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MP3’s are evil !
A standard CD is recorded with an audio stream of 1411 kbits/sec, while most mp3’s found and purchased on the wed have the stream of 128-320 kbits/sec. It is regardless of what compression methods, optimization techniques, or filtering that were used to create the MP3, MP4, or WMA, the result will always contain only a fraction of the original information. It then comes as not surprise that many claim that they cannot hear the difference between a 128 kbits/sec and 320 kbits/sec MP3. It is simply because we are progressively loosing our ability to hear such subtleties the more we listen to lossy content.
We are becoming a culture that in not only incapable to appreciate a good pair of headphones but one that looses it’s ability to process natural sounds, as the listenership rates rise.
In a brief essay Pantelis Vassilakis describes in simple terms the consequences of listening to lossy music(mp3) and makes suggestions to avoid the degeneration of hearing:
The holiest of cinema has finally turned mainstream with this panache. What do we got here: Quay Brothers, Alejandro Jodorowsky, the whole Blade Runner, Yan Svankmajer, etc.
this is Timbuktu - Välj Mej (video)
I guess I’m shooting myself in the foot. I am all about plagearism and collaboration. However, now I start tu question myself - maybe the fine tools are not for the kids…
The song is”…By a band called «Chailift», a trio from Brooklyn, New York. They have been together for a couple of years, but the group has already put together a ridiculously infectious album called, «Does you, inspire you». You should definitely check out the whole CD because there are a lot of standout tracks but this is the one getting the most attention; it is called «Bruises»…” -MPR Music, Robin Hilton. The song is featured on the 2008 Apple iPod nano commercial. Regardless of my bios, if feel that these guys are really up to stuff with their commercial music selection.
