RE: [microsound] why does iTunes suck...

[Vid Jeraj <doodash@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

just send a PM to aleks, hoping to solve it out. I would expect of someone who lives 
in the States to understand that 'young turk' is rather NPC. 
 
excuse me to damp the list with anything not strictly related to this thread. 
vid



> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:31:53 +0100> From: cyrill.bloch@xxxxxxxx> To: microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [microsound] why does iTunes suck...> > bah, don't feed the trolls. lets talk about music.> > le 31/10/07 21:27:> > Im having a hard time understanding your email.> >> > What do you mean by "Only us two can understand?"> >> > All i did was respond to YOUR very angry email, aimed at mac users, > > because they are supposedly spreading viruses.> >> > If someone makes an ignorant post, i will almost always point it out, > > because it is disrespectful, or negative, and has no place on this > > list. Please go into the Microsound Archive and point out an example > > of me instigating a situation. You will not be able to do so.> >> > I think you are more angry that i pointed out the lack of facts in > > your email, and then others did as well. Your email was just an > > uninformed vitriolic anger session aimed at mac users.> >> > What does mike have to do with your email? Did you not check the > > discourse between Mike and I? Your being selective for a reason, > > trying to create a mob mentality, or piggy back your irrelevant > > accusations with Mikes valid concern.> >> > its not my place to discourage trolls i guess and i will make a > > concerted effort to do so from now on. Its not worth my time with > > these inane tit for tats.> >> >> > aLEKs> >> >> > On Oct 31, 2007, at 4:06 PM, Vid Jeraj wrote:> >> >>>> In aleks email he wrote > > "only motivate some young turk "> > For > >>>> some reason his statement bothers me.> > mike> >> not only that he wrote that, mike. there's another statement of him > >> bothering me.> >> written in a way only us 2 could understand it. it turns out that he > >> uses this list> >> to free from his frustrations. which happens to be a 2nd example only > >> this week.> >>> >> its been only a couple of days since his hygienising the "this is what> >> happen in italy" thread, if I'm correct.> >>> >> ;-??> >>> >> what's on his mind? what's eating him?> >>> >>> >> feeling the same as you do,> >>> >> vid> >>> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "aleks vasic" > >>> <bvasic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> To: "microsound" > >>> <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:28 PM> > >>> Subject: Re: [microsound] why does iTunes suck...> > > > um...*a > >>> very slow* yeeeaaaahhh...> > > > Those viruses are coming from > >>> whatever network you are leeching off > > of, or your network is > >>> getting leeched by someone with an infected PC > > machine. or > >>> someone on this list with a Pc has an virus that is using > > said > >>> persons mail contacts to spread. Any worm or virus that is an > > > >>> exe obviously cannot infect a mac. The only know virus that is cross > >>> > > platform was the virus that infected the mac version of > >>> MICROSOFT > > OFFICE. I use both platforms and i try to keep my Pc's > >>> off line as > > much as possible. I prefer to use a mac whenever i > >>> need to do > > anything online.> > > > I do fear with all the mac > >>> ads about no viruses will only motivate > > some young turk to claim > >>> some fame by writing a sicko mac virus...> > > > smiri se budalo> > > >>> > > aLEKs> > > > > > > > > > On Oct 30, 2007, at 2:15 PM, Vid Jeraj > >>> wrote:> > > >> hi all> >>> >> why am I not interested at all of mac > >>> users problems? cause all you > >> guys are used to send viruses,> > >>> >> worms and other bugs of there to this list. in that respect, I > > >>> >> don't give a damn of your iTunes problems.> >>> >> Sinc3r3ly > >>> Y0urs/ srdacn0 va5,> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> VID JERAJ (Primorac), Ul. > >>> grada Chicaga 23, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska> >> > >>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> >>> >>> >>> > >>> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:34:19 +0000> >>> From: Brian.Power@xxxxxx> > >>> >>> To: microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Subject: Re: [microsound] why > >>> does iTunes suck...> >>>> >>>> >>> I can't say that I've ever > >>> noticed any difference between QT and > >>> iTunes> >>> playback to > >>> be honest. I can't recall from memory, but can Sound > >>> Check be> > >>> >>> switched on in iTunes on yer computer ?> >>>> >>> Quick Mac > >>> hardware tech question for the macheads here (apologies in> >>> > >>> advance) :> >>>> >>> Will bus-powered USB 2.0 do the job for hard > >>> disc sample playback/ > >>> recording> >>> on a MBP C2D ? Or is > >>> eSATA via expressCard or FW800 external hard > >>> disc> >>> > >>> absolutely neccesary ?