Actually I think radio stations add a tonne of dynamic compression and normalize the volume levels between songs, so that you can drive without fiddling with the volume constantly.
I think it has more to do with politics inside record companies. If one producer makes a CD that appears to be louder than another producers, the first guy will be seen as being more professional or a better producer. Also, when record companies are choosing which artist to push, they will chose the one with a perceived better CD sound (ie: louder).
Same reason that 99% of people out there are using Windows, I guess.
I'm at IT guy by day, but a semi-pro musician at night, so maybe this stuff is more important to me than most people. Personally, I can't stand the sound of MP3's. I do have an MP3 player, and I love the convenience and portability, but the sound quality is horrible. And I do find the overly compressed "loud" CD's to be fatiguing to the ears. But maybe it's just one of those things that's only annoying if you know about it and pay close attention to it.
Different kind of compression. This compression evens out the volume, so you can boost the overall volume level without clipping. Totally different thing than data compression.
Who would want to fast-forward Superbowl ads? Why would anyone want to do that? A good number of the people who watch the Superbowl watch it for the ads, not for the game...
I live in Canada, so I don't get to see these famous Superbowl ads (local cable companies replace them with their own ads). But who really gets excited to watch ads? I really don't get this. It's like those TV shows where they show the best or funniest commercials. Why would I want to watch an hour of TV commercials?? It's amazing what passes as entertainment for some people.
A year or so ago, I saw a documentary about this. If I remember correctly, IBM has a grand master behind the scenes, working with the computer. This grand master also over-rode one or more moves made by Big Blue.
I use Firefox as my main browser, but I've downloaded it many times to different PC's (which I may use only occasionally). I wonder how this affects their numbers.
I play guitar in a gigging rock band. The Internet has been great for us. People can find out when we are playing from our website, and it's also our main promotional tool when we are looking for gigs.
For me personally, over the years I've spent a lot of time on various guitar related forums (when not surfing Slashdot), I was able to learn a lot from other (better) players all over the world who I would never have had access to otherwise. I've collaborated with other musicians over the Internet by sending MP3's back and forth and mixing everyone's parts into one song. Hell, I even met my current band mates on an Internet classifieds site.
However, there is no substitute for playing with other people in a real live situation, that's where you really learn very quickly from other players, but to say the Internet is hurting musicians is pretty stupid. It kind of reminds me of the old days when they said BBS's and the Internet were preventing people from being social, when in fact it was the opposite, people were spending all their time chatting online and emailing.
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99.99%? You mean perceived by the ear? A 45MB WAV file compressed down to a 3.5MB MP3 file is losing a lot more than 0.01% of the data.
"You appear to be in an accident, air bags are about to deploy. Cancel or Allow?"
You should patent that before someone from Microsoft reads your post!
Actually I think radio stations add a tonne of dynamic compression and normalize the volume levels between songs, so that you can drive without fiddling with the volume constantly.
I think it has more to do with politics inside record companies. If one producer makes a CD that appears to be louder than another producers, the first guy will be seen as being more professional or a better producer. Also, when record companies are choosing which artist to push, they will chose the one with a perceived better CD sound (ie: louder).
No, it's because of all those damn people talking quietly on the other side of the room! :)
Same reason that 99% of people out there are using Windows, I guess. I'm at IT guy by day, but a semi-pro musician at night, so maybe this stuff is more important to me than most people. Personally, I can't stand the sound of MP3's. I do have an MP3 player, and I love the convenience and portability, but the sound quality is horrible. And I do find the overly compressed "loud" CD's to be fatiguing to the ears. But maybe it's just one of those things that's only annoying if you know about it and pay close attention to it.
Different kind of compression. This compression evens out the volume, so you can boost the overall volume level without clipping. Totally different thing than data compression.
I would prefer it if you not refer to Princeton in that manner.
That "Do no evil" policy is really starting to bite them in the ass.
Frosty Piss indeed!
I realize you are talking about apps, but on the O/S side, there were exactly 2 choices last time I went to Best Buy. Vista or Mac.
I live in Canada, so I don't get to see these famous Superbowl ads (local cable companies replace them with their own ads). But who really gets excited to watch ads? I really don't get this. It's like those TV shows where they show the best or funniest commercials. Why would I want to watch an hour of TV commercials?? It's amazing what passes as entertainment for some people.
The problem with American Internet is that is has no Seoul.
I thought you were going to say that in 1000 years, Linux will finally be ready for the desktop!
A year or so ago, I saw a documentary about this. If I remember correctly, IBM has a grand master behind the scenes, working with the computer. This grand master also over-rode one or more moves made by Big Blue.
I use Firefox as my main browser, but I've downloaded it many times to different PC's (which I may use only occasionally). I wonder how this affects their numbers.
Ah yes, the 7-Up of Zip programs!
Moderation is cruel. Just look at what happens to this post.
Does Al Gore know about this???
I play guitar in a gigging rock band. The Internet has been great for us. People can find out when we are playing from our website, and it's also our main promotional tool when we are looking for gigs.
For me personally, over the years I've spent a lot of time on various guitar related forums (when not surfing Slashdot), I was able to learn a lot from other (better) players all over the world who I would never have had access to otherwise. I've collaborated with other musicians over the Internet by sending MP3's back and forth and mixing everyone's parts into one song. Hell, I even met my current band mates on an Internet classifieds site.
However, there is no substitute for playing with other people in a real live situation, that's where you really learn very quickly from other players, but to say the Internet is hurting musicians is pretty stupid. It kind of reminds me of the old days when they said BBS's and the Internet were preventing people from being social, when in fact it was the opposite, people were spending all their time chatting online and emailing.
And also good spelling.
Dude, you can download the entire contents of your gmail account using pop3 into any mail client. They even tell you how to do it.
I don't click on links when I don't know where they go. Slashdot and goatse.cx cured me of that many years ago.
You should change your password, your account may already be compromised!