For $10 million You could use NASA or even Virgin Galactic (just roll down the window and throw it out). But wouldn't it be sweet to stick a server up there? Can you imagine Pirate Bay or the Russkis servers in geostationary orbit? You'll have to blow it out of space to shut the damn thing down!
It sounds to me like you should put your CD-player into the CD-input on your amplifier, and the gramophone into the phono-input before you complain too much about wonky eq from the producers. Are you trolling? I too was involved in sound mixing and live recording at the time. A 10" reel-reel traveling fast had little hiss with Dolby A and suffered little from compression, even though I had to switch it in on occasions. As I said earlier, I used it to compare some recorded vinyl against it's CD counterpart. I did manage to flatten the CD version by playing around with the eq - dropping the highs and boosting the low to midrange, comparing that by downmixing both versions onto cassette. What I found was that AAD CDs had tape hiss from the masters and were mixed with vinyl in mind. These were not remixed for CD, but 'ripped' from the final mix to (probably) DAT and then pressed to CD. Now the eq of a CD version of a vinyl mix suffered. An ADD CD or DDD CD didn't. I am presuming that the RIAA eq was transfered to the AAD CD and the CD inputs on amps did not have the required RIAA circuitry. As for me getting the inputs wrong? Give me some credit. Input from a turntable into a CD/AUX input is so low that it is unlistenable. Input from a CD into a phono input (with or without RIAA eq) will blow it up or overload it - (the stage A amp). Also, reel to reel on a radio station isn't set up for speed but time instead. 90 mins/reel is better for radio than 30 mins for live recording, so the recorders are slow, thus more hiss and compression. Same technology but different setup.
Without getting into a HIFI debate, casual listening of a well produced vinyl record (AAA) and the CD version (AAD) on above average systems does show a difference, especially in the 'sound staging' and eq. The only way I could test this was to tape both versions (Tin Drum) on cassette or reel to reel with no eq on zero-ed in meters. Apart from added tape hiss and some compression, it was much preferable to listen to the vinyl version.
On the 'Tin Drum' AAD Cd, I don't think that the RIAA eq was enabled/disabled when pressed and consequently gave an inferior product. There were other transfers that suffered the same fate - like Toccata in D Minor (Bach) that had wonky eq. ABBA did record in DDA and their CD versions sounded less compressed (DDD) and with better, flatter eq.
When CD's were first released a lot of people did go out and buy the same music they already owned on Vinyl on CD. Correct up to a point. I quickly stopped buying AAD (Analog Mastering, Analog Mixing, Digital Recording) and only bought those that were DDD. Eg: Japan "Tin Drum" is wholly much better on vinyl than the CD version of it, especially the bass. And who wants another copy of Dark Side of the Moon when you've got a master cut on vinyl! Mind you, there were no music downloads at that time (circa '83)
Yes! Notice the cloud cover over the Eastern seaboard? Well yesterday I had to mow the lawn because of all the rain we've had... Geez I hate grass. I reckon the Greeks and Italians (maybe the Egyptians) worked it all out 1000's years ago and put marble or stone or lots of sand. Don't see any pottery with Greeks mowing grass do you?
(no particular order) * Game Mode - When the game is loaded, ready to play, it frees up unneeded system resources, optimizes 3D and processor threads and puts everything else on standby.
* 64 bit only OS - Time to move on.
* A modular OS with a printed manual showing install options, operating and troubleshooting : e.g. - To IE or not to IE, Server or Client or none etc. How to change system settings and so on.
* Option of inbuilt File Converters: Yes! I DO want to convert my Video_TS folder into an avi at the highest resolution natively - or convert an xdoc file to an odt etc etc etc.
* A shut down button
* A warranty with free tech support for the life of the warranty.
* A reasonable cost
* Effective error reporting for the OS, software and hardware
* An index (not just a search) - You're close Mr Gates....
