Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

[Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor]

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James Jarvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I don't know how many people on the list listen to
> classical music.  I have made a number of recordings,
> Holst's Song of the Night, a piece for violin and
> orchestra by Respighi and a piece by Massenet for
> piano and either oboe or bassoon - can't remember are
> three examples, in which there were moments when the
> ATRAC just could not encode the music properly.  On
> the first two examples, the problem occurred during an
> swell in the orchestra.  In the third, it was  low
> chord on the piano.  Each time, the music came across
> for a second or two as a noise, sort of as if someone
> were blowing across a microphone.  In none of these
> cases was I looking for, or expecting to hear, a
> difference.  I heard them while listening casually,
> and then went back to double check.  No need to do an
> A-B (no facility either), this was plainly not a
> musical sound.  

James,

Could you document this (precise CD, track and time point, plus a
description of the artifact) for our "ATRAC Trouble" page?

Thanks,
Rick

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