> >>>> >>> OWC have these dual interface 200Gb > >>> portable HDDs with eSata (SATA > >>> I speeds> >>> of 1.5Gbps) and > >>> USB 2.0 connectivity - could that be the sweetspot> >>> format-wise > >>> for what I'm looking for ; on the fly, go anywhere > >>> portable> > >>> >>> laptop production set-up (USB) with the option to plug-into the > >>> > >>> grid for> >>> more heavy duty data transfer speeds (eSATA) ?> > >>> >>>> >>> Anybody here got one of these drives/views as to their > >>> rep/views > >>> as to a> >>> better alternative for heat of the > >>> wireless moment/insta-tronic music> >>> production ?> >>>> >>> > >>> (Please forgive my posting this here if this ain't none of yer > >>> > >>> [preferred]> >>> microsound-making business)> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> > >>> |---------+---------------------------->> >>> | | Graham Miller |> > >>> >>> | | <grahammiller@sym|> >>> | | patico.ca> |> >>> | | |> >>> | | > >>> 30/10/2007 15:05 |> >>> | | Please respond to|> >>> | | microsound > >>> |> >>> |---------+---------------------------->> >>>> > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------|> > >>> >>> > >>> | > >>> |> >>> | To: microsound > >>> > >>> <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> |> >>> | > >>> cc: > >>> |> >>> | > >>> Subject: Re: [microsound] why does iTunes > >>> suck... > >>> |> > >>> >>>> > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------|> > >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> it is so frustrating.> >>>> >>> i mean > >>> that's all itunes is SUPPOSED to do and it can't even play> >>> back > >>> music... i don't get it!!!> >>>> >>> g.> >>>> >>> On 30-Oct-07, at > >>> 1:53 AM, Dominic Tetmyer wrote:> >>>> >>>> I second this - when I > >>> play tracks in QT they sound as they should,> >>>> unaltered and > >>> original. When they are played in iTunes even as> >>>> Graham said > >>> with all the sound enhancers, eqs, and such turned off,> >>>> the > >>> tracks still sound worse. I have always wondered the reason> >>>> > >>> behind this as well? Bad codecs or audio summing?> >>>>> >>>> > >>> Frankly, I can even render a aif from Logic and store it on my> >>>> > >>> external, then boot into XP and listen to the same file in Winamp -> > >>> >>>> sounds like the original moreso than iTunes does. Go figure.> > >>> >>>>> >>>> Dominic Tetmyer> >>>> domtetmyer@xxxxxxx> >>>> c: > >>> 928.600.5387> >>>>> >>>> On Oct 29, 2007, at 7:30 PM, Graham Miller > >>> wrote:> >>>>> >>>>> ... the sound out of my music.> >>>>>> >>>>> > >>> here's my setup:> >>>>>> >>>>> imac G5 with a MOTU traveler. all the > >>> computer sound is going> >>>>> through the MOTU traveler.> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>> now get this:> >>>>>> >>>>> if i open a track or song in the > >>> quicktime player, it sounds> >>>>> beautiful. great. perfect. just > >>> as it should.> >>>>>> >>>>> if i open a track or song in iTunes, the > >>> supposed Apple Music> >>>>> Player, the quality is not there. i > >>> can't put my finger on it> >>>>> exactly, but it sounds worse. > >>> slightly. there is some digital> >>>>> distortion, i believe. and > >>> these are 16 or 24 bit audio files too,> >>>>> not MP3 atrocities. > >>> i've turned off all the EQ crap and whatever> >>>>> else is in the > >>> iTunes preferences that could screw with the purity> >>>>> of my > >>> music. it's all off. but still, i think iTunes sounds > >>>>> > >>> terrible.> >>>>>> >>>>> any ideas here?> >>>>>> >>>>> why does > >>> quicktime sound fine, but iTunes doesn't?> >>>>>> >>>>> i've had > >>> this problem since day one.> >>>>>> >>>>> arg.> >>>>>> >>>>> g.> > >>> >>>>>> >>>>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>>>> --> >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >>> microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> For additional commands, > >>> e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> website: > >>> http://www.microsound.org> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > >>> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> >>> For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> >>> website: http://www.microsound.org> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > >>> _________________________________________________________________> > >>> >> News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. > >>> Get > >> it now!> >> http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx> > > > > > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>> website: http://www.microsound.org> > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> For > >>> additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> website: > >>> http://www.microsound.org>> >> _________________________________________________________________> >> Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > >> Spaces. 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