To feel the music

a songwriter's mission to save high-quality audio

To feel the music

a songwriter's mission to save high-quality audio
Neil Young and Phil Baker
Book - 2019

Today, most of the music fans listen to is streamed via online services and highly compressed. It's convenient, but, frustratingly, this comes at the cost of quality. Gone are the days when it was technologically necessary to compress music into the smallest possible file size, yet this remains the industry standard. The result is music that is robbed of its original quality - muddy and flat in sound compared to the rich, warm sound artists hear in the studio. It doesn't have to be this way, but the record and technology companies have incorrectly assumed that most listeners are satisfied with these low-quality tracks. Neil Young is challenging the assault on audio quality - and working to free music lovers from the flat and lifeless status quo. To Feel the Music is the true story of Neil's quest to bring high-quality audio back to music lovers - which he considers the most important undertaking of his career. Inside, follow Neil as he discovers the step by step deterioration of recorded sound as analog is methodically replaced by digital CDs, MP3s, and low-price, low-quality streaming; gathers others committed to his goal of delivering music the way artists intend for it to sound; and eventually develops the Neil Young Archives, a high-res streaming site that gives users unprecedented access to all of Neil's music - in the best quality their devices can handle - videos, photos, and more.

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書目詳細資料
Main Authors: Young, Neil, 1945- (Author), Baker, Phil, 1943- (Author)
格式: 圖書
語言:English
出版: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2019]
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