Comments on: first recordings by morton and barbara monk feldman

By: Glenn Freeman

Glenn Freeman — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:51:50 +0000

Until November 22nd, the official release date, you can order the DVD directly from OgreOgress by sending $20 via PayPal to glenn@ogreogress.com … that covers shipping as well. If you’re OK with lower resolution, then buy the MP3. CD Baby takes a much lower commission than ScAmazon (55%!) so the DVD will end up being less expensive there.

By: ictus75

ictus75 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:22:55 +0000

Amazon has a pre-order for the DVD-A at $41.39. The lowley MP3 album is only $8.99.

@Paolo: after your rant against MP3′s saying, “Hopefully awful mp3s will *not* be available anywhere, ever.” You said, “Then I also prepared mp3s for the iPod.” Your argument doesn’t make much sense…

By: David Toub

David Toub — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:53:11 +0000

But it’s also a matter of distribution. I don’t buy CDs-haven’t for years. Downloading works for me, and is better for the environment. And MP3 or AAC files typically are cheaper than the corresponding CDs, so I’m not sure there’s a problem. You can buy many digital albums for less than the physical CD, in other words. If downloading isn’t your cup of tea, that’s fine. But it’s also okay for folks like me who prefer digital downloads in compressed format. I have nearly 100 GB of music on my macbook pro right now. That would swell to a hell of a lot more were it not for compression.

By: Paolo

Paolo — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:35:30 +0000

In my, not so humble, opinion they don’t make much sense, given that anybody can very easily create an mp3 from an high quality file whereas the viceversa is impossible, of course. Also, if a publisher decides to sell an high quality, 24/96, *DVD Audio* instead of a normal CD, I expect a certain sort of sensibility for those issues, no? Anyway, from a *commercial* point of view, I agree that mp3s can well make sense, but I also expect a *much* lower price, because *much* less information is being delivered, from a strictly technical point of view. Otherwise, it’s just a very high tech, sophisticated, robery.

By: David Toub

David Toub — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:18:18 +0000

I really, really don’t want to get into a debate about digital audio files, compression, etc. That’s almost a religious argument-like Macs vs PCs, Democrats vs. Republicans, etc. We all have choices, and that’s a good thing. So if you want only uncompressed files, that’s your right. But to say that mp3s shouldn’t be available at all, is dictatorial in my opinion.

By: Paolo

Paolo — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:58:25 +0000

To repeat my point: the quality of a 320 kbit/sec mp3 is *so* low compared to that of 24/96 (“master quality”) that in my opinion should sell at something like 1/4 of the price or even less. And I’m not even sure people should be encouraged to buy great contemporary music directly in mp3 format: it makes much more sense to buy high quality files or DVD Audio, or whatelse, and then prepare lower quality versions according to special needs like iPods, etc. That is a strong investment looking forward.

By: Glenn Freeman

Glenn Freeman — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:46:35 +0000

You are correct David … there will be almost no difference for those who use iPods and compressed MP3 files. However, for those who go choose to go full resolution and have the right headphones and/or stereo equipment, the resolution difference can be huge and is easily audible.

By: David Toub

David Toub — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:27:06 +0000

I’m confused-you are concerned about having MP3 (or AAC, I also assume) files available, yet made your own MP3s. I extracted MP3s using Audacity, but it’s time consuming. I don’t find any obvious sound difference to my ears, probably because it’s all coming out of my computer speakers anyway.

By: Paolo

Paolo — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:58:20 +0000

I meant D-A of course

By: Paolo

Paolo — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:56:51 +0000

Hopefully awful mp3s will *not* be available anywhere, ever. Personally, I extracted from my copy the excellent, high quality (24/96) files with the help of DVD Audio Extractor, which I can directly play to my hi-fi via an high quality A-D converter. Then I also prepared mp3s for the iPod.