NIN - The slip

[jonnyhambone]

there's this too.

http://ghosts.nin.com/main/home

click on 'listen' and then download if you want it (free). All instrumental...very atmospheric. I'm that way too with nin, have a couple but rarely listen to them. This one I found myself playing late night in the studio the past week or two.


edit: ha, just read the 'hey noddinOff' post...guess this isn't new news anymore.

[Slosh]

Okay, I burned it with Nero 7 but it down-converted it to 48kHz/16-bit for some reason. Still sounds good but I want the full hi-rez files on disc. Hmmm . . . . guess I'll have to try again with different software. Anyone got a recommendation?

[Jim Clark]

Okay, I burned it with Nero 7 but it down-converted it to 48kHz/16-bit for some reason. Still sounds good but I want the full hi-rez files on disc. Hmmm . . . . guess I'll have to try again with different software. Anyone got a recommendation?

computer boy, if you get it figured out I'd appreciate a lesson. I don't stand a chance on my own.

Thanks,
jc

[Slosh]

computer boy, if you get it figured out I'd appreciate a lesson. I don't stand a chance on my own.

Thanks,
jc

After a bit of digging I found a free little utility called DVD-Audiofile that converts 96/24WAV or 96/24FLAC to a DVD-Audio ISO image, that in turn you can burn with Nero, DVD Decrypter, etc. There's also one called Lplex that does the same thing but makes a 96/24 DVD-Video ISO.

Go to http://24bit.turtleside.com and scroll down until you find which one you want. I'm using DVD-Audiofile so I can make DVD-A discs from some of the 5.1 FLAC concerts I have downloaded.

[Slosh]

So this DVD-Audiofile program worked great! There's no video or menus. Fine by me, you just pop it in your DVD player and it plays just like a CD. I can confirm it definitely is indeed a 96/24 stereo DVD-A disc. That being the case I probably should have used Lplex to make a DVD-Video disc but my DVD players in both systems do DVD-A (Pioneer Elites) so not an issue for me.

[kexodusc]

After a bit of digging I found a free little utility called DVD-Audiofile that converts 96/24WAV or 96/24FLAC to a DVD-Audio ISO image, that in turn you can burn with Nero, DVD Decrypter, etc. There's also one called Lplex that does the same thing but makes a 96/24 DVD-Video ISO.

Go to http://24bit.turtleside.com and scroll down until you find which one you want. I'm using DVD-Audiofile so I can make DVD-A discs from some of the 5.1 FLAC concerts I have downloaded.

Hey that's a pretty sweet find!

[Slosh]

So it turns out this DVD-Audiofile program apparently is specifically designed to work with FLAC files. Although it does support WAV some people have reported issues. I can't say with any certainty as the first thing I did after The Slip downloaded was convert the album to 96/24FLAC so I could tag the files and embed the album art. In any case it created a flawless DVD-A disc with my FLAC files (perfect gap timing, no pops or glitches). Also it doesn't work with multi-channel (currently). Still, I may use it for other purposes in the future. For example, I can now create 44/16 DVD-A discs so I would be able to put entire discographies on a DVD-R. DVD-V doesn't support 44.1kHz so in order to do that you'd have to convert to 48/16, which will not only make your files bigger but also compromise sound quality (not to mention there's no lossless compression like DVD-A has).

As for The Slip, I haven't really had much chance to listen yet. Seems just about as dynamically compressed as most other new albums. Cymbal rides sound nice and smooth and extended though. I don't actually have much interest in NIN anymore. To me the music is yet another rehash of The Downward Spiral, and personally I always liked Pretty Hate Machine the most. In fairness I should listen to the album several times before commenting. Problem is I have a bunch of other new-to-me albums that are much more interesting to get through first so it'll likely be months before I give this any proper attention, hi-res or not.

[bobsticks]

...To me the music is yet another rehash of The Downward Spiral, and personally I always liked Pretty Hate Machine the most. In fairness I should listen to the album several times before commenting. Problem is I have a bunch of other new-to-me albums that are much more interesting to get through first so it'll likely be months before I give this any proper attention, hi-res or not.

To an extent, I feel the same. "Pretty Hate Machine" is my favorite NIN work by quite a margin and new stuff of all stripes is coming pretty quickly these days. A few cursory listens has me liking this one though. It's very atmospheric but not in the traditional caustic NIN way. Almost like NIN-meets-Sigur Ros, which works for me.

Frankly, it's gonna be a hot minute before I even think about listening to both "Ghost" and "The Slip" back-to-back to formulate a preference.