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tightarse on 28/09/2014 - 20:47 orchestralconcertcds.com (1160 clicks)
Last edited 28/09/2014 - 21:08

For the lovers of classical music, here's a great CD for download, complete with PDF rendering of the cover, tray and CD labels. Download instructions are at the bottom of the link. Even better, here's the direct link to the 89MB zip file (includes all 14 tracks & labels). Enjoy.

Track List:

1 III Vivace [excerpt] 5' 05"
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jiří Waldhans
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 22nd October 1966

2 II Tema con variazioni [excerpt] 5' 11"
Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zdeněk Košler, Peter Katin, piano
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 8th February 1967

3 III Scherzo: Allegro [excerpt] 2' 29"
Alfredo Campoli, violin; Peter Katin, piano
Recorded at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon on 24th September 1963

4 V Allegro [excerpt] 3' 23"
The Czech Trio
Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 15th October 1972

5 Dances of Galánta [excerpt] 7' 45"
Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by János Ferencsik
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 26th February 1966

6 III Scherzo: Sehr schnell – Trio: Etwas langsamer [excerpt] 8' 14"
Berliner Staatskapelle Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 17th November 1967

7 V Adagio – Mæstoso [excerpt] 8' 15"
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jiří Waldhans
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 13th November 1968

8 I Ouverture [excerpt] 2' 46"
Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach Orchestra conducted by Gerhard Bosse
Recorded at Camden Theatre, London in October 1966

9 III Finale: Allegro moderato [excerpt] 6' 43"
Saša Večtomov, ’cello; Central Bohemia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miloš Zelenka
Recorded at Poděbrady Theatre, Czechoslovakia on 27th May 1973

10 IV Allegro ma non troppo [excerpt] 5' 12"
Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zdeněk Košler
Recorded at the Albert Hall, Nottingham on 13th February 1967

11 Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E flat major, op 22 [excerpt] 5' 22"
Peter Katin, piano
Recorded at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon in c. 1965

12 I Moderato con moto – Agitato – Tempo primo [excerpt] 3' 09"
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Witold Rowicki, Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 7th April 1967

13 I Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht [excerpt] 2' 14"
Berliner Staatskapelle Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur, Annelies Burmeister, contralto
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 17th November 1967

14 III Allegretto [excerpt] 5' 11"
Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Václav Smetáček
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 6th March 1968

Total Play Time: 70' 59"

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Comments

  • grababargain on 28/09/2014 - 20:50
    +1

    T&nx

  • jaero115 on 28/09/2014 - 20:50

    Great collection TAnx

  • [Deactivated] on 28/09/2014 - 20:59
    +1

    Thanks TA.

  • skysky on 28/09/2014 - 21:15

    What format are they in?

    • -.- on 28/09/2014 - 21:26

      MP3

    • mycosys on 29/09/2014 - 00:42
      +1

      MP3 LAME Variable BitRate preset V3

  • -.- on 28/09/2014 - 21:25
    +4

    Bitrate is only 151-171kbps, so not great quality! You're better off listening on YouTube even (At least you'll have full tracks)

    • tightarse on 28/09/2014 - 21:34
      +4

      File properties show tracks vary from 168 to 320kbps, so if you're going to comment, please state facts. Thanks.

      Edit: thanks for the neg, whoever you are :)

      • -.- on 28/09/2014 - 22:35
        -1

        Well it comes up for me on Windows 7 File Properties as:

        Track 1: 171
        Track 2: 152
        Track 3: 124
        Track 4: 136
        Track 5: 150
        Track 6: 172
        Track 7: 171
        Track 8: 182
        Track 9: 163
        Track 10: 146
        Track 11: 174
        Track 12: 166
        Track 13: 165
        Track 14: 165

        • -.- on 28/09/2014 - 22:37
          -3

          At any rate, I can physically hear the difference in quality as compared to some of my other classical tracks. They are most certainly inferior, but still acceptable for listening.

        • tightarse on 28/09/2014 - 22:44
          +1

          @-.-:
          I'm on my iPad now, but they're certainly not the bit rates I got when I checked on a Vista (yes Vista) laptop. There was at least one file at 320 (track 13 I think) and quite a few in the 200s. I'll screenshot them tomorrow if I have time. Take care.

        • mycosys on 29/09/2014 - 00:13
          +2

          @tightarse:
          They are all in LAME VBR V3 which is generally superior to 192k CBR
          V3 is generally considered indistinguishable from uncompressed audio, except in very rare cases of compression artifacts.

