Emile Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Sure some of you can chime in to set me on the correct path Downloaded some video/audio files from YouTube and some other sources and compared them to original CD's. HORRIBLE Lack of highs/lows, no definition, no brilliance, etc. Where to go; what to do???? Thanks, Emile 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnKuthe Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Emile said: Sure some of you can chime in to set me on the correct path Downloaded some video/audio files from YouTube and some other sources and compared them to original CD's. HORRIBLE Lack of highs/lows, no definition, no brilliance, etc. Where to go; what to do???? Thanks, Emile When you pull songs off the Internet, you GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! 😉 Sometimes great, sometimes lousy! John Kuthe... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Emile said: Sure some of you can chime in to set me on the correct path Downloaded some video/audio files from YouTube and some other sources and compared them to original CD's. HORRIBLE Lack of highs/lows, no definition, no brilliance, etc. Where to go; what to do???? Thanks, Emile The easiest way is to buy them directly online from either the Apple Store, or Amazon. You pay, instant download, and start enjoying your music immediately. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnKuthe Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Oicu812 said: The easiest way is to buy them directly online from either the Apple Store, or Amazon. You pay, instant download, and start enjoying your music immediately. I BUY iNothing!! I rip as MP3s or nothing! And Jeff Bezos can go fly his Amazon KITE! John Kuthe... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Just now, JohnKuthe said: I BUY iNothing!! I rip as MP3s or nothing! And Jeff Bezos can go fly his Amazon KITE! John Kuthe... That will make sure that the musicians stay in business, too. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnKuthe Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Oicu812 said: That will make sure that the musicians stay in business, too. Absolutely! Like Jill Sobule! She puts a great deal of her stuff out on the Internet! Here's THE FIRST SONG I ever DLed: Late 1990's! John Kuthe... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, JohnKuthe said: Absolutely! Like Jill Sobule! She puts a great deal of her stuff out on the Internet! Here's THE FIRST SONG I ever DLed: Late 1990's! John Kuthe... Okay, if you want to go this direction, I'm game~! That should get you started, JK! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 OK; found some FLAC sites, but they all want money ... just want to try some FLAC's for free without having to sign up for a "trial." Anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Oh and one that describes my life. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Oh, and another one. I have a little sign on my desk that says "I'm Silently Correcting Your Grammar". @Emile This is a VERY clean recording. This one likes to be played LOUD. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnKuthe Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Oicu812 said: Oh and one that describes my life. I USED to be a Code Monkey! Then I decided to get a real job helping people, so now I'm an RN! John Kuthe, BSN, RN... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 This one was done in ONE continuous take. Over 5 floors, and down into the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Well, goodnight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Tidal is all you need to know. You can thank me later....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 OK; found some FLAC sites, but they all want money ... just want to try some FLAC's for free without having to sign up for a "trial." Anyone?Use a CD you like and EAC Exact Audio Copy and rip to FLAC. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkle toes Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Not really sure what your trying achieve!? Free music? But Qobuz offer streaming and download. On a rolling contract for streaming that can be stopped anytime. And then download the tracks you really love. If not try sound cloud. Or the same could be done with Spotify. Listen to discovery playlist and the download cd/hi res files for keeping 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnKuthe Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 13 hours ago, Oicu812 said: That will make sure that the musicians stay in business, too. Absolutely!! Kahlil Gibran had an interesting piece in his book The Prophet about artists and musicians and how valuable they are to our society/Culture! And elsewhere too! http://www.art-quotes.com/auth_search.php?authid=654#.XPutxtNKhEI John Kuthe... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I can usually hear errors in 256k MP3s riding my motorcycle. At 320k they are pretty good esp. with a good A/D engine. But they will never sound great. Phase info (I think) is lost. "Blackwater" is a good example. The spacial positioning of their voices is completely lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I use 128k mp3s for the bike. Plenty good sound quality for the environment. As well for the jam box at work. Most times the fact that there is music at all solidly trumps any technicalities about it. In the house, however CD quality is the preference. If space / bandwidth is a concern then flac to the rescue. Higher sample rates and bit depths might in some cases have an audible difference, but I've never been able to detect, much less appreciate, them in any of the samples I've encountered. The mix/mastering is the larger limitation to good sound quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnKuthe Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, glens said: I use 128k mp3s for the bike. Plenty good sound quality for the environment. As well for the jam box at work. Most times the fact that there is music at all solidly trumps any technicalities about it. In the house, however CD quality is the preference. If space / bandwidth is a concern then flac to the rescue. Higher sample rates and bit depths might in some cases have an audible difference, but I've never been able to detect, much less appreciate, them in any of the samples I've encountered. The mix/mastering is the larger limitation to good sound quality. I'm pretty sure I use and put up with 128k MP3s, and it was really cool about 15 to 20 years ago when a kayaking buddy of mine and I were driving from MO to PA for a weekend whitewater kayaking trip! (Yes I used to do this!) and her brought his CD collection and proudly showed it to me! I had just gotten a nice Alpine system in my 1994 Caravan and I told him cool, let's let my disc run out and then we will choose something from your CD collection! Little did he know that I had a burned MP3 CD of about 15 standard CDs of music on ONE DISC! :-) Good thing was we both like great music! :-) John Kuthe... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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