To Feel The Music: A Songwriter's Quest to Save High-Quality Audio

[The Computer Audiophile]

I guess if one can’t make money on high resolution/quality music, he writes a book about it. 

 

I have it on order :~)

 

https://www.amazon.com/Feel-Music-Songwriters-Mission-High-Quality/dp/1948836386/

 

[Ishmael Slapowitz]

He already scored one major victory years ago...by rejecting MQA and Bob Stuarts' fakokta nonsense and going with Ayre

for the Pono player. 😎

[The Computer Audiophile]

True

[asdf1000]

23 minutes ago, Ishmael Slapowitz said:

.by rejecting MQA and Bob Stuarts' fakokta nonsense

 

They're pals though. They hugged.

 

 

 

[Ishmael Slapowitz]

I need a hanky....😂

[Ralf11]

I hope BS does not introduce any hanky-panky

[wgscott]

Time to ban ‘promiscuous hugs

[Ralf11]

 

[Ralf11]

 

[esldude]

I applaud their mission.  I think it might be titled mis-guided mission.  Their approach via high rez, no feedback, leaky non-ringing digital filters (and considering another leaky filtered MQA) was all destined to be a failure.  They believe digital is the enemy vs analog.  So probably a sad tale of good intentions while being lost in the forest.   Yet it might be a very good book all the same.  But sometimes musicians should be musicians and let other people handle the other stuff. 

[fas42]

The good news is that all music can be rescued - I've been motivated a number of times over the years to try experiments to undo the various problems that beset recordings - one example was an extremely low bit rate mp3 of a live AC/DC effort; it was remarkable how much better, say, the drums could be made to sound by upsampling, etc.

 

That is, it's possible to go from "unlistenable to", to being a satisfying presentation. So, good enough rig, some manipulation - all's good!