Friday, February 21, 2014 Beck's new album Morning Phase was released. Similar to many other artists and albums, Beck offered the album in three formats via his website, vinyl, CD, and MP3. In addition to Beck's site Apple offered the Mastered for iTunes AAC version and HDtracks offered the high resolution 24 bit / 96 kHz version. I downloaded the high resolution version from HDtracks. I really like the music. Beck is a great artist and it shows on Morning Phase. The sound quality of the high resolution 24/96 release is just OK. Considering the quality of the musical performance I can live with the underwhelming sound quality. I'd rather listen to this album on an old AM radio than listen to Scottish nose whistle recorded at 24/192 and played on the world's best audio system. I'll take content over quality any day, but as an audiophile I'd much rather have both good content and good quality. Thursday, February 27, 2014 I noticed the forum discussion heating up about a rumored better sounding MP3 version bundled with vinyl version of the album. Thus began my quest to find the best sounding version. In total I purchased Morning Phase six times and discovered five different digital versions of the album. Computer audiophiles may be surprised to read which version I prefer and highly recommend.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
Versions
I purchased the following six versions of Morning Phase.
- 24 bit / 96 kHz, FLAC, lossless, Downloaded from HDtracks.com
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, MP4 AAC, lossy 256 Kbps, Mastered for iTunes, Downloaded from Apple through iTunes
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 256 Kbps, Downloaded from Amazon.com, purchased as MP3 album
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 320 Kbps, Downloaded directly through Beck.com, purchased as "Digital Album" only
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 320 Kbps, Downloaded directly through Beck.com, purchased as "Vinyl + Digital Album Bundle", I haven't received the physical vinyl yet. I assume it will contain a download card like the vinyl version I purchased locally.
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, VBR MP3, lossy 300-308 Kbps, Downloaded directly from morningphase.beck.com using code bundled with physical 180 gram vinyl album purchased at local record store. This digital version of the album is labeled as "Morning Phase [EQ The Vinyl Exp]" in the embedded metadata.
Differences
A few digital versions of the album should be different as they are advertised as being different. The HDtracks version is the only high resolution version of the album available. Apple has it's own Mastered for iTunes AAC version at 256 Kbps and Amazon has a regular MP3 version at 256 Kbps. In addition Beck offers a digital only MP3 download of the album at 320 Kbps. I assumed these four versions would be different because they were created differently for each retail outlet. I incorrectly assumed the MP3 version made available for immediate download after purchasing the "Vinyl + Digital Album Bundle" would be the rumored "Morning Phase [EQ The Vinyl Exp]" version. This assumption was incorrect. The download made available after purchasing the vinyl album through Beck.com is identical to the download in the MP3 "Digital Album" only. I emailed MyPlay Direct, the service Beck uses to sell his music, inquiring about the rumored "Vinyl Experience" version and to see if there was a mistake with the "Vinyl + Digital Album Bundle" download I purchased. The response I received was, "We regret to hear that you are not happy with what you ordered. The vinyl that we have has the same contents with the MP3 and does not say "The Vinyl Experience" MP3. If you decide to return the record, please let us know." Frustrated and unwilling to wait for the post office to deliver the album on March 4, 2014, I purchased another copy of the vinyl at a local record store. Inside the record sleeve was a card with a code to redeem for an MP3 download of the album. I downloaded this MP3 version of Morning Phase and was pleased to find it was the "EQ The Vinyl Exp" version. Confused? I was. Interested about the differences? I was.
I analyzed the albums for dynamic range compression and imported a few tracks into Adobe Audition CC to look at the compression and spectral frequency display. This analysis would show me the objective information about each album but wouldn't necessarily tell me everything about subjective sound quality. To answer the subjective questions I listened to selected tracks on all six versions of the album.
Now the news many audiophiles don't want to read. My favorite version of the album is the 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, VBR MP3, lossy 300-308 Kbps, "EQ The Vinyl Exp" available when using the download card included in the physical vinyl packaging. On some tracks the sound is very close to other versions, albeit much quieter on this version, but overall this version is a much more enjoyable listen. This version of the album features some surface noise similar to that heard during vinyl playback. I don't know whether this is an analog to digital conversion from vinyl to MP3 or if this surface noise was added as part of the "EQ The Vinyl Exp". Combining the objective and subjective information for Beck's Morning Phase it's easy to see that in this specific instance dynamic range is more important than any other variable including sample rate, bit depth, bit rate, and codec. However, dynamic range isn't everything. Even though the Mastered for iTunes version has slightly more dynamic range on a couple tracks than the high resolution version, I like the high resolution version more than the iTunes version. Other than the bit depth differences (16 v. 24 bit) and sample rate differences (44.1 v. 96 kHz) between the iTunes and high resolution versions another major difference is the use of lossy versus lossless encoding. HDtracks offers the 24/96 version in several lossless formats such as WAV, FLAC, and AIFF. No data has been removed to decrease the file size. The Mastered for iTunes version has been encoded using Apple's version of the lossy Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) compression format. AAC encoding processes remove a large percentage of the data within each track that can't be recovered by any decoding process. Thus, the name lossy. The two 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 320 Kbps versions of the album directly from Beck.com and Amazon's lossy 256 Kbps version are the last versions I'd recommend to anyone.
