Computer Audio - which software player?

[jcbrum]

Analogue distribution ceased with tape cassette and vinyl which is generally considered to be about the equivalent of 12bit 32kHz (the lowest DAT standard) and which adds extra distortion all of its own due to tracking speed and geometry problems.

As Sony and Phillips said, 16/44.1, red-book CD standard is "perfect sound forever".

I think they really meant it

JC.

 

[Paul Ranson]

It might be non-trivial for you as a human to perceive, but computers, in the digital domain, do it easily.

It's easy to perceive and describe, not easy to do. For example on the face of it the low pass filter requires 20000 or more taps.

Anyway that is only one way of achieving the desired result

The other way is mathematically equivalent.

The real point is that millions of CD's are produced to the 16/44.1 standard without compromise of the kind under discussion.

And to repeat, you don't know that.

Perhaps you could post some 96k master material and the equivalent CD quality and let us hear for ourselves?

Paul

 

[jcbrum]

I could, but I can't be arsed. As I said Paul, get a life.

JC.

 

[Paul Ranson]

No surprise there then.

It's an opportunity for one of Rob's comparisons, some of us are interested in confirming impressions and confounding conventions.

Paul

 

[Mescalito]

It's easy to perceive and describe, not easy to do. For example on the face of it the low pass filter requires 20000 or more taps.


The other way is mathematically equivalent.


And to repeat, you don't know that.

Perhaps you could post some 96k master material and the equivalent CD quality and let us hear for ourselves?

Paul

I have som R.E.M & Doors stuff in both 44/16 & 96/24.

When I get back home, I'll upload one of each for comparison.

Chris

 

[Labarum]

Samples of Gimell Record tracks may be played at 16/44.1, 24/48 and 24/96

http://www.gimell.com/

 

[sq225917]

Analogue distribution ceased with tape cassette and vinyl which is generally considered to be about the equivalent of 12bit 32kHz (the lowest DAT standard) and which adds extra distortion all of its own due to tracking speed and geometry problems.

As Sony and Phillips said, 16/44.1, red-book CD standard is "perfect sound forever".

I think they really meant it

JC.

Plenty of ALT and INDIE acts still record on analogue, take Arcade Fire for example, their current album is AAA, analogue recorded, mixed and mastered.

 

[jcbrum]

Ok Simon, I'll take your word for it. Not my sort of music.

 

[sq225917]

Not mine either, horrible dirge...