Dingos afraid of rabbits would be a sight to see! Come to think about it, if King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table had the 'fear gene' tuned for rabbits, there would of been an alternate ending for the movie.
"lightweight electrons"???? For God's Sake! There really was nothing wrong with Bohr's atom was there? I'm still trying to explain wave and particle theory to my pug dog, who gazes intently into my eyes! Now I've got to try and explain electrons that don't 'weigh'(?) as much!
They are all valid rhetorical points you raise. I just think that a quality control agent be employed at the factory and by the factory. Most factories have them, but not all. The factories that produce cheap useless crap don't bother with internal QC at all. They seem to be unregulated and if they are licensed by a government authority, then that government agency is to blame. But blame is not the issue here. It's the concept and philosophy that is! Referring to my example, a plastics factory works off heat,molds and raw plastic materials. If you've got enough heat, pressure and a mould pattern, you can fabricate anything in plastic. These guys make the stuff, sell it and profit by it, using and abusing the trade infrastructure. Eventually no-one buys the product, so they stop and make something else. Look around the $1 shops for lots more examples of useless crap. I think that this is a criminal activity and somehow should be stopped by an already existing bureaucracy. As for the Wii copy, the same market forces would apply, but their own QC control and design team should be accountable to their existing licensing body. This is not happening.
The anon-coward and you are both right. Market forces will stop the crap from being made, and yes, either you have a bureaucracy that becomes unmanageably large (thus costing more resources to run), or too small to be ineffectual. I can't think of a viable solution either, except note the problem.
Even though market forces do stop this sort of thing continuing, it still happens. The wastage of materials from useless crap product inception to useless crap product end has got to be significant.
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True, but lots of people have a satellite dish. Just point and download!
For $10 million You could use NASA or even Virgin Galactic (just roll down the window and throw it out).
But wouldn't it be sweet to stick a server up there?
Can you imagine Pirate Bay or the Russkis servers in geostationary orbit?
You'll have to blow it out of space to shut the damn thing down!
Your sig: lol
Disclaimer: I sell my sig for $
I too was involved in sound mixing and live recording at the time. A 10" reel-reel traveling fast had little hiss with Dolby A and suffered little from compression, even though I had to switch it in on occasions. As I said earlier, I used it to compare some recorded vinyl against it's CD counterpart. I did manage to flatten the CD version by playing around with the eq - dropping the highs and boosting the low to midrange, comparing that by downmixing both versions onto cassette.
What I found was that AAD CDs had tape hiss from the masters and were mixed with vinyl in mind. These were not remixed for CD, but 'ripped' from the final mix to (probably) DAT and then pressed to CD.
Now the eq of a CD version of a vinyl mix suffered. An ADD CD or DDD CD didn't. I am presuming that the RIAA eq was transfered to the AAD CD and the CD inputs on amps did not have the required RIAA circuitry.
As for me getting the inputs wrong? Give me some credit.
Input from a turntable into a CD/AUX input is so low that it is unlistenable.
Input from a CD into a phono input (with or without RIAA eq) will blow it up or overload it - (the stage A amp).
Also, reel to reel on a radio station isn't set up for speed but time instead. 90 mins/reel is better for radio than 30 mins for live recording, so the recorders are slow, thus more hiss and compression. Same technology but different setup.
Without getting into a HIFI debate, casual listening of a well produced vinyl record (AAA) and the CD version (AAD) on above average systems does show a difference, especially in the 'sound staging' and eq.
The only way I could test this was to tape both versions (Tin Drum) on cassette or reel to reel with no eq on zero-ed in meters.
Apart from added tape hiss and some compression, it was much preferable to listen to the vinyl version.
However, the phono input on my amp was pre-set to incorporate an RIAA eq envelope - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phono_input and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_equalization - and I only found out about this because my amp allowed me to switch it out.
On the 'Tin Drum' AAD Cd, I don't think that the RIAA eq was enabled/disabled when pressed and consequently gave an inferior product.
There were other transfers that suffered the same fate - like Toccata in D Minor (Bach) that had wonky eq.
