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Call for samples, For multi-format 64 kbps test 2005 |
 Mar 24 2005, 20:48
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Greetings!
I would like to use this thread to collect samples for the upcoming multi-format 64 kbps listening test. Every musical style is welcome. The ideal duration is 15-20 seconds, the preferred encoders are Monkey's Audio, FLAC or WavPack. Samples should be attached to this thread. Thank you for your cooperation. Sebastian -------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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Mar 24 2005, 22:27
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Group: Members Posts: 3620 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Bad Herrenalb Member No.: 6613 |
Here are some samples I collected from the pre-test thread (/me loves IPB's multi-quote
 ):QUOTE (sehested @ Mar 22 2005, 07:53 PM) I would like to suggest the following sample for the listening test: Supertramp - School The 19s sample I have uploaded contains acoustic guitars, piano, cymbals and bass. I have good experience with this sample in revealing subtle difference between encodings. Let me hear what you think about the sample. If desired I can upload a 30s version of the sample.  QUOTE (sehested @ Mar 23 2005, 12:50 AM) I have two more candiates for listening test samples... They are both exceptionally well mastered using the Blumlein technique where the entire sound picture is captured at a single point, carefully chosen to achieve the optimum balance between direct sound and reverberation. This makes unnecessary all forms of electronic correction and manipulation and the music signal travels by the absolutely shortest possible path between the microphone and the final CD. The first sample is recorded in an old stone church: Vaquero The second sample is recorded in a jazz club: Four Brothers What's unussual with these recordings is their depth of image, timbre and dynamics. For more info on the recording: Opus3 Recordings QUOTE (sehested @ Mar 23 2005, 12:53 AM) QUOTE (Acid Orange Juice @ Mar 23 2005, 07:28 AM) IMO this sample could be very useful for this test. In particular he cause a lot of phasing problems with lame --preset cbr 128 and Vorbis low bitrates. Download HERE QUOTE (Sebastian Mares @ Mar 23 2005, 10:37 AM) QUOTE (Gabriel @ Mar 22 2005, 08:01 PM) Sample proposition: the beginning of "Money" by Pink Floyd. I do not have it available, but I am sure some Pink Floyd fan could upload it. Basically it is background music with coins and cash machine sounds. I think that the coins coud be interesting. http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=32628 Anyone interested in Time?  QUOTE (jaybeee @ Mar 24 2005, 09:31 PM) Between the 6-8sec mark this track can cause a lot of issues for low bitrates LAME mp3s - I used CBR 64kbps and it was easily ABX'able.
On 11 sec there's some 'crashing' coin-like sounds that are interesting. After about 13 secs when the drums & bass (very low bass which is also a good tester) kicks in there's some switching of sounds between the left & right channels. It's a sample from a 21 min track - a very demanding song indeed and one that I use (amongst others) when auditioning HiFi separates. TITLE = Timeless (The Full Canvas) ARTIST = Goldie Presents Metalheads ALBUM = Timeless TRACKNUMBER = 01 GENRE = Drum & Bass ENCODER = EAC (Secure Mode) / FLAC 1.1.2 http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....pe=post&id=1409 This post has been edited by Sebastian Mares: Mar 24 2005, 22:45 -------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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Mar 24 2005, 22:52
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Title: "Senor"
Artist: Paris Combo Album: Living-room (1999) Length: 17 seconds Genre: Jazz Description: on the far left side guitar, in centre female vocal, and on the right side drums which are joined by a soft trumpet. It is very easy to concentrate on the individual parts and spot possible artifacts. 
Paris_Combo___Senor.flac ( 1.9MB )
Number of downloads: 335This post has been edited by sTisTi: Mar 24 2005, 22:53 -------------------- Proverb for Paranoids: "If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers."
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Mar 24 2005, 22:59
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Could these samples help?
 edit: Sample descriptions were written. This post has been edited by Mo0zOoH: Mar 24 2005, 23:14 -------------------- Infrasonic Quartet + Sennheiser HD650 + Microlab Solo 2 mk3.
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Mar 26 2005, 01:34
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This sample is from a Audio Magazin Listening Test CD.
Title: Dinner at Woolfie's Artist: Toscho (Blues Company) Description: Electric instruments (guitar, organ, bass, base drum), claves, drums played with brush. Caution: High dynamics at low frequencies! This post has been edited by naturfreak: Mar 26 2005, 01:35 |
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Mar 26 2005, 01:48
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Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 16-October 03 Member No.: 9338 |
My 2nd sample suggestion:
Title: Song For Guy Artist: Elton John Album: Greatest Hits Description: Piano, Synthesizer, Electric bass, Bar Chimes Both samples ripped with EAC Secure Mode + Test & Copy |
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Mar 26 2005, 02:37
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Hey, I'm not sure exactly if this sample would help any, but it just seems like with the switching of music types (going from acoustic to really hard very quickly) would be a problem for some encoders, and also maybe the long guitar note towards the end that seems to go in and out of phase.. anyways here you go..
Artist: Opeth Album: Blackwater Park Song: The Drapery Falls Genre: Progressive Death Metal (Although I'm not sure if you could call Opeth this though..)
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Mar 26 2005, 03:47
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Title: Just Like You Imagined
Artist: Nine Inch Nails Album: The Fragile Length: ~ 20 Seconds Genre: Industrial Rock Description: Instrumental - Starts with heavy drums, synths, and bass, then breaks to a softer keyboard/bass/synth verse.
