On Mon Dec 9 21:23:18 EST 2013, bruce.ellis@gmail.com wrote:almost all my cds were bought first hand before 1998. all
> Well there is some truth in all these emails. First let me say that no
> recording studio records in mp3 and no studio software does unless you
> really force it. Not even Garage Band - the baseline. (Note that I will
> usually make a mp3 for my phone after a mix.)
>
> That said the dudes compiling and selling CDs will grab the data in any
> format and decode it and sell it. Just 'cause you bought a CD doesn't mean
> it was really uncompressed DDD. Certainly a worse story if you don't know
> if it's pirated. How many CDs do you have with a hologram on them, Erik?
came with proper packaging, and silkscreening on the front side.
even so, as you point out, the quality does vary. i find some remastered
AAD or ADD disks to be of good quality. listening to muddy waters,
"folk singer" as i type.
very interesting. time to do a little investigation.
> That said 9 out of 10 British housewives etc.
>
> It is not too hard to tell and clearly Simon has the tools. I do. Just
> checked out a suspect disk. Hmm profile is strongly correlated with 96kps.
- erik