1) yes you have ownership with a CD 2) If you think vinyl is poor quality I feel bad for you. Loudness DOES cause clipping at the source level on MP3's when you use any software equalizer. These are built into most MP3 players, althouth how widely they are used is arguable. Also, all software MP3 players have a steady preamp level that is not always set to +0 Db and could lead to clipping. 3) Vinyl deteriorates with play if and only if you are a moron. Every turntable is adjustable in pressure to lessen the friction on the album therefore prolonging it's lifecycle. If your vinyl is deteriorating after playback, reduce needle pressure and buy a new needle; old needles can cause damage if not properly alligned. 4) I'm not sure how widely the 4track recording is used because I don't use it myself I just know it exists. 2channel? That's just stereo. It's not the same thing. The two channels of an audio CD represent the right and the left, not different voicings in the music. Channels and tracks are not the same thing.
Why take an analogue source (a music instrument) and convert it's signal (sound) down to a digital level which only approximates the source when you can record across a fully analogue platform and maintain quality?
I play my records very loud with thumping base and the needle never skips because I know how to use a turntable. CD's naturally skip way more than vinyl, you just don't notice it because of the buffer.
Regardless the fact of the matter remains: What kind of music is very important in selecting a format. If you're listening to some digital music that's recorded on digital devices you might as well use a digital format, the CD. If you are listening to some analogue-recorded music (i.e. a classical ensemble/grand piano) you're better off sticking to the original recording format. The frequency range on vinyl is wider, although many of the possible freqencies on vinyl are beyond the range of human hearing. Some people argue these frequencies can be "felt" as you listen to the music but I hold those claims to be bogus.
Both CD's and Vinyl have their uses. Given that you take care of your vinyl and it is of good (heavy) production quality your vinyl will last longer.
There's no need to be insulting. But if you want to throw stones, answer this: Are you a musician? Do you own any vinyl?
Yes vinyl is cool, but it's not just cool for the sake of cool. The reason vinyl will come back is much more detailed than that article suggests.
1) You own vinyl. Ever read the licensing rights when you buy a song off the iTunes store? What happens if you lose your hard drive?
2) Better quality. Vinyl is great quality - better so than iTunes songs. If you like to play music loud, it's very important that your source is of good quality or your audio will start to clip once you reach the upper limits of your equipment.
3) Shelf life. Vinyl records have an expected lifetime that is much longer than a CD.
4) 4track recording. Most vinyl records are made with four seperate tracks that play simultaneously. If you have a record player that is capable of toggling the tracks on and off, you can do some interesting things with your music. Ever try to take the vocals off an MP3?
Think about it. If you want portability, why get something physical instead of downloading to your iPod? If you want quality, why go for a CD when vinyl boasts superior quality. The quality is especially noticable in the low range.
If you're looking to do any DJ work you use vinyl. There's no ifs ands or butts about it. MP3's will sound like shit when you put them through kilowatt powered speakers. You CAN get some really high qual MP3's but for the most part, vinyl is a safer bet.
You're right, I should give credit where credit is due. SWG was certainly a gigantic game. This was one of the most exciting parts about it. It was virtually impossible to explore it all. The problem I had with the size of SWG was that it was not very rich. In order to accomodate the huge size, things were spaced out. To make it easy for the player to navigate, transportation was made very easy. Vehicles were cheap and mass transit was just a loading screen. Sure, watching your character ride a bus (or a gryphon or a wind rider or whatever game your playing) is realistic in terms of the game, but it's boring as shit. At the same time, this can be seen to be a motivator for players to break every now and then to stave off fatigue, hunger, having to go to the bathroom, or in some extreme cases death. This element of the game remains in question.
Back to the point. SWG was big, but it was sparse. There WERE things to explore, but they were few and far between. The cities were incredible. The different environments provided for ways to keep it fresh. However, the size was too ambitious in my opinion. I didn't like having to travel in the neighborhood of dozens of virtual kilometers (or in the example of the different planets, virtual parsecs).
User created cities were very cool though. Purchasable structures? Wow, that's a sweet feature.
But the problem was that at it's heart was the combat system. SWG combat system just wasn't that fun for me. While it may have been practical, the ability to queue up your attacks is pretty retarded. Other than that the HAM system was terrible. I passed out because I'm out of "mind"? Nuts to that.
Now all we need is a ninja themed MMORPG and see which beats which in sales to determine which would win.
You read my mind. Fans of ninjas and pirates have been at odds for years. Personally, I like the idea of a Vampire MMORPG. It could be broken up into two factions like WoW but have them be daytime races and nighttime races. Bonusses given outdoors depending on faction, no bonus indoors. Would be lots of fun.
Star Wars Galaxies was pretty awful. I played it for a while and then realized it was retarded. Then I played WoW and I loved it. Even got to 60. In hindsight, they were both pretty retarded. The amount of time I've spent sitting in front of a screen and doing a premeditated sequence of attacks is simply mind numbing. Grinding for hours is boring. However, the PvP aspect of WoW is great, not to mention it's more socially acceptable.
Take for example the success of Lord of the Rings in recent times. Following this trend, where's the Pirate MMORPG? That'd be a cash cow.
