Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Katharsis Dec. 29 '08

Thanks to Timothy Heck for another fabulous showfill. You can download the first hour (Aubrey's Shindig) here and the 2nd two hours here.

Have a happy new year! I am planning to return on Jan. 5 and am hoping to do a review of my musical highlights from 2008. Stay tuned; my picks will be documented here.

The recording is in .ogg vorbis format recorded directly from the cjsw stream. I prefer vorbis files to mp3’s due to their better fidelity at similar bit rates (ie. an .ogg vorbis file sounds better than an mp3 file of a similar bitrate) and the fact that vorbis is open source (ie. non-proprietary). Most computer audio software programs can play .ogg files but I realize that not all hardware music players (such as the iPod) can play .ogg files. If you want to convert the show recording to an mp3 or AAC file so that you can load it on to your iPod I recommend FreeRIP for PC users.

There is always some quality degradation with conversion between compression formats but as the cjsw .ogg stream is at a higher bitrate than the .mp3 stream converting the .ogg recording to an mp3 of similar bitrate shouldn’t sound any worse than a recording of the mp3 stream.


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Monday, December 29, 2008

Katharsis Dec. 22 '08

Thanks to Timothy Heck for a fabulous showfill. You can download the first hour (Aubrey's Shindig) here and the 2nd two hours here.

Hope you had a merry Christmas! Timothy will be filling in for both Aubrey and I again tonight (Dec. 29). I am planning to return on Jan. 5 and am hoping to do a review of my musical highlights from 2008. Stay tuned; my picks will be documented here.

The recording is in .ogg vorbis format recorded directly from the cjsw stream. I prefer vorbis files to mp3’s due to their better fidelity at similar bit rates (ie. an .ogg vorbis file sounds better than an mp3 file of a similar bitrate) and the fact that vorbis is open source (ie. non-proprietary). Most computer audio software programs can play .ogg files but I realize that not all hardware music players (such as the iPod) can play .ogg files. If you want to convert the show recording to an mp3 or AAC file so that you can load it on to your iPod I recommend FreeRIP for PC users.

There is always some quality degradation with conversion between compression formats but as the cjsw .ogg stream is at a higher bitrate than the .mp3 stream converting the .ogg recording to an mp3 of similar bitrate shouldn’t sound any worse than a recording of the mp3 stream.


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Friday, December 12, 2008

Katharsis Dec. 8 '08

Thanks to Aubrey & Stan for covering for me this week. Have a listen here.

While I am home helping look after a new baby (due to arrive any day now) Aubrey has a special 3 hr. on-air party complete with live band (The Sharp Ends) planned for Monday Dec. 15. Timothy Heck will be doing the show on Dec. 22 and 29. Enjoy!

The recording is in .ogg vorbis format recorded directly from the cjsw stream. I prefer vorbis files to mp3’s due to their better fidelity at similar bit rates (ie. an .ogg vorbis file sounds better than an mp3 file of a similar bitrate) and the fact that vorbis is open source (ie. non-proprietary). Most computer audio software programs can play .ogg files but I realize that not all hardware music players (such as the iPod) can play .ogg files. If you want to convert the show recording to an mp3 or AAC file so that you can load it on to your iPod I recommend FreeRIP for PC users.

There is always some quality degradation with conversion between compression formats but as the cjsw .ogg stream is at a higher bitrate than the .mp3 stream converting the .ogg recording to an mp3 of similar bitrate shouldn’t sound any worse than a recording of the mp3 stream.


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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Katharsis Dec. 1 '08

This week's recording...

mistakes and all: Guitar (leftover from Aubrey's Shindig), Hush Arbors, Benoît Pioulard, Boduf Songs, Lorna, Erik Enocksson, Heidi Elva (from New Zealand, not Sweden - sorry), Landing, Yellow6, Rothko, July Skies, The Acorn, David Grubbs (Storm Sequence not Holy Fool Music - sorry), Remote Kid, Jenks Miller, Michael Brook (2 tracks from the Into the Wild film score), James Blackshaw (from Hastings, not Leeds, UK - sorry), Quinimine, Tren Brothers, Gregor Samsas, Rudi Arapahoe, Haruka Nakamura, The Abbasi Brothers, and Ezekiel Honig.

The recording is in .ogg vorbis format recorded directly from the cjsw stream. I prefer vorbis files to mp3’s due to their better fidelity at similar bit rates (ie. an .ogg vorbis file sounds better than an mp3 file of a similar bitrate) and the fact that vorbis is open source (ie. non-proprietary). Most computer audio software programs can play .ogg files but I realize that not all hardware music players (such as the iPod) can play .ogg files. If you want to convert the show recording to an mp3 or AAC file so that you can load it on to your iPod I recommend FreeRIP for PC users.

There is always some quality degradation with conversion between compression formats but as the cjsw .ogg stream is at a higher bitrate than the .mp3 stream converting the .ogg recording to an mp3 of similar bitrate shouldn’t sound any worse than a recording of the mp3 stream.


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