The Mastering Show #17 - Hi Res Audio (New science proves...what?)

A new study proves that high sample rates really DO sound better. Or does it ? As usual it's a little more complicated than that... in this episode we investigate why, and also discuss how to test this stuff for yourself, plus - when you might choose NOT to mix at Abbey Road, why all CD players don't sound the same, and why Ian hates the sound of swirling ultrasonic birdies. And, what that actually means! Links: AES Paper: A Meta-Analysis of High Resolution Audio Perceptual Evaluation https://secure.aes.org/forum/pubs/journal/?ID=591 Intermodulation distortion http://productionadvice.co.uk/high-sample-rates-make-your-music-sound-worse/ Test files for intermodulation distortion http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html#toc_1ch The importance of loudness matching http://productionadvice.co.uk/you-must-do-this/ Why mp3 sucks - and how to hear it http://productionadvice.co.uk/why-mp3-sounds-bad/ The amazing Record Production Dot Com website http://www.recordproduction.com Russell Cottier's site http://www.russellcottier.com