The Path of Progress
Posted on | January 13, 2010 | No Comments
Of all the traps and snares that can exist in making an audio recording, you wouldn’t think that obtaining the files would be one of them. But I’ve found that just getting my hands on finished mixes has proven challenging at times.
A few people recently sent me tracks that actually ended up being .CDA files, which are the shortcuts in a CD’s directory to refer to a file…not the file itself.
Another problem occurred when I was contacted by a musician in India. Now, I’ve mastered music for hundreds of bands in 46 states in America and 23 countries around the world. I guess I haven’t mastered anything for someone in India though, as this person can’t get an Internet connection fast enough to FTP an album.
I suggested he use a cybercafe or university connection, and this was his reply: “Unfortunately, India has the worst bandwidth. Cybercafes are substantially slower than my home connection and most universities don’t have Internet.” Isn’t this the place that’s supposed to be the technology hub of the 21st century?
Maybe it was easier back when everybody walked in the door with a DAT or open reel of tape…
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