[vorbis-dev] Can compressed music sound better than uncompressed?

[Scott Manley]

Robert Voigt wrote:
> 
> I quote from "Principles of Digital Audio" by Ken C. Pohlmann:
> 
> "Because perceptual coders tailor the coded signal to the ear's acuity, they
> similarly tailor the required response of the playback system itself. Live
> music does not pass through amplifiers and loudspeakers, it goes directly to
> the ear. But recorded music must pass through the playback signal chain. Much
> of the original signal present in a live recording merely degrades the
> playback system's ability to reproduce the audible signal. Because a
> perceptual coder removes inaudible signal content, the playback system's
> ability to convey audible music logically should improve. In short, a
> perceptual coder more properly codes an audio signal for passage through an
> audio system."
> 
> Is this bullshit or an interesting thought?

It's exactly what Microsoft audio does, it massages the audio to make it
sound 'better' to people. This is basically signal compression - nothign
to do with compressing the data, just cmpacting the dynamic range and
boosting frequencies that people listen to to make it sound better and
hide the places that are flawed.


-- 
Scott Manley (AKA Szyzyg)
Streaming Media Hacker
www.myplay.com

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