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"Dave" wrote in message
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On 23 Jun, 06:44, "Colin B." wrote:
In rec.audio.tech Dave wrote:

I have been disappointed with the audio quality of some CDs I have
bought recently. Is there a free program I can use to get an accepted
measurement of fidelity? (like a signal to noise ratio)

I have my suspicious that some may have been stored an MP3s and then
"unripped" in the factory. So how can I tell for certain if my CD has
been an MP3, or other lossy format? I'd hope mp3 storage would leave
different markers than the original tape, for example.

Unless these are pirated copies, the answer is most likely not. That's
too much pointless effort for commercial studios to go through.

The answer is much more mundane: Most recording sucks.
Maybe I should retrain when I get to 50 because by then all younger
sound engineers will have grown up with MP3s and not have a clue what
decent audio sounds like.

This is all too true. How many young "sound engineers" today ever get to
mike up a drum kit, or piano these days. How many ever get to record even a
string quartet let alone a full symphony orchestra with a crossed pair of
mics? They may do it as part of a college course, but then never get to
practice once they get out in the world.

S.

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