Andrew Stiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, I was surprised at how big the MP3 files were for the
movements of a piano trio--6 MB each, on the average. I
thought the big advantage of MP3 was its compactness.
I just compared versions of a couple of my compositions.
MP3 is about 1
On 6 Feb 2007 at 9:34, Ken Moore wrote:
Andrew Stiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, I was surprised at how big the MP3 files were for the
movements of a piano trio--6 MB each, on the average. I
thought the big advantage of MP3 was its compactness.
I just compared versions of a
David W. Fenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What bit-rate is that for the MP3 files? My experience is
that size can vary quite a bit depending on bit-rate and
the musical content.
I was using MusicMatch (provided by HP on my desktop) at 128 kbit/s. for those
figures. I just tried again at
Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
On 2/4/07, dhbailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anything which can make it to the soundcard can be recorded, so
preventing the actual downloading of an audio file won't prevent people
from pirating it.
That's very true,
But Vista was going to prevent capturing sound
shirling neueweise wrote:
i too find 192 the minimum for listening (128 i find actually painful to
listen to for more than brief periods), but it depends on your
intentions with the mp3s. if there is a link beside the mp3 link to buy
the album (for example), then 128 (or even lower) as
shirling neueweise wrote:
[snip]
the idea that (for example) in 3-5 yrs everyone on the planet is going
to have some sort of mega-broadband is - despite massive and rapid
technological changes in recent years - nothing more than
euro/americo/japanico-centric arrogance and fairly completely
On 5 Feb 2007 at 6:30, dhbailey wrote:
There are huge areas of reasonably
well-populated areas of the U.S. that don't even have DSL as an
option, and absolutely no cable access. I'm sure the same is true in
Europe and Japan. But of course not where the computer pundits and
major computer
On 5 Feb 2007 at 6:25, dhbailey wrote:
One important thing for Andrew to remember in deciding what to do with
the audio stuff is that not everybody is on broadband and that the
audio file should be small enough to be fairly reasonable for modem
users or folks who have to pay by the minute to
On Feb 4, 2007, at 6:51 PM, shirling neueweise wrote:
if there is a link beside the mp3 link to buy the album (for example),
then 128 (or even lower) as only an example of the artist's work may
be fine, and, who knows, may even discourage some from making the
extra effort to rip because of
Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Feb 4, 2007, at 6:51 PM, shirling neueweise wrote:
if there is a link beside the mp3 link to buy the album (for example),
then 128 (or even lower) as only an example of the artist's work may
be fine, and, who knows, may even discourage some from making the
extra
At 01:51 PM 2/5/2007 -0500, dhbailey wrote:
The only way to guarantee that something won't be ripped off is to not
put it on line. Period.
You made me chuckle. Though the technology discussed is out of date, my
essay from ten years ago had about the same things to say
On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:10 AM, David W. Fenton wrote:
No MP3 of a full work is small enough for a dialup listener, in my
opinion.
For downloading, certainly--but for mere playback?
I myself only got DSL about a month ago, and prior to that I can't
recall any difficulty playing back online
On 5 Feb 2007 at 15:27, Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:10 AM, David W. Fenton wrote:
No MP3 of a full work is small enough for a dialup listener, in my
opinion.
For downloading, certainly--but for mere playback?
That's the difference between downloadn and *streaming*,
Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:10 AM, David W. Fenton wrote:
No MP3 of a full work is small enough for a dialup listener, in my
opinion.
For downloading, certainly--but for mere playback?
I myself only got DSL about a month ago, and prior to that I can't
recall any
Is this a Windows thing? On Macs, if your web browser is set to use
QuickTime, playback of an MP3 file automatically begins as soon as
QuickTime thinks it can complete the file without interruption. In
other words, *every* MP3 you click on in a web browser is streaming
(by default). If you
On 5 Feb 2007 at 15:50, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Is this a Windows thing? On Macs, if your web browser is set to use
QuickTime, playback of an MP3 file automatically begins as soon as
QuickTime thinks it can complete the file without interruption. In
other words, *every* MP3 you click on
Is this a Windows thing? On Macs, if your web browser is set to use
QuickTime, playback of an MP3 file automatically begins as soon as
QuickTime thinks it can complete the file without interruption. In
other words, *every* MP3 you click on in a web browser is streaming
(by default). If you
This brings up another point. Andrii Didorenko is a world-class
virtuoso, and the MP3 of his piano trio is absolutely of commercial
quality, though he himself thinks it's not very good. He knows I'm
going to put it up on my site, but I don't think he's thought of the
possibility that people
On 5-Feb-07, at 3:50 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Is this a Windows thing? On Macs, if your web browser is set to use
QuickTime, playback of an MP3 file automatically begins as soon as
QuickTime thinks it can complete the file without interruption. In
other words, *every* MP3 you click on
Chris,
Not so. In your web browser, you can just right-click (or control-
click) on any MP3 link and choose Download Linked File.
You only need QuickTime Pro to save the file from inside the
QuickTime Player interface, but there's nothing stopping you from
downloading the MP3 from your
On 5 Feb 2007 at 17:58, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Not so. In your web browser, you can just right-click (or control-
click) on any MP3 link and choose Download Linked File.
