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I just want to publicly say thanks to all the good folks here at Recording.org for helping me learn the skills to make a good recording. I'm still learning, to be sure, but this wouldn't have been as good as it is without you!

Thanks so much!

-Johntodd

Apple's push to increase the quality of songs distributed via iTunes has been formally realized in the company's Mastered for iTunes program—but does it really make music sound better?
After our original report on the Mastered for iTunes program, some readers were skeptical that anything could be done to make a compressed AAC file sound comparable to uncompressed, 16-bit 44.1kHz CD standard audio. Others believed users should have access to the original 24-bit 96kHz files created in ...

Mastered for iTunes: how audio engineers tweak music for the iPod age
From Arstechnica.com:


In an age when Apple has become the top music retailer without selling a single physical disc, audio engineers are increasingly creating specially mastered versions of songs and albums designed to counteract the audio degradation caused by compression. Though audiophiles typically scoff at paying for compressed audio, preferring vinyl or high-end digital formats such as DVD-A, ...

I want to thank all of you here at Recording.org for all your help in making this possible. This sounds sooooooo much better than my previous album.

And here it is...

Playlist:The THIRD Album | OurStage

This album is free! I hope you like it!

-Johntodd

[reposted from the original article:]

Audio Analysis of the Beatles Multitrack Masters - Waxy.org

While digging through Usenet, I stumbled on these three unidentified tracks that pick apart three of the Beatles' original multitrack masters, isolating and highlighting pieces from "She's Leaving Home," "A Day in the Life," and "Come Together." It's an astounding, and very listenable, ...

Ourstage.com has now rated my song in the Top 20 as tallied by fan votes.

What a thrill!

Thank you so much for helping me with this song!
-Johntodd

http://www.ourstage.com/tracks/GVJBA...-savoy-truffle

Hi guys! I want to thank you for all your guidance in bringing this recording to fruition. Esp., you Davedog, who helped tremendously with the drums! I recorded, mixed, and mastered this myself. This is one of the best I've done so far, and most of the knowledge that went into this came from Recording.Org.!

Thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy it!
-Johntodd

Part 3:
http://recording.org/blogs/johntodd/...ver-april.html
Part 2:
http://recording.org/blogs/johntodd/...over-ever.html
Part 1:
http://recording.org/blogs/johntodd/...over-ever.html
May 8th's recording is here:
Tindeck MP3 Hosting: Johntodd - BeiMirBistDUSchoen-08MAY2011

Now this song is really taking off! I'm getting even more excited about this! The parts are well rehearsed and ...

This new recording is NSFW...Not Safe For Work.
Previous entries:
Part 2:
http://recording.org/blogs/johntodd/...over-ever.html
Part 1:
http://recording.org/blogs/johntodd/...over-ever.html
Today's recording is here:
Tindeck MP3 Hosting: Johntodd - Bei Mir bist du schoen -BLOOPERS

In this version we keep the tempo, having decided that this is the way to go. It is snappier and much more spirited, without "hyperdriving" ...

April 30th, 2011:
http://recording.org/blogs/johntodd/366-new-update-worst-cover-ever-april.html
UPDATE...April 20th, 2011
Tindeck MP3 Hosting: Johntodd - Bei mir bist du schoen-05MAR2011

Here we have wholesale changes to the song. First off, the tempo is much faster. As much as I love the Andrews Sisters' original, this modernized version needed a bit more snap to it. Artistic decision on my part, but hey, it's artistic for all of us, from the tempo down to the preamp and reverbs we use.
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