here<\/a>.<\/p>\nFirst, it’s important to realize that HighResAudio is a digital download store that has license agreements with the major labels. That means that the files they receive are coming from the catalogs of the majors as their mastering studios make their way through the analog tapes that are likely to sell to “high-resolution” customers. Knowing that, we know that the files are coming from standard definition sources…i.e. analog tapes. They are the best versions of those tapes but I have staunchly maintained from 2000 that they are only as good as the sources. And the sources are not high-resolution, unless you consider third generation analog tape as HD. I don’t.<\/p>\n
The HighResAudio site description of high-resolution audio starts out on a confusing note: <\/p>\n
“True, native High Resolution Audio Format means that during recording, the fine structures contained in the music signal are adequately resolved per unit of time. A true music signal recorded with microphones contains sensitive temporal information in the 45-50 kHz frequency range. For certain instruments (for example, trumpet with straight mute) and above all for percussive sounds, this range can be higher. The transfer of fine information is not possible with equipment which uses 22 kHz frequency bandwidth (CD) or 24 kHz bandwidth (the industry and radio standard).”<\/p>\n
We’ve been talking about the relationship between frequency and time over the past few weeks. They are intimately related in digital audio systems but to say that there are “fine structures contained in the music signal” that can only be captured and reproduced using high-resolution is reaching a bit. If they’re referring to the ultrasonic frequencies as the “fine structures”, then it’s true that using a sample rate of at least 88.2 is required. But what about the “fine structures” associated with dynamics? Or the fact that most recording systems prior to high rate PCM didn’t record those frequencies.<\/p>\n
Got to run…stay tuned.<\/p>\n
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