          Courtesy Mediainfo
          General
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          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 6.23 MiB
          Duration : 5mn 4s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 172 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Jan Novák: Philharmonic Dances (Choreæ Philharmonicæ): III Vivace [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 1 of 14
          Performer : Jiří Waldhans, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1966
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 22nd October 1966 (CD1/2008)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 5mn 4s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 172 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 6.23 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track02.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 5.66 MiB
          Duration : 5mn 10s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 153 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 3 in C major, op 26: II Tema con variazioni [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 2 of 14
          Performer : Peter Katin, piano; Zdeněk Košler, Prague Symphony Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1967
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 8th February 1967 (CD2/2008)

          Audio
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          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Mode extension : MS Stereo
          Duration : 5mn 10s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 153 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 5.66 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
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          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 2.21 MiB
          Duration : 2mn 28s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 125 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Beethoven: Violin Sonata in C minor, op 30 no 2: III Scherzo: Allegro [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 3 of 14
          Performer : Alfredo Campoli, violin; Peter Katin, piano
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1963
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 24th September 1963 (CD3/2009)

          Audio
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          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 2mn 28s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
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          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
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          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 2.21 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
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          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 3.30 MiB
          Duration : 3mn 22s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 136 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Dvořák: Piano Trio no 4 in E minor, op 90 ('Dumky'): V Allegro [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 4 of 14
          Performer : The Czech Trio (Ivan Štraus, violin; Saša Večtomov, cello; Josef Páleníček, piano)
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1972
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 15th October 1972 (CD4/2009)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 3mn 22s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 136 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 3.30 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track05.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 8.33 MiB
          Duration : 7mn 45s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 150 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Kodály: Dances of Galánta [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 5 of 14
          Performer : János Ferencsik, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1966
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 26th February 1966 (CD5/2009)

          Audio
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          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
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          Bit rate mode : Variable
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          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
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          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 8.33 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track06.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 10.2 MiB
          Duration : 8mn 14s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 172 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Bruckner: Symphony no 7: III Scherzo: Sehr schnell - Trio: Etwas langsamer [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 6 of 14
          Performer : Kurt Masur, Berliner Staatskapelle Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1967
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 17th November 1967 (CD6/2009)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Mode extension : MS Stereo
          Duration : 8mn 14s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
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          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 10.2 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track07.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 10.1 MiB
          Duration : 8mn 15s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 171 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Suk: Asrael Symphony: V Adagio - Mæstoso [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 7 of 14
          Performer : Jiří Waldhans, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1968
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 13th November 1968 (CD7/2009)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Mode extension : MS Stereo
          Duration : 8mn 15s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 171 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 10.1 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track08.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 3.61 MiB
          Duration : 2mn 45s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 183 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Bach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066: I Ouverture [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 8 of 14
          Performer : Gerhard Bosse, Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1966
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in Camden Theatre, London, October 1966 (CD8/2009)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 2mn 45s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 183 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 3.61 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track09.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 7.88 MiB
          Duration : 6mn 43s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 164 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Dvořák: Cello Concerto no 2 in B minor, op 104: III Finale: Allegro moderato [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 9
          Performer : Saša Večtomov, cello; Miloš Zelenka, Central Bohemia Symphony Orchestra
          Encoded by : Fission
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1973
          Comment : Recorded in Poděbrady Theatre, Czechoslovakia, 27th May 1973 (CD9/2009)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 6mn 43s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
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          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 7.88 MiB (100%)

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track10.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 5.45 MiB
          Duration : 5mn 12s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 146 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Dvořák: Symphony no 8 in G major, op 88: IV Allegro ma non troppo
          Track name/Position : 10 of 14
          Performer : Zdeněk Košler, Prague Symphony Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1967
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Albert Hall, Nottingham, 13th February 1967 (CD10/2010)

          Audio
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          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 5mn 12s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
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          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 5.45 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track11.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 6.68 MiB
          Duration : 5mn 21s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 174 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Chopin: Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E flat major, op 22 [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 11 of 14
          Performer : Peter Katin, piano
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1965
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, c. 1965 (CD11/2010)