You only need QuickTime Pro to save the file from inside the
QuickTime Player interface, but there's nothing stopping
But if it is set up for streaming, all you'll end up downloading is
the file that points to the source file (this is another way to
circumvent streaming, BTW).
but the file is on your HD if you know how to find it. i recently
found out because some people had sent me mp3 links to their
On 6 Feb 2007 at 2:16, shirling neueweise wrote:
[quoting me:]
But if it is set up for streaming, all you'll end up downloading is
the file that points to the source file (this is another way to
circumvent streaming, BTW).
but the file is on your HD if you know how to find it.
Not in a
At 08:29 PM 2/5/2007 -0500, David W. Fenton wrote:
Not in a complete format. Real streaming (not Real(tm)) writes only a
small part of the file at a time to the hard drive. Yes, you can
capture the real-time playback, but there is no complete file
downloaded for you to save from your browser
But if it is set up for streaming, all you'll end up downloading is
the file that points to the source file (this is another way to
circumvent streaming, BTW).
but the file is on your HD if you know how to find it. i recently
found out because some people had sent me mp3 links to their
On Feb 3, 2007, at 4:07 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
I think you need to convert it to a streaming-only format, like the
one used by RealPlayer.
Actually, I do have RealAudio Encoder 3.1, which I have used to set up
streaming audio for all past sound files at my website. Unfortunately,
On 4 Feb 2007 at 13:51, Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Feb 3, 2007, at 4:07 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
I think you need to convert it to a streaming-only format, like the
one used by RealPlayer.
Actually, I do have RealAudio Encoder 3.1, which I have used to set up
streaming audio for all
David W. Fenton wrote:
On 3 Feb 2007 at 16:02, Andrew Stiller wrote:
I'm sure there must be a way to post an MP3 file to the web such that
those accessing it can only listen to it as streaming audio and not be
able to download it. How do I do that?
Not in a way that can't be circumvented
Darcy James Argue wrote:
I think you need to convert it to a streaming-only format, like the one
used by RealPlayer.
and even then, anybody who wants the file can simply turn on an audio
recording/editing program such as the freeware Audacity, set it to
record what the soundcard hears and
On 4 Feb 2007 at 15:44, dhbailey wrote:
David W. Fenton wrote:
On 3 Feb 2007 at 16:02, Andrew Stiller wrote:
I'm sure there must be a way to post an MP3 file to the web such
that those accessing it can only listen to it as streaming audio
and not be able to download it. How do I do
On Feb 4, 2007, at 2:06 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 4 Feb 2007 at 13:51, Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Feb 3, 2007, at 4:07 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
I think you need to convert it to a streaming-only format, like the
one used by RealPlayer.
Actually, I do have RealAudio Encoder 3.1,
On 2/4/07, dhbailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anything which can make it to the soundcard can be recorded, so
preventing the actual downloading of an audio file won't prevent people
from pirating it.
That's very true,
But Vista was going to prevent capturing sound via this method, but
the
BTW, I was surprised at how big the MP3 files were for the movements of
a piano trio--6 MB each, on the average. I thought the big advantage
of MP3 was its compactness.
Andrew Stiller
It depends on the data rate the files were encoded at. There's a tradeoff
between sound quality and file
On 4 Feb 2007 at 16:14, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
On 2/4/07, dhbailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anything which can make it to the soundcard can be recorded, so
preventing the actual downloading of an audio file won't prevent
people from pirating it.
That's very true,
But Vista was
On 4 Feb 2007 at 16:51, Andrew Stiller wrote:
I can probably get AIFF files straight from the composer in this
case--but tell me about Audacity anyway. Sounds useful.
Audacity opens AIFF files. Just Google it and download it. It's free,
and it's very, very good.
BTW, I was surprised at
On 4 Feb 2007 at 14:22, Lee Actor wrote:
As with anything else, if you want to work even
semi-seriously with audio, you need decent tools -- reading and
writing different file formats, encoders with bit rate options, some
kind of minimal editing, etc.
Audacity is a remarkably complete and
i too find 192 the minimum for listening (128 i find actually painful
to listen to for more than brief periods), but it depends on your
intentions with the mp3s. if there is a link beside the mp3 link to
buy the album (for example), then 128 (or even lower) as only an
example of the
Andrew Stiller / 2007/02/03 / 04:02 PM wrote:
I'm sure there must be a way to post an MP3 file to the web such that
those accessing it can only listen to it as streaming audio and not be
able to download it. How do I do that?
You can use Flash shell on mp3.
Here, http://a-no-ne.com/music/
You
Yes
MP3 is not a excellent sound product and even the smallest is too big
file wise. Why they are so popular? Because they are the most
convenient. Downloading DVD's is in the not too distant future.
Musically-- that's mega quality. Who will care about an mp3 file then?
For now,
MP3 is not a excellent sound product and even the smallest is too
big file wise. Why they are so popular? Because they are the most
convenient. Downloading DVD's is in the not too distant future.
Musically-- that's mega quality. Who will care about an mp3 file
then?
yes but according
On 3 Feb 2007 at 16:02, Andrew Stiller wrote:
I'm sure there must be a way to post an MP3 file to the web such that
those accessing it can only listen to it as streaming audio and not be
able to download it. How do I do that?
Not in a way that can't be circumvented (just like with graphics).
I think you need to convert it to a streaming-only format, like the
one used by RealPlayer.
Cheers,
- Darcy
-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brooklyn, NY
On 03 Feb 2007, at 4:02 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
I'm sure there must be a way to post an MP3 file to the web such
that those accessing it can
I'm sure there must be a way to post an MP3 file to the web such that
those accessing it can only listen to it as streaming audio and not be
able to download it. How do I do that?
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/
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