Hi Richard: Any time anyone throws any rocks at anything Apple, the emotional religious hysteria pops up. I don't understand it, but I'll admit I enjoy poking at it. Like the vinyl vs. CD religion, it's all in good fun. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Is it time to rethink FLAC ? > On 2015-05-19 11:02 AM, JAMES HOWARTH wrote: >> This is sort of elliptical if not circular. The industry is >> multitrack music and video production. The archival community is an >> anomaly. > > I don't understand why this is becoming a religious argument. There is room in the tent for > everyone. Whether we use Macs or PCs, ProTools or Sequoia, Canon or Nikon, Chevy or Ford, > shouldn't be something we are arguing. There are arguments for and against each. Marketing has a > huge influence even on people who disavow that influence, I think. > > With that said, I know of at least one very serious classical recording engineer who switched from > ProTools to Sequoia because the SOUND QUALITY was substantially improved. I have not heard > samples. YMMV. > > Cheers, > > Richard > > -- > Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] > Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800 > http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm > Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes. > >