Thread: The Beatles Finally Going Digital (Not iTunes though)

Quote: Originally Posted by Billy Budapest What Luke means is that no complicated math is needed to to go from a 24/44.1 file to a 16/44.1 file. there is no sample rate conversion and therefore no SRC algorithm applied. Instead, the 8 least significant bits are "chopped off" when a 16-bit file is made. If it indeed works that way (I have no idea, but it seems plausible to me), than it is not really a conversion, but is only...

Quote: Originally Posted by Billy Budapest What Luke means is that no complicated math is needed to to go from a 24/44.1 file to a 16/44.1 file. there is no sample rate conversion and therefore no SRC algorithm applied. Instead, the 8 least significant bits are "chopped off" when a 16-bit file is made. If it indeed works that way (I have no idea, but it seems plausible to me), than it is not really a conversion, but is only...

Quote: Originally Posted by Billy Budapest 3.98.2 is the last stable release, though. 3.99a1 preview release is out for the adventurous. I might have to test it. But, I did read on the Lame website that v4.0 was being worked on...last December!

Quote: Originally Posted by wolfram So, extracting the files was no problem? No copy protection of any kind? Nope - you can just copy the contents of the USB drive to a folder on a Mac or PC (I've done both) and play everything as if the USB stick was plugged in (which it wasn't). Pretty cool - I was concerned that it wouldn't be that simple. The music files are in a folder called "Music" (who'da thunk...

Quote: Originally Posted by jorgeluiz is not a conversion? well,...'something' change and i want to know oppinions from who heard without any changes where 16 must be heard in 16 and 24 must be heard in 24. if have differences...cool, i wish one USB too... if don't ..i'm bored in advance! cheers! What Luke means is that no complicated math is needed to to go from a 24/44.1 file to a 16/44.1 file. there is no sample rate...

Quote: Originally Posted by lukpac I believe Rouse *explicitly* stated that the tape box/information indicated the masters to Pepper were used in '87, and that rumors of a copy tape being used were not true at all. Help and Rubber Soul were master tapes. Digital master tapes of new digital mixes, plain and simple. Who said a "single master" had to be used for MMT? What makes you think anything other than the masters...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike D'Aversa This is the most ironic thing to me about all of this. The original press release for these remasters was unprecedented in the amount of detailed information on the audio process. People seem to forget this. Why? Because there are no bigger nerds on Earth than Beatle nerds (I'm one of them). Also, there are no bigger nerds on Earth than audiophile forum nerds (I'm one of them). Beatle...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stefan Outputting audio through the RCA jacks only means the audio is converted to analog within the player. Whether your player recognizes 24-bit data and retains it as such depends on the player. Some cheaper ones simply truncate the extra 8 bits before feeding a 16-bit signal into the internal D/A converter. Depending on your system and hearing, etc., you may or may not hear a difference. However, even cheap DVD...

thank you Stefan & wolfram for send me in the right direction. Quote: Originally Posted by SolarWind You're welcome, here are some more 24-bit samples for those who have not been able to download from rapidshare. Come Together - Something http://www.mediafire.com/file/zyjmwz...d_Sample1.flac You Never Give Me Your Money - Sun King http://www.mediafire.com/file/1dmwnv...d_Sample2.flac Back In The U.S.S.R. - Dear Prudence...

Quote: Originally Posted by Leigh I think perhaps the USB thingy is somewhat of a gimmick but also a way to assess whether higher resolution source material is going to sell. I don't know what they were thinking. Perhaps they just had to make it different in some way from the CDs in order to justify releasing it in this way. I believe they aren't releasing 96/24 because of the perception, true or not, that this will sound...