Re: [microsound] the great depression of experimental music?

[ian stewart <artsonics@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greg wrote:
> But I'm not getting the CD-r part. CD-rs, CDs, I don't see the difference 
> in terms of the listener end.

There's a significant difference in fidelity to the original master- a 
properly glass-mastered, pressed CD will have a far lower error rate than a 
home-burned CD-r. Red Book protocol allows 220 errors/second (BLER errors, 
CD error is complicated)- the upshot is, your home-burned CD-r is not an 
exact copy of your audio files. A lot of variables affect the error rate- 
hardware, software, burn speed, quality of CD-r media- but in the end, a 
properly mastered and pressed CD will always be more faithful to the 
original master.

best,
Ian

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