quoted 2 lines (Not to mention that iTunes is the most horrible audio application for
>> (Not to mention that iTunes is the most horrible audio application for
>> Windows that I've seen in years
heh. well "cross-platform" is an increasingly rare term. microsoft
stopped updating certain programs for mac years ago. as for apps
running shitty on other platforms, windows media player for mac sucks
ass. i see smoother motion on a paper flipbook.
quoted 5 lines each to his own and all that, but i get tons of tracks sent to me from
> each to his own and all that, but i get tons of tracks sent to me from
> people and i send tons of tracks away myself, and like i said, me
> myself and
> 90% of all i know use an ipod, and i don't need a format that noone can
> play like they play all their other stuff.
right, this is the problem of mp3 having gotten such a deep foothold
and then apple and the RIAA getting behind it (and late to the show i
might add). partially because the RIAA didn't want downloadable files
to be comparable quality to CDs (while trying to say they were still a
decent product), apple has made lesser quality the standard. and most
people are just getting used to it. the average person isn't going to
question the quality of the mp3's they're buying off itunes or change
settings if they rip CDs. on itunes, 192kbps is the highest quality
default setting - you have to go another level, into the *custom*
prefs to set it at 320.
this attitude even gets duplicated in the press by places such as
pitchforkmedia who make light of anyone complaining about bitrate, as
though it's inconsequential.
here's an article about the mini-backlash over the 160kbps rate of the
radiohead album. the same article appears on mtv.com.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1571737/20071011/index.jhtml?
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