          Audio
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          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 5mn 21s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 174 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 6.68 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track12.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 3.77 MiB
          Duration : 3mn 9s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 167 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Britten: Violin Concerto, op 15: I Moderato con moto – Agitato – Tempo primo [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 12 of 14
          Performer : Wanda Wiłkomirska, violin; Witold Rowicki, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1967
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 7th April 1967 (CD12/2011)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 3mn 9s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 167 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 3.77 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track13.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 2.66 MiB
          Duration : 2mn 14s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 166 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: I Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 13 of 14
          Performer : Annelies Burmeister, contralto; Kurt Masur, Berliner Staatskapelle Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1967
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 17th November 1967 (CD13/2011)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 2mn 14s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 166 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 2.66 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

          General
          Complete name : M:\Music\SamplerCD\SamplerCD\Tracks\Track14.mp3
          Format : MPEG Audio
          File size : 6.15 MiB
          Duration : 5mn 11s
          Overall bit rate mode : Variable
          Overall bit rate : 166 Kbps
          Album : OCCD Sampler 2011
          Track name : Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, op 93: III Allegretto [excerpt]
          Track name/Position : 14 of 14
          Performer : Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
          Encoded by : Amadeus Pro
          Genre : Classical
          Recorded date : 1968
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Comment : Recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, 6th March 1968 (CD14/2011)

          Audio
          Format : MPEG Audio
          Format version : Version 1
          Format profile : Layer 3
          Mode : Joint stereo
          Duration : 5mn 11s
          Bit rate mode : Variable
          Bit rate : 166 Kbps
          Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
          Channel(s) : 2 channels
          Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
          Compression mode : Lossy
          Stream size : 6.15 MiB (100%)
          Writing library : LAME3.98r
          Encoding settings : -m j -V 3 -q 0 -lowpass 18 —vbr-new -b 32

        • Agret on 29/09/2014 - 02:00

          @mycosys:

          That means that the above comments about them sounding inferior is probably due to the recording equipment from 1967 or a poor transfer from said recording to CD?

        • The Gent on 29/09/2014 - 03:58
          +3

          @-.-:

          but still acceptable for listening.

          Really? Well at least we can still listen to it as opposed…to all the other things you do with MP3 files…

        • SlickMick on 29/09/2014 - 07:47
          +2

          lol and "I can physically hear" as opposed to those sounds from within his head ;)

        • mycosys on 29/09/2014 - 14:58
          +1

          @Agret:
          Spot on - it could be anywhere in the sound path, but is not the encoder or it's settings.
          Could be the mics, the cables, the mixing desk, the recording system. analog storage media degrading over time, playback gear, DAC equipment or a bunch of other sources of noise and non-linearity in the analog sound path but once it was converted it was treated well.
          There is much to be said for analog recordings but it is a hell of a lot harder to do well than DDD recordings, and so many more places to introduce distortion.

      • Sage on 29/09/2014 - 05:03

        lol the file is only 89 mb, I don't even need to look at the metadata nor listen to the music to see if it's bad quality.

        some people here are saying that VBR means it's better than a constant rate, but that's not the case when it dips down to 60kbps which it does.

        • mycosys on 29/09/2014 - 14:51
          +1

          if there is silence or a few simple frequencies it can dip a hell of a lot lower than that and still have exemplary quality. That is the point of VBR, some passages require very high bitrates to encode faithfully, some require next to nothing.
          If LAME 3.98 VBR V3 preset is dropping to 60 kbps it is because that is all it needs to record all the audible frequencies in a passage, it does not reflect any drop in quality. But what would I know, I have only been working sound for 25 years, only a trained audio/TV/PC electrotechnician.

        • fantombloo on 30/09/2014 - 00:48

          Electrotechnician?

        • mycosys on 30/09/2014 - 01:41

          @thevofa:
          Would electronic engineering associate/technician be any more meaningful to you?

    • mycosys on 29/09/2014 - 00:23
      +2

      Sorry -.- ,but you are full of it

      Have some actual information.
      http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=LAME
      Only people who know NOTHING about audio and in particular audio compression would comment on average bitrates taken from windows explorer without knowing anything more about the encoder settings.
      Try this next time eh http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo

      • Sage on 29/09/2014 - 05:04
        -2

        my computer detected malware in your download link.

        • mycosys on 29/09/2014 - 14:52
          +1

          Then you need a new antivirus as both those links are positively famous.

  • digitalaxon on 29/09/2014 - 00:51
    +2

    My mum enjoys classical music so I'll add this to her collection.

    To those worried about bitrates and formats, don't be - the actual recordings seem to be low quality - some tracks have background hiss, lack of clarity etc, and this is not due to the encoding but the source material which probably wasn't recorded digitally to begin with.

    It's free, doesn't cost you a cent, so crank it up and annoy the neighbors :)

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