Nine_Inch_Nails___Just_Like_You_Imagined__edit_.flac ( 2.24MB )
Number of downloads: 318 |
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Mar 26 2005, 03:56
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 Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Managua Member No.: 20434 |
Sebastian Mares this sample is an instrumental from maná the title is coladito.
Is 20 sec as you requested. MD5: e004223579af8c4a9b3238e1271335b3 Coladito.flac This post has been edited by jorsol: May 5 2005, 05:28
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Mar 27 2005, 20:40
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Title: Message From Silence
Artist: Øystein Sevåg Album: Close Your Eyes And See Length: 20 Seconds Encoder: FLAC 1.1.2 |
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Mar 27 2005, 21:20
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I uploaded a few samples.
http://nyarlathotep33.free.fr/samples/ 1. Cardinal - [Cardinal #05] Public Melody #1 [0:20] 2. Cocteau Twins - [Stars and Topsoil - A Collection (1982-1990) #05] Lorelei [0:20] 3. Everything But The Girl - [Home Movies: The Best #11] Imagining America [0:16] 4. Gang Of Four - [Entertainment ! #02] Natural's Not In It [0:15] 5. Thievery Corporation - [The Mirror Conspiracy #08] Samba Tranquille [0:15] 6. Tindersticks - [Tindersticks II #13] She's Gone [0:18] 7. Ween - [Voodoo Lady #04] Vallejo [0:20] 8. Yann Tiersen - [Le Phare #10] Les Jours Heureux [0:20] If you encounter problems downloading one of these samples, feel free to contact me. This post has been edited by nyarlathotep: Mar 27 2005, 21:22 |
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Mar 28 2005, 17:04
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Group: Members Posts: 3620 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Bad Herrenalb Member No.: 6613 |
Some more from my side...
"Sebastian" is a pretty dynamic song with a symphony orchestra in the background. "When a Blind Man Cries" has a sharp percussion at the beginning. This post has been edited by Sebastian Mares: Mar 28 2005, 17:07 -------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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Mar 28 2005, 17:16
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Another one which suffers from ringing.
-------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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Mar 31 2005, 13:17
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I'd like to have a very tonal sample included in the test. Something without any attack: wind instrument, organ, string (violin, cello, gamba). It might appear as very easy to encode, but most lossy encoders have severe problems with this kind of signal. I have a good one. It's a violin, playing alone, with a tiny guitar (or theorbo) in background. Very nice recording (accoustic), natural.
Error on uploading: file is temporary available here Another sample, on the opposite, good revelator for encoders suffering from pre-echo issues. 'Exotic' drums and wind instrument, played by an interesting brazilian ensemble (UAKTI). Could advantage VBR encoder: ftp://ftp2.foobar2000.net/foobar/Purus_River.wv |
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Mar 31 2005, 13:27
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QUOTE (guruboolez @ Mar 31 2005, 01:17 PM) Error on uploading
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Mar 31 2005, 13:35
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Thanks for the samples people, I downloaded most of them already and am in the process of sorting them.
-------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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Apr 1 2005, 07:52
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QUOTE (Sebastian Mares @ Mar 31 2005, 06:35 AM) Thanks for the samples people, I downloaded most of them already and am in the process of sorting them. Maybe, I am uploading this sample late; but, I think that is important, because he is very difficult to many CBR 128 mp3s encoders; he is very easy to ABX and produce serious audible flanging (in HIGH frequencies); Audioactive and Lame in 128 CBR are in the same situation.
eric_clapton.flac ( 2.75MB )
Number of downloads: 324 |
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Apr 1 2005, 18:46
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Sample 1: Felicidade - Suba - A beginner's guide to world music, CD3
Piano and electronics intro with vocals Sample 2: Elizabeth on the bathroom floor - Eels - Electroshock Blues Soft guitar intro
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Felicidade.flac ( 3.09MB )
Number of downloads: 187
Elizabeth.flac ( 1.95MB )
Number of downloads: 189 |
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 Apr 5 2005, 08:44
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Can anyone with "One Night In Bangkok" (from "Murray Head") post the portion 3:20 - 3:40? I onlyhave the MP3.
[attachment=1446:attachment] This post has been edited by Sebastian Mares: Apr 5 2005, 09:59 -------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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Apr 5 2005, 09:46
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-------------------- Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by spontaneously moving from where you left them to where you can't find them.
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Apr 5 2005, 13:13
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I propose this short sample (only 13 seconds), I have no idea what kind of genre it belongs to, and I also don´t exactly why I propose it, but I personaly like it and for me it´s more or less easy to ABX it at 128kbps in the most formats/encoders.
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Apr 5 2005, 14:28
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If you are still interesting, I've upload some samples here before. I use these for my own ABX tests and it works for me very well.
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Apr 5 2005, 18:24
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Group: Members Posts: 347 Joined: 22-September 04 From: Moscow Member No.: 17192 |
The first 10 seconds of Covenant - Bullet would be good, too, but sadly I don't have lossless version.
 Here is the mp3 (lame 3.90, cbr 256, JS).
Covenant_Northern_Light_03_Bullet.mp3 ( 311.96K )
Number of downloads: 418-------------------- Infrasonic Quartet + Sennheiser HD650 + Microlab Solo 2 mk3.
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Apr 5 2005, 19:25
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Apr 6 2005, 21:33
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QUOTE (jaybeee @ Apr 5 2005, 08:25 PM) Yep, I think I have enough now. I would still be thankful if someone could post that portion of "One Night In Bagkok", though.
-------------------- http://listening-tests.hydrogenaudio.org/sebastian/
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