Sure a test at a higher bitrate would be interesting since that should be the quality to go if you want to archive your music. But this kind of test would be nearly impossible
In this 64kbps test there were not that many participants. Spotting the artifacts was pretty simple and you didn't need "golden ears". In the previous 128kpbs test most samples had to be so called "hard to encode" samples so that the listeners could detect the artifacts.
If we go even higher in bitrate (where the codecs are supposed to be transparent) most people can't spot artifacts any longer - even with problem samples. It would be hard to find enough people to get a statistically relevant result.
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True, on their early records there were quite a few covers - mostly Rock 'n' Roll by artists like Carl Perkins, Little Richard or Larry Williams. Altogether they covered 24 songs (only counting their standard EMI catalogue from 1962-1970). But you have to note that the Beatles evolved with time and their last cover was released in 1965.
On the other hand most MTV artists today don't write a single song themselves nor do they play an instrument.
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Sure a test at a higher bitrate would be interesting since that should be the quality to go if you want to archive your music. But this kind of test would be nearly impossible
In this 64kbps test there were not that many participants. Spotting the artifacts was pretty simple and you didn't need "golden ears". In the previous 128kpbs test most samples had to be so called "hard to encode" samples so that the listeners could detect the artifacts.
If we go even higher in bitrate (where the codecs are supposed to be transparent) most people can't spot artifacts any longer - even with problem samples. It would be hard to find enough people to get a statistically relevant result.
True, on their early records there were quite a few covers - mostly Rock 'n' Roll by artists like Carl Perkins, Little Richard or Larry Williams. Altogether they covered 24 songs (only counting their standard EMI catalogue from 1962-1970). But you have to note that the Beatles evolved with time and their last cover was released in 1965.
On the other hand most MTV artists today don't write a single song themselves nor do they play an instrument.