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Random music news for Monday, August 5, 2019

This is one of the few days of the year that Canadians get a stat while America doesn’t. Feels good,

While digital files like MP3s and Apples AAC format fantastically convenient, they’re still compressed formats, meaning that in order for

Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.

There is a small but growing movement back towards music with better sonic properties. Well, that’s my dream, anyway. Thanks

I won’t blather on once again about how much I detest our willingness to make do with substandard digital audio.

June 8, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments FLAC, iOS 11, iPhone

MP3s sound like crap, squished of much of their dynamic range and filled with compression artifacts that affect all frequencies.

The broadcast student was sitting across from me. She’d come to me with a problem. “I can’t tell the difference

People forget that the Beatles didn’t release any of their music on CD until February 1987, almost five years after

Some people believe that there’s a real market for portable music players that offer fidelity above and beyond crappy MP3

I’m the kind of guy for whom accurate audio is important. I’m an old-school audiophile, someone who believes that MP3s

Back in the late 70s and early 80s, music fans were sold on the superiority of digital recordings. “Perfect sound

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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