This won't translate to the nanoscale because physics at the nanoscale are drastically different than in the macroscale. When you scale things down to the atomic level intermolecular forces become a pretty big deal, wheas at the macroscale they are almost never even considered.
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1) yes you have ownership with a CD
2) If you think vinyl is poor quality I feel bad for you. Loudness DOES cause clipping at the source level on MP3's when you use any software equalizer. These are built into most MP3 players, althouth how widely they are used is arguable. Also, all software MP3 players have a steady preamp level that is not always set to +0 Db and could lead to clipping.
3) Vinyl deteriorates with play if and only if you are a moron. Every turntable is adjustable in pressure to lessen the friction on the album therefore prolonging it's lifecycle. If your vinyl is deteriorating after playback, reduce needle pressure and buy a new needle; old needles can cause damage if not properly alligned.
4) I'm not sure how widely the 4track recording is used because I don't use it myself I just know it exists. 2channel? That's just stereo. It's not the same thing. The two channels of an audio CD represent the right and the left, not different voicings in the music. Channels and tracks are not the same thing.
Why take an analogue source (a music instrument) and convert it's signal (sound) down to a digital level which only approximates the source when you can record across a fully analogue platform and maintain quality?
I play my records very loud with thumping base and the needle never skips because I know how to use a turntable. CD's naturally skip way more than vinyl, you just don't notice it because of the buffer.
Regardless the fact of the matter remains:
What kind of music is very important in selecting a format. If you're listening to some digital music that's recorded on digital devices you might as well use a digital format, the CD. If you are listening to some analogue-recorded music (i.e. a classical ensemble/grand piano) you're better off sticking to the original recording format. The frequency range on vinyl is wider, although many of the possible freqencies on vinyl are beyond the range of human hearing. Some people argue these frequencies can be "felt" as you listen to the music but I hold those claims to be bogus.
Both CD's and Vinyl have their uses. Given that you take care of your vinyl and it is of good (heavy) production quality your vinyl will last longer.
There's no need to be insulting. But if you want to throw stones, answer this:
Are you a musician?
Do you own any vinyl?
Yes vinyl is cool, but it's not just cool for the sake of cool. The reason vinyl will come back is much more detailed than that article suggests.
1) You own vinyl. Ever read the licensing rights when you buy a song off the iTunes store? What happens if you lose your hard drive?
2) Better quality. Vinyl is great quality - better so than iTunes songs. If you like to play music loud, it's very important that your source is of good quality or your audio will start to clip once you reach the upper limits of your equipment.
3) Shelf life. Vinyl records have an expected lifetime that is much longer than a CD.
4) 4track recording. Most vinyl records are made with four seperate tracks that play simultaneously. If you have a record player that is capable of toggling the tracks on and off, you can do some interesting things with your music. Ever try to take the vocals off an MP3?
Think about it. If you want portability, why get something physical instead of downloading to your iPod? If you want quality, why go for a CD when vinyl boasts superior quality. The quality is especially noticable in the low range.
If you're looking to do any DJ work you use vinyl. There's no ifs ands or butts about it. MP3's will sound like shit when you put them through kilowatt powered speakers. You CAN get some really high qual MP3's but for the most part, vinyl is a safer bet.
You're right, I should give credit where credit is due. SWG was certainly a gigantic game. This was one of the most exciting parts about it. It was virtually impossible to explore it all. The problem I had with the size of SWG was that it was not very rich. In order to accomodate the huge size, things were spaced out. To make it easy for the player to navigate, transportation was made very easy. Vehicles were cheap and mass transit was just a loading screen. Sure, watching your character ride a bus (or a gryphon or a wind rider or whatever game your playing) is realistic in terms of the game, but it's boring as shit. At the same time, this can be seen to be a motivator for players to break every now and then to stave off fatigue, hunger, having to go to the bathroom, or in some extreme cases death. This element of the game remains in question.
Back to the point. SWG was big, but it was sparse. There WERE things to explore, but they were few and far between. The cities were incredible. The different environments provided for ways to keep it fresh. However, the size was too ambitious in my opinion. I didn't like having to travel in the neighborhood of dozens of virtual kilometers (or in the example of the different planets, virtual parsecs).
User created cities were very cool though. Purchasable structures? Wow, that's a sweet feature.
But the problem was that at it's heart was the combat system. SWG combat system just wasn't that fun for me. While it may have been practical, the ability to queue up your attacks is pretty retarded. Other than that the HAM system was terrible. I passed out because I'm out of "mind"? Nuts to that.
Star Wars Galaxies was pretty awful. I played it for a while and then realized it was retarded. Then I played WoW and I loved it. Even got to 60. In hindsight, they were both pretty retarded. The amount of time I've spent sitting in front of a screen and doing a premeditated sequence of attacks is simply mind numbing. Grinding for hours is boring. However, the PvP aspect of WoW is great, not to mention it's more socially acceptable. Take for example the success of Lord of the Rings in recent times. Following this trend, where's the Pirate MMORPG? That'd be a cash cow.
This won't translate to the nanoscale because physics at the nanoscale are drastically different than in the macroscale. When you scale things down to the atomic level intermolecular forces become a pretty big deal, wheas at the macroscale they are almost never even considered.