Project DSOTM Finally Completed

After a lot of calculations , measurements and acrylics , its finally on my WALL :D

Thanks MOM , You are simply Awesome :D

I Will NOT Buy New CD's , I Will Download

If i want to listen to crap , i might as well download crap and listen to crap.Compact Discs aka CD of artists nowdays are just crap. They are compressed to hell. Analysis of wave output of any song using software show how compressed the output is. Also to mention LOUD as hell. Its like listening to distorted pieces of rambling instruments and some dude / gal trying to sing over them ... I am apalled at the quality of some of cd's i bought recently compared
to yesteryears quality CD's.
And its not the fault of engineers who master them. We have amazing technolgy , equipment nowdays to give out quality medium but its the label and artists who demand loudness and higher sound outputs rather than quality.
Do any A/B testing of any Pink Floyd album to a recently released albums ( californication - red hot chilli peppers was the biggest insult to music production ever i think ) and you know its just not worth spending money to buy the albums...Artists should realise if they want us to buy CD's rather than downloading , put out quality stuff ... not only in content but the medium too. Vinyls are dying and looks like so will be the CD's in the next couple of years and we will be left with online downloading of compressed loud mp3's legal DRM Locked / illegal.
Its about time artists , labels and Us to do something about this. Its not being talked about discussed or debated. Rather than complaining about how we are getting lesser rich than we out to be due to music piracy , how about the "experts" explain the slow death of music delivery to Us.

PS : Its not all gloomy .Recently released Beatles ' Love ' is mastered beautifully and probably one of the best sounding CD in recent times.
If you want to undersatand about more on this topic , go over to Steve Hoffman Forums , its the holy grail when it comes to understanding Music more than just audible pleasure.

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/

What a Difference a Couple of Hours Make

So the other day I was at Brigade Road( Bangalore ) in the afternoon confused as to what to have for lunch ( Pizza corner got my nod in the end ) & I get this frantic call from an over axious friend asking me about my CAT results. I said I have no idea they were out . So I headed in to Reliance Webworld and checked and the usual No thank you note from the IIM's .

Well I wasnt dissapointed cause just about a hour after the phone call, I got a nice deal confirmed by a client which ensures I still remain a Boss and get paid decent enough ;)
Hows Life works in all its Glory & Gloom, I will never understand.

Anyways , Yaay I think :D

Happy New Year people who still visit this place and all those who glance by .