So you can take a FLAC file and convert it to the original wav file? How is that done? Pretty cool if so.

What I meant is how you can be sure the file they "get" is the same one you "send" :) (you=not just you, but anyone who may be afraid of potential corruption/glitches/wathever in a digital file).
As far as I know, the only way to find out for sure is a bit for bit (bit per bit sounded a bit too "latin" :D, dunno if it's the correct terminology..) comparison...
See where I'm headed?

bit for bit comparison = proof that 2 files are identical=you know your file is the same the client got

wav vs flac (encoded from that wav + decoded back to wav) bit comparison = proof that flac is actually lossless, in every aspect (again, forgive my lame lexicon tonight)

This does not mean you can't hear differences etc (see "bottom line" in my previous post, I need some sleep now...).

I can't hear a difference between FLAC and WAV.

yep, (and the resulting file is a bit-for-bit copy of the original wav, not just "a" file in wav format), that's exactly the reason why flac is so interesting/useful/nice. flac frontend, traders' little helper, lots of programs do that, I think each one that lets you encode a wav to flac will also let you decode it back to wav.
flac is like a listeneable zip of sorts (in a way).
I think some players like foobar can even play the content of actual zip files, but that's a totally different story...

Hey. I'm probably being a cunt, but would you mind moving this here: http://sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthr...75#post1059775 ?

Feel free to copy/ paste things over there is needs be.

That is fucking brilliant! But will soon be totally unnecessary as internet speeds and hard drive sizes increase. Soon the internet will only contain WAV files and uncompressed movies, no need to compress/zip anything! :)

Bump.

MIDDLE OF FEB for contributions, though earlier if possible; I'm getting to the point where if I get another few contributions I might have to start thinking about cutting people out to make space.

You're all competing with Diesel at the moment, whose track is (predictably) AMAZING.

The idea is to have a CD copy once it's all together. I'm averse to mp3 releases, but we'll have a natter about that further down the line.

ok, and when is this coming out?

tomorrow.

Yes, tomorrow. ALL OVER YOUR FACE.

It takes longer than you expect you impatient fuggas.

Okey, I havent really been reading the whole thread but is the release really out tomorrow?
What format ? :) curious to hear all the people over here.

It won't be out for ages.

Haha okey, how come?

Cause people still haven't got their submissions in. Plus when it all comes together musically we'll have to figure out the physical release.

If space is a concern, should I edit my submission to be shorter? Right now it's at 6 minutes, but I was thinking of cutting it down to a "single version".

You should use your own discretion - I won't be asking anyone to make shorter or longer pieces (unless, of course, someone submits a 40-minute epic).

Dude, fuck off, contribute something or carry on writing ill-defined whinging bullshit that I for one can't be fucked to read.

Could I suggest fucking off though?

I really don't get all the dramatics around this.
You post on this forum.
You make music.
You submit a track. So do others.
Done? Done.
YEESH.