[kj] Re: mp3 bit rate

[Bish]

I found the jazz setting on an ipod nano plays it quite well ????

Stephen Robinson wrote:

>I rather like the messy production to be honest, I thought Jaz's Vocals were
>far too high on KJ2003, but then I have been listening to mosty
>instrumental music these days. 
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>Still, when the full album comes out we'll probably have two versions, this
>cheap and cherful sounding grungy (as in ounding Grungy, not that bloody
>ghastly post Nivarna rubbish) and a pristine pop mix!
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>>don't know if this has been covered in an earlier post, but here goes;
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>>finally rose from my stupor in an attempt to listen to the new  
>>offering & was immediately struck by how poorly mixed / recorded the  
>>whole thing is. the vocals are occasionally very low in the mix &  
>>have no clarity (TTA, Hosanna), the drums are nowhere over most of  
>>the album apart from the rat tat tat of the hi-hat. thought it might  
>>be a property of my harman sound sticks, but no, even the lamented  
>>(production wise) Extremities & Democracy come through clearer &  
>>certainly with a better mix. maybe the bit-rate of the mp3's is low  
>>then ? again no, i've had a quick looksee & without exception the bit- 
>>rate of the new recordings is higher than the 128mbps i usually find  
>>on my machine.
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>>sincerely hope the 'leak' is not final version, (amazon lists the  
>>same tracks) as frankly this does not get close to the bar, high as  
>>they've set it.
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