I listened to the aforementioned digital versions of this album through the following audio system. Aurender W20 > EMM Labs DAC2X > Pass Labs INT-30A (preamp mode) > Pass Labs XA160.5 mono amplifiers > TAD CR1 loudspeakers. Here is my ranking of Beck's Morning Phase versions from best sound to worst sound.
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, VBR MP3, lossy 300-308 Kbps, "Morning Phase [EQ The Vinyl Exp]"
- 24 bit / 96 kHz, FLAC, lossless, Downloaded from HDtracks.com
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, MP4 AAC, lossy 256 Kbps, Mastered for iTunes, Downloaded from Apple through iTunes
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 320 Kbps, purchased as "Vinyl + Digital Album Bundle"
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 320 Kbps, purchased as "Digital Album" only
- 16 bit / 44.1 kHz, CBR MP3, lossy 256 Kbps, Downloaded from Amazon.com, purchased as MP3 album
Now What?
These results are troubling for many computer audiophiles and frustrating for anyone trying to get the best sounding version of this album without purchasing a physical copy of the vinyl. The fact that four of the five versions of Morning Phase are majorly dynamically compressed is just one of those things we as consumers have to accept. Compression is an artistic decision made by artists, producers, mastering engineers and record labels. However, releasing a high resolution version much more compressed than the MP3 version bundled with the vinyl release makes no sense. The fact that Beck's site doesn't offer this MP3 version is ridiculous, but that's another issue. Some readers have already pointed fingers at retailers such as HDtracks for selling a high resolution album like Morning Phase with huge dynamic range compression. I see it differently. The fingers should be pointed at Beck and his record label. The decision to provide a better sounding version as an MP3 was great. The decision not to provide a better sounding lossless version for high resolution download was stupid. Granted I don't have all the information, if any, that was considered before Beck released these versions, but premium priced products like vinyl and high resolution downloads are purchased by discerning customers who care about quality. Would it be that hard to produce a good high resolution version at the same time the good MP3 version was produced? I can see the trouble or extra expense of creating another version of an album. Artists releasing a single version for all formats may not want the added time and expense of another version. I get that. But Beck has created a good sounding version of the album already, then removed much of the data through lossy compression and made it available only to vinyl customers. I think I would have been happier if Beck would've turned this good MP3 into a "lossless" 24/96 FLAC download and not told anyone. OK, maybe not but at least I would have enjoyed the sound quality until I found out someone has pulled this shenanigan.
Maybe computer audiophiles who like to spend money on good music that sounds good can raise their voices and affect change. I think contacting Beck and his record label is a great first step. Who knows, maybe we'll see a high dynamic range high resolution version of Morning Phase if enough people voice their opinions. Please send a link to this article to anyone who will listen.
Objective Data
Those interested in the objective data for the Morning Phase digital versions may be interested in the following Dynamic Range information and screenshots from Adobe Audition CC.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]11021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]11022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]11023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]11024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]11025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]11026[/ATTACH]
Dynamic Range data by album sorted by track number.
