BBC online aac stream sampling rate move

**J G Miller** · April 13th 12, 04:44 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 16:36:33h +0000, J G Miller wrote:

No, it would appear that you are using the wrong URL

OOPS *SORRY* *SORRY* *SORRY*

The URL for the AC stream does now *only* play at

Connecting to server bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net[87.248.219.53]: 80...

Name : BBC Radio 3
Genre : BBC Radio Live
Public : yes
Bitrate: 56kbit/s

Remember it is all part of the BBC policy "Cutting Quality First".

**Silk** · April 13th 12, 06:07 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On 13/04/2012 10:30, Don Pearce wrote:

It is to do with matching the technical quality of the broadcast
medium with that of the recorded medium. Current pop music with its
clipping, limiting and severely restricted dynamic range does not
require a high bit rate to carry it.

You are a clueless stuck-up old codger who obviously knows nothing about
modern music.

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

**Silk** · April 13th 12, 06:08 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On 13/04/2012 11:09, Mike wrote:
It is to do with matching the technical quality of the broadcast
medium with that of the recorded medium. Current pop music with its
clipping, limiting and severely restricted dynamic range does not
require a high bit rate to carry it.

d

Radio 1 broadcasts quite a bit of live music so the source material
would benefit from decent quality reproduction.

Ah, but it's not "proper" music.

**J G Miller** · April 13th 12, 06:16 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 19:07:03h +0100, Silk wrote:

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

Hey, finally a point upon which we can agree.

**Don Pearce[_3_]** · April 13th 12, 06:27 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:07:03 +0100, Silk wrote:

On 13/04/2012 10:30, Don Pearce wrote:

It is to do with matching the technical quality of the broadcast
medium with that of the recorded medium. Current pop music with its
clipping, limiting and severely restricted dynamic range does not
require a high bit rate to carry it.

You are a clueless stuck-up old codger who obviously knows nothing about
modern music.

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

How little you know of me. I play in a band three nights a week.

d

**Silk** · April 13th 12, 06:49 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On 13/04/2012 19:27, Don Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:07:03 +0100, wrote:

On 13/04/2012 10:30, Don Pearce wrote:

It is to do with matching the technical quality of the broadcast
medium with that of the recorded medium. Current pop music with its
clipping, limiting and severely restricted dynamic range does not
require a high bit rate to carry it.

You are a clueless stuck-up old codger who obviously knows nothing about
modern music.

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

How little you know of me. I play in a band three nights a week.

If you were any good, you wouldn't be wasting your time on here. ;-)

**Silk** · April 13th 12, 06:49 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On 13/04/2012 19:16, J G Miller wrote:
On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 19:07:03h +0100, Silk wrote:

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

Hey, finally a point upon which we can agree.

We got there in the end.

**Don Pearce[_3_]** · April 13th 12, 07:19 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:49:06 +0100, Silk wrote:

On 13/04/2012 19:27, Don Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:07:03 +0100, wrote:

On 13/04/2012 10:30, Don Pearce wrote:

It is to do with matching the technical quality of the broadcast
medium with that of the recorded medium. Current pop music with its
clipping, limiting and severely restricted dynamic range does not
require a high bit rate to carry it.

You are a clueless stuck-up old codger who obviously knows nothing about
modern music.

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

How little you know of me. I play in a band three nights a week.

If you were any good, you wouldn't be wasting your time on here. ;-)

I have a worthwhile day job. Is this really how you want to continue
this conversation? Think about it.

d

**Richard Evans** · April 13th 12, 10:44 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On 13/04/2012 19:16, J G Miller wrote:
On Friday, April 13th, 2012, at 19:07:03h +0100, Silk wrote:

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

Hey, finally a point upon which we can agree.

I agree too.

**Richard Evans** · April 13th 12, 10:49 PM posted to alt.radio.digital,uk.rec.audio

On 13/04/2012 19:07, Silk wrote:

Clue: Modern pop music of the kind that features in the "charts" does
not represent quality modern music any more than a nursery rhyme
represents opera.

Also, modern pop music may well be rather low quality,
but it can still be made to sound substantially worse by encoding it to
mp2 at only 128k.

Richard E.