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Posted by: Marty | 04/19/2010 at 10:44
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Brett was kind enough to provide us with some more details about the upcoming live record, that will be made available for download on May 18th. If you haven't signed up yet, you can do so here.
- Fans will have a choice of the following formats: FLAC, Apple Lossless, variable bitrate MP3 (hi and low), Variable bitrate AAC (hi and low), 320-bit MP3.
- The album will come with minimal artwork more suitable for an mp3 device than printout but I suppose some folks will want to print it. It will be limited to one “front cover” image.
The unique download codes will be delivered along with liner notes via email.
- Songs were left untouched wherever possible; editing and overdubbing were done at an absolute minimum so what you’ll hear is a very pure live recording and no parts were added. Mixing duties were handled by the great Mike Fraser at The Warehouse in Canada. We’ve not yet mastered.
- There are no plans to release the album on CD but we’ve toyed with the idea of doing some vinyl later in the year.
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05/27/2010 at 13:02
i use a free program called FreeRip for my audio conversions. the free version of the program allows you to convert audio files and rip cd's to high quality formats. very user friendly.
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04/27/2010 at 22:05
Awesome. Thanks for all the conversion info, guys!
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04/22/2010 at 05:13
some vinyl would be great :)
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04/21/2010 at 02:15
i didnt mean i tunes.. and without giving to much info out publicly..
ill never pay for quicktime/itunes setup.. but i have them.. same with windows.. never will i pay.. yet here i am with every version and no they arent friggen torrents (thanks intel!) oops |
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04/20/2010 at 14:10
You can use Fluke to play FLAC in iTunes, but I don't know if it'll then work on an iPod.
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04/20/2010 at 12:56
sorry double post..
please note apple wont support FLAC.. so ipods beware, but just change it to mp3 or 4 and tada you are good to go. |
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04/20/2010 at 12:51
http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html
flac command based but they do have frontends but most arent supported by all versions of windows, where as this is.. |
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04/20/2010 at 11:52
I use a free program called "burn4free" to convert flac to cd.
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04/20/2010 at 11:43
thanks for the repost homer
at first you seemed brainless on the subject i agree with you on all parts now. 192vs 320 .. (wow 192 used to be a standard LOL.. whooot age) but in terms of a guy like me getting a bootleg from say someone who recorded it.. i cant edit the mp3 as it hacks of the highs n lows above or below XX depending on the compression method As for apple lossless vs FLAC.. one really only HUGE diff.. last i checked flac meant free.. free lossless apple = must have apple crap and btw there is FLAC front end for windows.. turns any flac into anything and its a tiny tool. |
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04/20/2010 at 02:41
Thanks peeps.
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04/20/2010 at 01:34
I record and mix down a lot of music. When I save my multi tracks in mp3, yeah then the quality gets worse very quickly, but when you only use wavs and convert the mix down to mp3, you can not hear any difference with the wav. Maybe you loose some very high hz, but I agree with homersapien that you won't notice it on most stereos. I agree with badreligionsf that for editing you need the wav. But why would you want to edit this concert?
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04/19/2010 at 23:50
winamp does play flac
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04/19/2010 at 20:46
Well, audio engineering is also something I want to pursue in life, and I DO understand that things get compressed when going down to a smaller bit-rate. I, personally, prefer everything to be 320kbps for my music, but I also understand that with 192kbps there's BARELY a difference.
And I didn't mean for the 'it's in your head' thing to be offensive, because hey, I fall victim to that category as well. If a file is bigger, or whatever, then obviously you're going to believe that it is of higher quality, and you will search for those differences. I'm just saying that 192kbps is pretty much the tipping point from bad quality to good. |
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04/19/2010 at 20:43
BRP, the 320-bit mp3s will sound fine, trust me BUT it's as badrelgnsf said to JamesRiot. Let's say you are only able to download one format, you should definitely go with FLAC. You can later on convert the files to sucky sucky mp3 if you find them too big for your iPod/mp3 player. Only software you need is FLAC Frontend. Also, the gurus will correct me if I'm wrong but I think that Winamp latest versions do play FLAC, too.
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04/19/2010 at 18:21
i think i gonna Take the Flac size (for the sound Quality only) my Samsung yp-P3 read it :) hope the Vinyl come out soon :)
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04/19/2010 at 18:02
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_artifact#Audio
just in case that helps.. want to move this to a thread i think we have one for lossless vs non |
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04/19/2010 at 17:57
james once you have the flac you can make it into mp3.. but vice versa wont work..
i mean it will work but it will sound and have the peaks of the mp3 compression..not a lossless compression homer you are totally wrong unless you speak of RETAIL cd. i can totally tell the difference in just a 200$ pc setup with either headphones or even 2.1/5.1 surround sound FLAC is far different its got nothing to do with 3000$ .. if you think so you need to take at least 2 classes in audio engineering to better understand whats really cut in mp3s vs whats not. its not half the size or smaller for no reason all in your head.. so offensive.. esp to someone like me who wanted to do that sorta stuff for a living.. later finding out you make crap money in it for the school you have to take. apple lossless is not the same as flac or it would be called that. but its close.. either lossless will be ok... fawk the mp3.. |
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04/19/2010 at 16:05
So, yeah. Most speaker equipment that doesn't cost $3000 can't present any difference past 192kbs of an mp3.
So, if you say you can hear the difference, then you must spend a lot of money on music equipment! Or, it's all in your head. |
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04/19/2010 at 15:43
I would think the Apple Lossless would be the same quality as the FLAC and would play on your iPhone.
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04/19/2010 at 15:09
Are we going to be able to download two formats? I wouldn't mind the FLAC to listen to on my computer and the MP3 for my iPhone.
Either way, though, insanely excited for May 18th and a possible Vinyl release! |
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04/19/2010 at 13:04
if you think mp3 sounds fine .. good for you mate
imo i can tell the difference in a live audio vs some albums which are a bit hard to tell without a proper setup if you do have one you can notice it right away. bottom line is.. lossless doesnt mean no loss.. its like decaf.. doesnt mean no caffeine.. just means less flac rules.. but its mac driven.. but i prefer that over say mp3.. id rather just have the raw wav. but hell if that will happen for standard people most will not tell mp3 vs lossless.. for us bone pickers we know the diff.. esp in editing.. you cant edit an mp3 (you can try but.. you will fail vs editing a lossless format) |
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04/19/2010 at 12:43
I think mp3s sound fine 192kbps and higher. |
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04/19/2010 at 12:23
Fans will have a choice of the following formats: FLAC, Apple Lossless, variable bitrate MP3 (hi and low), Variable bitrate AAC (hi and low), 320-bit MP3.
So for those of us that don't own Apple products, or know what any of this other shit means, is the 320-bit MP3 going to sound just fine? |
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04/19/2010 at 11:55
The album cover certainly could've been more interesting... What about that cool backdrop they've been using during the HOB shows?
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04/19/2010 at 10:54
well of course it would be lossless.. live audio sounds like crap any other way
im just shocked its going to be real vinyl if it happens i knew the cd wasnt planned.. more digi dl.. but you know brett and the vinyl wave keev turns over in yet undug grave... muahha vinyyyyl |
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04/19/2010 at 10:52
Ooh, lossless. I likes. I also like the idea of vinyl.
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