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minus-squareQuazatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoI have the theory that MP3 played a part in the death of rock music and the rise of hip hop. Guitars and cymbals sound awful when compressed to 128kbps, as it was common in the early days of Gnutella and Napster. Music with vocals and beats sounds much better at those compression rates.
minus-squaremonica_b1998@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agointeresting theory. i’m afraid we’ll never find out if it’s true
I have the theory that MP3 played a part in the death of rock music and the rise of hip hop.
Guitars and cymbals sound awful when compressed to 128kbps, as it was common in the early days of Gnutella and Napster.
Music with vocals and beats sounds much better at those compression rates.
interesting theory. i’m afraid we’ll never find out if it’s true