i approve. you've gotta test this shit on SOMETHING. coming from a 3d background, i'd be highly disappointed to see yet another teapot as the first thing made by a new piece of kit.
i dare you to do a blind test between a 16-bit dithered down from 24 bit, and the original 24 bit.
on your own stereo.
also, many audio player programs will account for the 576 sample delay in mp3's filterbank, and play back seamlessly. you could also use flac+cue (esp if you think you can hear a difference between 16bit and 24bit)
real men digitize their LPs and bypass CD all together.
nothing like clicks and pops in places you could never bring a turntable.
bonus points for constructing your own RIAA preamp in linear-phase and going direct-input, while using MS processing to prevent rumble while keeping the musical parts of the bass...
(i've gotta do something while i'm doing nothing...)
depends what you listen to. some bands actually have more than an albumsworth in them. others got signed before they had enough good material and were contractually obliged to release an album (a friend of mine was on this rollercoaster - the music industry really is a bit of a digestive tract for talented people to be processed into a uniform paste)
well... some of their tracks seem to have been written from the outset as standalone tracks. comfortably numb is actually quite jarring when it comes in on the album. Money comes in at the start of side B, and you can gracefully fade out the end (though i much prefer the next track anyway).
but yes, mp3 players need gapless support and perhaps even cuesheet support. generally i just listen to full albums anyway. random play is a novelty that wore off long ago for me, and they've yet to find an algo that can pick out songs as well as a good DJ.
i think every product based article i've read includes "controversy" or similar sections. the coca-cola page will mention the fact that there used to be cocaine in it, the mcdonalds page will mention mclibel and similar things.
its a good thing that when the apocalypse comes we wont need to be able to quote buffy to survive.... unless whedon has anything to do with the apocalypse.
you can't sell a machine that does everything to people who want a single machine that does everything and then slowly remove features (under threat of several other features being removed if you don't agree to remove said features).
just because something is "by computer", or "online", or "in space" does not change what has happened.
******WARNING - CAR ANALOGY*******
if you sent your car in for a scheduled service (as required to keep warranty) and when you got it back the stereo was gone, you'd absolutely have legal recourse.
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when they said "repent", i wonder what they meant.
i approve. you've gotta test this shit on SOMETHING. coming from a 3d background, i'd be highly disappointed to see yet another teapot as the first thing made by a new piece of kit.
"School boards have to step up and recognize they must represent the 95% of kids who aren't little Johnny."
1/25 is 4%, not 5...
but i agree with you.
"it sounds like microchips!" :)
if you can hold off from running every exe you get in your email until next tuesday, you'll be fine.
honestly, it's not like every zero-day is a new botnet.
why would you need to download individual tracks if you could get the whole lot for the iTunes price of 1 track if you so desired?
the hardcore fans will have bought the LP double-disc set with the bonus CD anyway...
headphones are good, but big, tall, fat brown speakers are better. gotta re-create the 70s.
i dare you to do a blind test between a 16-bit dithered down from 24 bit, and the original 24 bit.
on your own stereo.
also, many audio player programs will account for the 576 sample delay in mp3's filterbank, and play back seamlessly. you could also use flac+cue (esp if you think you can hear a difference between 16bit and 24bit)
real men digitize their LPs and bypass CD all together.
nothing like clicks and pops in places you could never bring a turntable.
bonus points for constructing your own RIAA preamp in linear-phase and going direct-input, while using MS processing to prevent rumble while keeping the musical parts of the bass...
(i've gotta do something while i'm doing nothing...)
"Two parties one line"
i think i saw that video. i don't care to see it again.
depends what you listen to. some bands actually have more than an albumsworth in them. others got signed before they had enough good material and were contractually obliged to release an album (a friend of mine was on this rollercoaster - the music industry really is a bit of a digestive tract for talented people to be processed into a uniform paste)
well... some of their tracks seem to have been written from the outset as standalone tracks. comfortably numb is actually quite jarring when it comes in on the album. Money comes in at the start of side B, and you can gracefully fade out the end (though i much prefer the next track anyway).
but yes, mp3 players need gapless support and perhaps even cuesheet support. generally i just listen to full albums anyway. random play is a novelty that wore off long ago for me, and they've yet to find an algo that can pick out songs as well as a good DJ.
replace NPR with "ford motor company"
i think every product based article i've read includes "controversy" or similar sections. the coca-cola page will mention the fact that there used to be cocaine in it, the mcdonalds page will mention mclibel and similar things.
"...after Wikipedia has become dependend on the income from Google they can start changing the policy as they wish."
"That which is given to you is truly worthless and only works to make you a slave."
hmm. seem to be saying the same thing there.
not sure what it all has to do with a poster's political/philosophical affiliation. you surely are a strange person with a bee in your bonnet.
nice one. thanks :)
its a good thing that when the apocalypse comes we wont need to be able to quote buffy to survive. ... unless whedon has anything to do with the apocalypse.
5th largest site in the world.
i use it maybe twice a day, usually reading 2-3 articles each visit.
multiply that by it's entire user base.
figure out how many servers you need to drive that.
those books aren't free. they cost $1.
i'd rather wikipedia throw textbooks at poverty than some organisation like World Vision throw bibles at it.
i think you're not understanding the meaning of "donation" as opposed to "loan".
should you maybe give conservapedia a try to find a wiki for you that has not gone downhill?
because i didn't even know there were ads until i closed firefox to try out chrome... adblockers will mess up this business model.
i'd like an elegant media centre solution actually.
a BD drive USB2'd into a laptop running anyDVD and HDMI is not an elegant solution.
adding a wiimote and XBMC elegants it up a bit though.
no need for a PS3 then.
Dear Sony,
i have not bought any of your products in 10 years except for Digital Betacam tapes.
feels good man.
regards,
me
how about "fitness for purpose"?
you can't sell a machine that does everything to people who want a single machine that does everything and then slowly remove features (under threat of several other features being removed if you don't agree to remove said features).
just because something is "by computer", or "online", or "in space" does not change what has happened.
******WARNING - CAR ANALOGY*******
if you sent your car in for a scheduled service (as required to keep warranty) and when you got it back the stereo was gone, you'd absolutely have legal recourse.
do i hear tinned laughter?