Whadayathink of this piano sound?

[David Ilvedson]

I couldn't tell any difference in the 2 formats ...not  equal temperment though?   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford at gmail.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 11/28/2007 7:49:50 PM
Subject: Whadayathink of this piano sound?


>The piano is close-miked dry with no sound processing other than  
>adjusting the gain levels. I'd like to know what you think of the  
>sound of the piano if you can tell anything, but I'm also trying to  
>find out about the state of sound files and everyone's ability to  
>download and play them.

>There are five tracks, each a minute or a minute-and-a-half in length.  
>The five tracks each appear twice, in 2 different formats.


>MP3 files with a high bit rate:

>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/0.mp3
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/1.mp3
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/2.mp3
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/3.mp3
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/4.mp3


>Apple Lossless files, which are relatively large and require Quicktime  
>and/or iTunes, but are compressed without loss, and so have the full  
>fidelity of the original recordings. Among those who can download and  
>listen to these files, I'm interested in whether they sound better  
>than the MP3 files.

>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/0.m4a
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/1.m4a
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/2.m4a
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/3.m4a
>www.kentswafford.com/mp3/B/4.m4a



>Thanks very much,

>Kent