Now, In all of this, I certainly do not mean to demean the value of the .Mp3 file format, or any of its cousins, brothers, or sisters. For those of you for whom these posts are a revelation (if anyone currently knows of this blog at all, hahaha), I urge you not to re-purchase thousands of dollars worth of .Mp3 files on CDs and cause yourself financial trouble. I have no trouble listening to .Mp3's, myself. From now on I will buy the CDs, but for the .Mp3 and .AAC files that I currently own from iTunes or Rhapsody, I will not go out and waste good money that was spent on buying high quality digital files by buying the same songs on CDs, excepting a select few, which I would really like to have in lossless.
.Mp3's and .AAC's, in the proper encoding, such as iTunes or Rhapsody, are excellent. I would have no problem purchasing songs that I could not get on CD, or needed very quickly, from iTunes or Rhapsody, and continuing to listen to them. The quality is superb. Do not be afraid to continue purchasing in .mp3 format if it is really not too large of an issue for you. Their encoding is good, and they are designed to make you think that nothing is different.
One great advantage is that all songs are now widely available to everyone, whether they are popular or obscure. It is an interesting fact that Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music, all put under the broad and general term, "Classical," have benefited most from online purchasing, more than any other genre, in terms of circulation, as well as in, I believe so, at least, profits. They offer themselves as an excellent tool to people who prefer having lossless audio as well. One can, "test the waters," online, and then purchase the CD and rip to lossless later.
The .Mp3 is undoubtedly powerful, and I certainly see no decline in its popularity in the near future, unless it is in favor of a better lossy format, such as the .AAC file format.
However, for true study and listening, lossless and raw formats will always be superior to the .Mp3, .AAC, or any other lossy format.
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"The Best/Foremost Sound" An exploration of the quality of digital media, as well as that of instruments themselves, in an effort to achieve the overall best sound; the highest quality.
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Scripture of Interest
Romans 13:8-10
Brothers and sisters:
Owe nothing to anyone, except
to love one another; for the one
who loves another has fulfilled
the law. The commandments,
You shall not commit adultery;
You shall not kill;
You shall not steal;
You shall not covet,
and whatever other
commandment there may be,
are summed up in this saying,
namely, You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. Love does
no evil to the neighbor; hence,
love is the fulfillment of the law.
Brothers and sisters:
Owe nothing to anyone, except
to love one another; for the one
who loves another has fulfilled
the law. The commandments,
You shall not commit adultery;
You shall not kill;
You shall not steal;
You shall not covet,
and whatever other
commandment there may be,
are summed up in this saying,
namely, You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. Love does
no evil to the neighbor; hence,
love is the fulfillment of the law.
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This blog, any links it may contain, and I, are in no way affiliated with St. Cecelia's Music Society
1 comment:
Your blog is known by one esoteric musician/philosopher/literary minded historian. I like the commentary on technology; i am loathe to have to move to yet another new form of tech now that my CD collection tops 500.
I'd like to see your reviews of various polyphony or chant. I'm much the fan of Marcel Peres and his chant choir; Huelgas Ensemble; and the Oxford Camerata, but I also enjoy what some folks have done with modern styles of music (Arvo Part, "Voices of Light", or Vladimir Ivanov, and the combination of polyphony and jazz such as the CDs of Jan Garbarek.
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