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR9[/TD]
[TD]-5.89 dB[/TD]
[TD]-22.82 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-5.61 dB[/TD]
[TD]-18.67 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR11[/TD]
[TD]-3.97 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.27 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-5.11 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.73 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR9[/TD]
[TD]-5.11 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.30 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-4.84 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.90 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]-3.81 dB[/TD]
[TD]-17.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Waves.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR9[/TD]
[TD]-5.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]-17.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-5.18 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.52 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-9.41 dB[/TD]
[TD]-22.24 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]-6.55 dB[/TD]
[TD]-15.80 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR9[/TD]
[TD]-5.01 dB[/TD]
[TD]-15.76 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR8[/TD]
[TD]-4.93 dB[/TD]
[TD]-14.86 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Number of files:[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Official DR value:[/TD]
[TD]DR9[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR8[/TD]
[TD]-1.68 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.52 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]-0.07 dB[/TD]
[TD]-9.20 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-6.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.26 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-0.12 dB[/TD]
[TD]-13.28 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.48 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR3[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-5.31 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.wav[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Number of files:[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Official DR value:[/TD]
[TD]DR6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR8[/TD]
[TD]-2.70 dB[/TD]
[TD]-13.79 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]-0.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]-10.21 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]-0.73 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is a Drum.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]-0.68 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]-0.48 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.96 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.31 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.73 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.65 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.60 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]-0.43 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.26 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-1.15 dB[/TD]
[TD]-14.29 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]-0.71 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]-0.44 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.54 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR4[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.36 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.m4a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Number of files:[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Official DR value:[/TD]
[TD]DR6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR8[/TD]
[TD]-1.43 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-9.20 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.24 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.59 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-0.19 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.89 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR3[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-5.35 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Number of files:[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Official DR value:[/TD]
[TD]DR6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR8[/TD]
[TD]-1.43 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-9.20 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.24 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.59 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-0.19 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.89 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR3[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-5.35 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Number of files:[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Official DR value:[/TD]
[TD]DR6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR8[/TD]
[TD]-1.71 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR7[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-9.21 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.60 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Dont Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.26 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR10[/TD]
[TD]-0.08 dB[/TD]
[TD]-13.29 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] DR3[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-5.35 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Number of files:[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Official DR value:[/TD]
[TD]DR6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Dynamic Range data sorted by track number
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD] DR[/TD]
[TD]Peak[/TD]
[TD]RMS[/TD]
[TD]Filename[/TD]
[TD]Version[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD]-2.70 dB[/TD]
[TD]-13.79 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD]-1.71 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD]-1.43 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD]-1.43 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]9[/TD]
[TD]-5.89 dB[/TD]
[TD]-22.82 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD]-1.68 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.52 dB[/TD]
[TD]01 Cycle.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]-0.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]-10.21 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-9.21 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-9.20 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-9.20 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-5.61 dB[/TD]
[TD]-18.67 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]-0.07 dB[/TD]
[TD]-9.20 dB[/TD]
[TD]02 Morning.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]-0.73 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is a Drum.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]11[/TD]
[TD]-3.97 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.27 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.09 dB[/TD]
[TD]03 Heart Is A Drum.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]-0.68 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-5.11 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.73 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.47 dB[/TD]
[TD]04 Say Goodbye.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]-0.48 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.96 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]9[/TD]
[TD]-5.11 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.30 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-6.95 dB[/TD]
[TD]05 Blue Moon.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.31 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.24 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.24 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-4.84 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.90 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-6.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]06 Unforgiven.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.78 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.73 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Wave.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]-3.81 dB[/TD]
[TD]-17.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]07 Waves.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.65 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.60 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.59 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.59 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]9[/TD]
[TD]-5.72 dB[/TD]
[TD]-17.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Don't Let It Go.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.60 dB[/TD]
[TD]08 Dont Let It Go.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]-0.43 dB[/TD]
[TD]-8.26 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.26 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.25 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-5.18 dB[/TD]
[TD]-16.52 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-7.26 dB[/TD]
[TD]09 Blackbird Chain.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-1.15 dB[/TD]
[TD]-14.29 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-0.08 dB[/TD]
[TD]-13.29 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-0.19 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.89 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-0.19 dB[/TD]
[TD]-12.89 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-9.41 dB[/TD]
[TD]-22.24 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]10[/TD]
[TD]-0.12 dB[/TD]
[TD]-13.28 dB[/TD]
[TD]10 Phase.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.71 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]7[/TD]
[TD]-6.55 dB[/TD]
[TD]-15.80 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-6.49 dB[/TD]
[TD]11 Turn Away.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]6[/TD]
[TD]-0.44 dB[/TD]
[TD]-7.54 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.53 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]9[/TD]
[TD]-5.01 dB[/TD]
[TD]-15.76 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]5[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.48 dB[/TD]
[TD]12 Country Down.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]4[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-6.36 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.m4a[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (Mastered for iTunes)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]3[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-5.35 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Amazon.com)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]3[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-5.35 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct - Vinyl)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]3[/TD]
[TD]over[/TD]
[TD]-5.35 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 Direct)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD]-4.93 dB[/TD]
[TD]-14.86 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.mp3[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (MP3 The Vinyl Experience)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD=align: center]3[/TD]
[TD]-0.00 dB[/TD]
[TD]-5.31 dB[/TD]
[TD]13 Waking Light.wav[/TD]
[TD]Morning Phase (24-96 HDtracks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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