=================================================== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = =================================================== > > 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 As soon as I get a little free time, I will dig out those recordings and see if I can retrieve the CDs. Should I send this information to you? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]