ABBA did record in DDA and their CD versions sounded less compressed (DDD) and with better, flatter eq.
Eg: Japan "Tin Drum" is wholly much better on vinyl than the CD version of it, especially the bass. And who wants another copy of Dark Side of the Moon when you've got a master cut on vinyl!
Mind you, there were no music downloads at that time (circa '83)
Yes! Notice the cloud cover over the Eastern seaboard?
Well yesterday I had to mow the lawn because of all the rain we've had...
Geez I hate grass.
I reckon the Greeks and Italians (maybe the Egyptians) worked it all out 1000's years ago and put marble or stone or lots of sand.
Don't see any pottery with Greeks mowing grass do you?
Tagged as Alphaville?
Am I not mistaken? Isn't this a reference to the 80's German Band?
I forgot one:
* Intelligence - a little bit of AI can go a long way. After 25 years of Dos-Windows, you would think that there would be a little more AI in the mix.
(no particular order)
* Game Mode - When the game is loaded, ready to play, it frees up unneeded system resources, optimizes 3D and processor threads and puts everything else on standby.
* 64 bit only OS - Time to move on.
* A modular OS with a printed manual showing install options, operating and troubleshooting : e.g. - To IE or not to IE, Server or Client or none etc. How to change system settings and so on.
* Option of inbuilt File Converters: Yes! I DO want to convert my Video_TS folder into an avi at the highest resolution natively - or convert an xdoc file to an odt etc etc etc.
* A shut down button
* A warranty with free tech support for the life of the warranty.
* A reasonable cost
* Effective error reporting for the OS, software and hardware
* An index (not just a search) - You're close Mr Gates....
Maybe more, but that's enough for now!
moosii
Dingos afraid of rabbits would be a sight to see!
Come to think about it, if King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table had the 'fear gene' tuned for rabbits, there would of been an alternate ending for the movie.
Itchy and Scratchy would be more appropriate.
I must check out Go-Lo, Base Warehouse and Kmart catalogues. Maybe they've got a $217 machine on for a Xmas special.
Apologies.
I sit corrected.
Approximately 11.1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogomips
Touche!
(There is a pr0n joke in there somewhere.) There is! Perhaps you're too close to the issues:
I've never considered pirates (or horses) when I've thought about 'Mounted Police'
What's he on about now?
Thank God for the Russians!
"lightweight electrons"????
For God's Sake! There really was nothing wrong with Bohr's atom was there?
I'm still trying to explain wave and particle theory to my pug dog, who gazes intently into my eyes!
Now I've got to try and explain electrons that don't 'weigh'(?) as much!
They are all valid rhetorical points you raise.
I just think that a quality control agent be employed at the factory and by the factory. Most factories have them, but not all.
The factories that produce cheap useless crap don't bother with internal QC at all. They seem to be unregulated and if they are licensed by a government authority, then that government agency is to blame.
But blame is not the issue here. It's the concept and philosophy that is!
Referring to my example, a plastics factory works off heat,molds and raw plastic materials. If you've got enough heat, pressure and a mould pattern, you can fabricate anything in plastic.
These guys make the stuff, sell it and profit by it, using and abusing the trade infrastructure. Eventually no-one buys the product, so they stop and make something else. Look around the $1 shops for lots more examples of useless crap.
I think that this is a criminal activity and somehow should be stopped by an already existing bureaucracy.
As for the Wii copy, the same market forces would apply, but their own QC control and design team should be accountable to their existing licensing body. This is not happening.
The anon-coward and you are both right. Market forces will stop the crap from being made, and yes, either you have a bureaucracy that becomes unmanageably large (thus costing more resources to run), or too small to be ineffectual. I can't think of a viable solution either, except note the problem.
Even though market forces do stop this sort of thing continuing, it still happens. The wastage of materials from useless crap product inception to useless crap product end has got to be significant.
Aren't Chinese factories licensed in any way?