Improving the sound of a real piano recording

[steve]

the Lincoln Center performance

Yes, that's what a piano should sound like. Disregarding the clicks and noises, a very fine example.

[kozikowski]

I believe that was a fourteen year old kid. Depressing, isn't it?

Anyway I really wanted something well recorded to compare. I can start imagining all sorts of errors and start to discount my impressions. I put the noise down to this performance being broadcast on the fourth digital channel of a quad in LA. Still, it shouldn't sound like a sparking hair dryer.

There's room here for a joke that since it's a digital transmission, the noise is clear, perfect, and absolutely repeatable from now on.

Koz

[waxcylinder]

There's room here for a joke that since it's a digital transmission, the noise is clear, perfect, and absolutely repeatable from now on.

Koz

Koz,

try telling that joke to our UK government and the BBC who have developed a "cunning plan" to remove our current FM services (including our serious music channel Radio 3) from FM and place the lot on wonderful digital. This is apparently so that they can offer more channels are therefore "more choice" on the digital spectrum. The FM spectrum is apparently planned to be relased for broadcasting ultra-local (read parochial) broadcasting.

Now apart from the degradation of quality due to the compression used - plus the dropouts and digital artifacts where reception is poor - each household in the UK has several, often many, FM radios (often including expensive hi-fi FM tuners) as do our cars/lorries/trucks - so they will likely just become electronic junk if this plan goes through.

What a great joke eh? I for one am definitely NOT laughing ...

WC

[steve]

try telling that joke to our UK government and the BBC who have developed a "cunning plan" to remove our current FM services (including our serious music channel Radio 3) from FM and place the lot on wonderful digital.

The normal bit rate for Radio 3 is 192kbps, but...
"When part-time services are broadcast (such as 5 live sports extra), the bit rate of Radio 3 and/or Radio 4 is reduced."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/help/faq/dab_bitrates.shtml

I'm not sure if this applies or not if you are listening with the BBC iPlayer.

(Radio 4 is a mere 128kbps - both 3 and 4 use joint stereo)