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  1. Eric_Connelly

    Compression techniques ruining modern music (article)

    The third one is tough because listening to the Prince CD's they do not sound overblown. I tried to find something that was quiet and that song is quiet at the start and does get louder. Its also a live recording. I might pull a couple others off of the CD. How does the bass side of...
  2. Eric_Connelly

    Compression techniques ruining modern music (article)

    Well here is my comparison. I loaded up Black Hole Sun from Peter Frampton's new album. This is accoustic and a "quiet" version of the song. Also was Blue Guitar from the Cowboy Junkies, also a very quiet song. Lastly was Prince's Nothing Compares to you. Peter Frampton's album was most...
  3. Eric_Connelly

    Compression techniques ruining modern music (article)

    What process can I use to check compression? We just got home with Peter Frampton's Fingerprints, which is pretty good, but from the way it sounded in the car it too sounds compressed. I will say this, in a vehicle with a cheap base radio, it does sound better, especially the low end. We...
  4. Eric_Connelly

    Compression techniques ruining modern music (article)

    You know now that you mention REM and this REALLY bugs me because its DVD-A and there is no reason for DVD-A to sound like that. Around the Sun sounds great and is one of our favorite DVD's. We bought Greatest Hits also a DVD-A and its so overblown we listened to it once. Some songs were OK...
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    Compression techniques ruining modern music (article)

    LOL! So I'm watching the recording of The Cowboy Junkies on Soundstage. The DVR picked it up for its second showing. Its a really good presentation and sounds fantastic...this lead to me purchasing 2 CD's, well 1 CD and 1 SACD and my comments on how poor the engineering was. So I'm...
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    Compression techniques ruining modern music (article)

    Here is my big beef and I hope this doesn't cross the line on the whole pirating argument. If the RIAA is going to go after all these people and basically make themselves the mafia of the recording industry then they should either A put out a premium product or let me return the CD when its...
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