Originally Posted By Dnj
Originally Posted By Fran Carango
After I comment grin

We used MP3 because they were small in size, and MP3 players are cheap..
We also didn't know better 20 years ago..
Today I only use wave live...only reduced to MP3 to send via email etc.

Memory is cheap today... we should record wave..

And there is a big difference in audio quality.. clarity , top end, and sizzle suffer in MP3 format..
Experiment .... you will learn the difference..

We are talking about over dub in this post.. This is a major problem ...it doesn't work.. Ask any experienced recording engineer.. he will set you straight smile


Im sure in a mix or a nursing home no one will hear the differences....no thanx I'll stick with Mp3s..







Of course you are right...any venue we play won't matter much.. Most of the time the sound system makes it sound bad enough.. smile

But what about your CD's.... You take a karaoke file (that is an MP3), and record your vocal over it... Just remember once you are degraded into an MP3, mixing down to a wave does nothing to improve the quality..
Always record as a wave...always!!!!
If you want to save space to play back from a thumb drive etc, okay, no one will care.... but to get a professional sound for your CD.... you have no choice.... Wave!!!!

Listen to commercial CD... Buble, etc... then listen to your best recorded song on a CD.... I am pretty sure you will hear the difference..
Sure our recorded results are acceptable in our world... but give them a chance to shine a bit... record as waves..

BTW: Don't listen to an uploaded song (youtube)...it is an MP3.... but the produced commercial CD, will show what I am trying to tell you.. smile
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