objectionable.
You can hear the missing details between WAV and MP3? /. !
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If music is only stored as an MP3 than yes we will be loosing some of the music. Flac would fix that.
Ogg too is better, but don't count on the MAFIAA to bring you quality music. They are still trying to figure out how to get their radio empire back. That includes intentionally distorted and low quality music shoveled to you by a select and advertising funded few and everything else bad you noticed. Vista gives them some of it, but no one is buying that. The other way is the new is a compulsory SoundExchange. If we don't stop them, SoundExchange will eventually buddy up with M$, Apple or some other sell out and lock everyone else out.
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This is propoganda planted by the RIAA. The last gasp.
They have apposed "perfect" copy from the start because they knew non-physical distribution meant the end of their broadcast and recording empire. They will do everything in their power to keep their control of the market. That includes making digital music suck like FM radio and limiting internet distribution of music. Vista and SoundExchange give them most of what they want. People are not buying Vista but musicians will not be able to escape SoundExchange if we do not shut them down.
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