I was curious to see if iTunes Match would work with these albums, since I already own most of them. So far, only Back in Black shows up as Matched AAC. The others still show as MPEG Audio files from when I ripped my CDs.
Black in Black matched from day one of iTunes Match. It was odd then
All albums are mastered for iTunes, not only "High Voltage".
Producers can submit their catalog to iTunes using any old mastering method, but "Mastered for iTunes" refers to Apple's relatively new guidelines for audio engineers to produce a copy specifically for iTunes, just as they adjust various sound parameters when mastering for CD, vinyl, radio, etc. It has the added benefit of discouraging dynamic range compression, which squashes detail to have more perceived volume.
Producers can submit their catalog to iTunes using any old mastering method, but "Mastered for iTunes" refers to Apple's relatively new guidelines for audio engineers to produce a copy specifically for iTunes
Okay.
All AC/DC albums in iTunes state they are "Mastered for iTunes", not only "High Voltage" as noted in this article.
This was one of the things that surprised me when I first got an iPhone in 2008 and took a look at the iTunes store.
I have all their albums on CD so ripped them as AAC anyway.
I won "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" from a radio station in 1976 on vinyl, bought it on cassette in the eighties for my walkman, then on CD in the nineties for my diskman.
I'm not buying it again.
When they first started most of the mainstream music industry hated them, there was all this hippy shit and disco around on the radio, saw them live at a couple of small venues, it wasn't until they left Australia that they really took off, Back in Black was the world's best selling album in 1981 until Thriller came along, I've seen a few of their shows since then, well worth catching, their sets are amazing.
The other release this week is Celebration Day by Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant's vocals seem strained at times and lost a little bit of the magic, understandable really given his age.
I won "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" from a radio station in 1976 on vinyl, bought it on cassette in the eighties for my walkman, then on CD in the nineties for my diskman.
I'm not buying it again.
No one is asking you to buy it again. No one asked you to buy it again on cassette and CD. Apparently, you didn't know how to record it from vinyl to cassette in the 80s, like everyone else did. This isn't for people that already own their catalog. This is for people that never bought it, but might want to now. Of course their older stuff is cheaper on CD than in iTunes ($7.64 on Amazon for Back in Black). But kids today prefer to steal music off the internet rather than buy it.
I don't get these artists who refuse to sign onto iTunes because they sell single songs. Are these guys naive enough to think people are going out and buying their CD's?
I actually bought their entire catalog on CD recently.
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Originally Posted by Unkown Blogger
I was curious to see if iTunes Match would work with these albums, since I already own most of them. So far, only Back in Black shows up as Matched AAC. The others still show as MPEG Audio files from when I ripped my CDs.
Black in Black matched from day one of iTunes Match. It was odd then
Chris_CA
All albums are mastered for iTunes, not only "High Voltage".
Producers can submit their catalog to iTunes using any old mastering method, but "Mastered for iTunes" refers to Apple's relatively new guidelines for audio engineers to produce a copy specifically for iTunes, just as they adjust various sound parameters when mastering for CD, vinyl, radio, etc. It has the added benefit of discouraging dynamic range compression, which squashes detail to have more perceived volume.
Apple guide to iTunes mastering (pdf)
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No. The band has always been an Australian band, just some of the members have come from other parts of the world. A Melbourne pub band from the 70's.
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Originally Posted by Vorsos
Producers can submit their catalog to iTunes using any old mastering method, but "Mastered for iTunes" refers to Apple's relatively new guidelines for audio engineers to produce a copy specifically for iTunes
Okay.
All AC/DC albums in iTunes state they are "Mastered for iTunes", not only "High Voltage" as noted in this article.
This was one of the things that surprised me when I first got an iPhone in 2008 and took a look at the iTunes store.
I have all their albums on CD so ripped them as AAC anyway.
I won "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" from a radio station in 1976 on vinyl, bought it on cassette in the eighties for my walkman, then on CD in the nineties for my diskman.
I'm not buying it again.
When they first started most of the mainstream music industry hated them, there was all this hippy shit and disco around on the radio, saw them live at a couple of small venues, it wasn't until they left Australia that they really took off, Back in Black was the world's best selling album in 1981 until Thriller came along, I've seen a few of their shows since then, well worth catching, their sets are amazing.
The other release this week is Celebration Day by Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant's vocals seem strained at times and lost a little bit of the magic, understandable really given his age.
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Originally Posted by hill60
I won "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" from a radio station in 1976 on vinyl, bought it on cassette in the eighties for my walkman, then on CD in the nineties for my diskman.
I'm not buying it again.
No one is asking you to buy it again. No one asked you to buy it again on cassette and CD. Apparently, you didn't know how to record it from vinyl to cassette in the 80s, like everyone else did. This isn't for people that already own their catalog. This is for people that never bought it, but might want to now. Of course their older stuff is cheaper on CD than in iTunes ($7.64 on Amazon for Back in Black). But kids today prefer to steal music off the internet rather than buy it.
I'll wait for the songs to show up on Amazon. I hate exclusive deals. I believe in competition.
I actually bought their entire catalog on CD recently.
I never understood the holdout mentality either. Successful bands have to deal with the radio single paradigm.
More to the point, if your group doesn't offer music in a digital storefront, there is a huge chunk of consumers who will never know you exist.
Is the last notable group to not be on iTunes? I keep thinking there's another notable.
That illustrates the point perfectly.
"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist."