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Ask an Audio geek
RE: Ask an Audio geek
Guys, it comes down to the psychoacoustic effect.
This is how/why we can compress 90% of the information out of a piece of music into an mp3 and it still sounds "normal".
Sony/Philips know this when developing the CD.

Maybe the digital info isn't a perfect mathematical equivalent of an analogue piece of music.
No-one really cares if the human ear cannot detect the difference.
Our brains also do a lot of the number crunching (psychoacoustic effect).

No different to cinema. They've always been just moving pictures, right?
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Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 30, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by J a c k - March 30, 2016 at 9:12 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - March 30, 2016 at 9:47 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 30, 2016 at 11:25 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 30, 2016 at 9:50 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 31, 2016 at 12:14 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - March 31, 2016 at 12:51 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Paraselene - March 31, 2016 at 12:55 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 31, 2016 at 6:30 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by robvalue - March 31, 2016 at 4:28 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 31, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - March 31, 2016 at 12:10 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - March 31, 2016 at 1:41 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 31, 2016 at 8:08 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - March 31, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 31, 2016 at 10:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - March 31, 2016 at 4:40 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - March 31, 2016 at 10:52 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 31, 2016 at 7:37 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 12:53 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 1, 2016 at 7:43 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 1, 2016 at 12:51 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 7:55 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 1, 2016 at 8:10 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 1, 2016 at 7:59 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 8:09 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 1, 2016 at 10:49 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 11:12 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 12:41 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 3:10 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - April 1, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 2:31 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 1, 2016 at 7:57 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 12:12 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - April 1, 2016 at 10:22 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 1, 2016 at 11:14 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 2, 2016 at 12:41 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 2, 2016 at 2:10 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 2:19 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 8:12 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by FatAndFaithless - April 2, 2016 at 2:22 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 2, 2016 at 5:05 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 3, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 3, 2016 at 9:07 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 9:11 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 10, 2016 at 11:53 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 3:16 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by J a c k - April 3, 2016 at 11:30 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 7, 2016 at 12:35 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 7, 2016 at 8:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 7, 2016 at 10:41 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 7, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 10, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 1:56 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 10, 2016 at 5:01 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 5:30 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Goosebump - April 11, 2016 at 11:47 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by JuliaL - April 7, 2016 at 11:05 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 8, 2016 at 3:49 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 10, 2016 at 12:00 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 7, 2016 at 10:24 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Goosebump - April 8, 2016 at 4:26 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 8, 2016 at 5:22 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 9:19 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 9:40 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 10, 2016 at 9:48 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 10:13 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 11, 2016 at 8:15 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 11, 2016 at 8:23 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 9:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 10, 2016 at 11:25 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 11, 2016 at 2:31 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 11, 2016 at 7:13 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 1:08 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 11, 2016 at 9:02 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 11, 2016 at 11:22 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 11, 2016 at 9:37 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 2:59 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:29 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 4:39 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 4:50 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:43 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 4:46 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 4:48 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 4:50 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 5:08 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 4:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 12:15 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:57 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 5:08 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 5:27 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 5:30 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 5:40 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 9:52 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 2:33 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 12, 2016 at 8:48 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 9:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 12, 2016 at 10:14 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 10:30 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 12, 2016 at 10:35 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 10:45 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 11:27 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 11:35 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 11:45 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 11:47 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 11:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 11:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 12:05 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 13, 2016 at 11:27 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 14, 2016 at 12:27 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 13, 2016 at 2:17 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 13, 2016 at 2:36 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 4:36 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 5:34 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by paulpablo - April 13, 2016 at 6:31 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 6:44 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 7:11 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Nay_Sayer - April 13, 2016 at 11:40 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 12:19 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 14, 2016 at 12:53 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 7:32 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 14, 2016 at 8:02 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 14, 2016 at 8:57 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 6:34 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 17, 2016 at 12:00 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 2:09 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 17, 2016 at 2:46 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 17, 2016 at 11:27 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - April 17, 2016 at 2:50 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 3:38 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 3:18 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 17, 2016 at 6:39 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 17, 2016 at 11:11 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 11:38 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by paulpablo - April 19, 2016 at 3:28 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 21, 2016 at 11:43 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 22, 2016 at 12:09 am

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