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khenyth:

--- Quote from: Alobar on August 13, 2015, 04:59:44 pm ---Yes I came over from ITunes after trying a few others that didn't do anything but play music, sort of. Maybe it is a lack of imagination on my part but like you say, I don't yet really know what is possible.

Maybe a better thread topic would be asking the question, What sorts of things do you do with MC? And then have users give a brief explanation of how it was achieved. That I think would be a great help in getting new users past the steepest part of the bell.

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What can you do with MC? You can make your CD's sound like vinyl. You can accomplish this by ripping the CD and playing it back as a 24-bit WAV file.

lisbethfox:

--- Quote from: khenyth on August 16, 2015, 11:06:37 pm ---What can you do with MC? You can make your CD's sound like vinyl. You can accomplish this by ripping the CD and playing it back as a 24-bit WAV file.

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You realize the maximum bitdepth / possible dynamic range on vinyl is like 12 bits? Vinyl often sounds 'better' but its because of superior mastering + your gear. Oh and its also alot less accurate.

Alobar:
I haven't listened to vinyl since the mid 80's when I bought my first cd player. I have always however been looking for a better way to sit down and listen to a variety of music without juggling lp's, either vinyl or cd. I had an Accutrack turntable that could be programmed to play songs on one side of a vinyl album in a certain order but that was more or less worthless. I did have a 10 " Teac to tape a music selection for a party but that was a pain as well. The first cd player I bought could hold 5 cds on a big rotating platter that was programmable and thought I was in heaven for convenience and certainly sound quality and was till apple came out with the 99 cent song and the pod. For a while I was willing to put up with 128kbps audio until I got my old Kenwood amp and JBL speakers back and listened to the disappointing sound. Now I am back to buying cd's and thanks to a decent sounding DAC and JRiver am finally able to realize fully what I have been searching for all these decades! The thing is that it is capable of so much more than I ever could have imagined and I want to use more of its capabilities. My old system with all new interconnects and speaker wire, listening to lossless cd quality music through MC has never sounded better! I have a couple old turntables and my old reel to reel in the basement where it will remain. Sound quality trumps nostalgia every time for me!

khenyth:
If you rip your CD's to 24-bit, 176,400 Hz, WAV files and listen to them on MC they sound wonderful. I can't explain why - try it and see. Here are the steps to follow:
First, rip the CD at read speed 2-4X (Tools/Options/CD,DVD/General/CD-Ripping/ReadSpeed). Save the file to your hard drive as an uncompressed wave (Tools/Options/Encoding/Encoder).
Then, convert and save the rip as a 24-bit, 176,400-Hz, uncompressed wave file:
1. Select the files to be converted.
2. Select (Tools/AdvancedTools/ConvertFormat)
3. Under (ConvertFormat/ConvertFileTo) select <Uncompressed Wave> on the drop down menu
4. Under Convert Format, select (Options/AudioConverter/Audio/ApplyDSP/OutputFormat/Output/176,000Hz)
5. Under Convert Format, select (Options/AudioConverter/Audio/BitDepth/24-bit)
6. Click <OK> to save changes.
7. Under Convert Format, click <Convert>

Alobar:

--- Quote from: khenyth on August 17, 2015, 12:16:47 pm ---If you rip your CD's to 24-bit, 176,400 Hz, WAV files and listen to them on MC they sound wonderful. I can't explain why - try it and see. Here are the steps to follow:
First, rip the CD at read speed 2-4X (Tools/Options/CD,DVD/General/CD-Ripping/ReadSpeed). Save the file to your hard drive as an uncompressed wave (Tools/Options/Encoding/Encoder).
Then, convert and save the rip as a 24-bit, 176,400-Hz, uncompressed wave file:
1. Select the files to be converted.
2. Select (Tools/AdvancedTools/ConvertFormat)
3. Under (ConvertFormat/ConvertFileTo) select <Uncompressed Wave> on the drop down menu
4. Under Convert Format, select (Options/AudioConverter/Audio/ApplyDSP/OutputFormat/Output/176,000Hz)
5. Under Convert Format, select (Options/AudioConverter/Audio/BitDepth/24-bit)
6. Click <OK> to save changes.
7. Under Convert Format, click <Convert>

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Thanks!

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