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Let's not forget the producers in this. Back when I was very active in recording, they were the main proponents of louder is better. Bob Cham >Apple, because it's Apple, hates FLAC and refuses to allow it in >iTunes. Meanwhile, Sony is belatedly putting on a big push for >native DSD, including a hardware/marketing push. So it's likely to >be muddled, SACD vs DVD-A all over again. That said, anything to >promote higher-quality downloads is a Good Thing in my book. I >include in that Mastered for iTunes, but note that the vast majority >of material sold on iTunes was not well mastered or well converted >to the lossy format. Newer stuff, if it carries the Mastered for >iTunes certification is better. > >On another front, I'm seeing slight signs of progress against >terrible-sounding toothpaste MAKE IT LOUDER mastering. Just the fact >that the high-rez downloads places are demanding reasonable dynamics >is trickling down to the CD mastering. I've now heard enough tales >of woe from mastering engineers -- "The Artist Made Me Do It" or >"The Record Company Suit Made Me Do It" -- that I tend to believe >them, that Make It Louder is completely the fault of tin-eared >artists and record company hacks. But that doesn't make the results >sound any better! > >--Tom Fine > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Stamps" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 6:20 PM >Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Neil Young wants to take h igh-resolution >FLAC audio recordings mainstrea m with Pono - Tech News and Analysis > >>I hope all the players update their software so FLAC will play on >>everything, but unfortunately it's not possible since many players >>(both software and hardware) sold and/or distributed in the past >>cannot be updated. >>Tim >> >>On Mar 10, 2014, at 4:42 PM, Steve Greene wrote: >> >>>http://gigaom.com/2014/03/10/neil-young-wants-to-take-high-resolution-flac-audio-recordings-mainstream-with-pono/ >>> >>>Stay tuned... >>> >>>Curious as to what kind of mass-market penetration you can make at that >>>price-point. Is the audiophile market alone enough? >>> >>>Steve >> >> > >!DSPAM:639,531e5abb44331637612606!