sorry for not answering before, I was having a rest in Lyon

did you change the downloding path or is it the same ?

A Springtime Caper
http://www.vsl.co.at/Player2.aspx?Lang=13&DemoId=4902
a virtuos concertpiece for clarinet in a kind of zigane style

I have tried GB_A_Springtime_Caper-1, it still the same when the bass plays

Best

cyril

What software are you using to play back the file? Have you tried using something else?

@mpower88 said:

What software are you using to play back the file? Have you tried using something else?

I use Itunes on a Quad G5 with 8 GB [:)]

In that case, can you try either playing the file in your browser window, or right clicking the file and choosing "open with..../quicktime player" and try that, it might be itunes that is introducing the distortion.

Miklos.

@mpower88 said:

In that case, can you try either playing the file in your browser window, or right clicking the file and choosing "open with..../quicktime player" and try that, it might be itunes that is introducing the distortion.

Miklos.

I have tried with the Quicktime player and have imported the MP3 into Logic, no more problems !

Very strange !

Playing with the equaliser, I got result quite ok reducing 32 hz to 1k bands to -6db

Try turning off the built in eq, and the sound enhancer? I forget the name of that - but you know what I mean - all "alteration" of itunes to the sound - turn that off. What is likely happening is that itunes has a software limiter there designed to perform a more analogue style saturation distortion when the digital signal goes over 0db, to stop end users experiencing clipping effects, - the mp3 file however is peaked at -0.2db I have checked it - no clipping on the file - so itunes is somehow getting it wrong there.

@mpower88 said:

so itunes is somehow getting it wrong there.

no doubt !
but why only with your pieces ! this is strange. I have fw the problem to Itunes people

I had a theory above, but from what you said about dropping the low-mid range frequencies stopping the distortion, possibly proves it wrong, although who knows. Is it all the pieces or just that one? Did you also have the sound enhancer turned on? If so could you try it with the sound enhancer off and the eq off is it still a problem, and also try turning off the auto volume feature.

@mpower88 said:

If so could you try it with the sound enhancer off and the eq off is it still a problem, and also try turning off the auto volume feature.

I have put "sound enhancer" to "off" ---> no more problems [:)]

Tricky !

Best

Cyril

got an answer from ITMS :

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Dear Cyril,

Thank you for contacting the iTunes Store team.

We have researched the issue you reported and have verified that the artist intended the slow tempo. This song employs a special mixing technique. Songs that use this technique are called "chopped and screwed".

To learn more about the origins of the "Chopped and Screwed" mixing technique, please check out the Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopped_and_screwed

If you ever have a question about the version of the song you are about to purchase, please listen carefully to the song preview. To preview a song, double-click on the song or audio book in the iTunes Music Store and the preview will play.

When you listen to a song preview in the iTunes Music Store, you're listening to the actual song that is available for purchase. The song preview is not a separate file.

Sincerely,

Pierre,
The iTunes Music Store team

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???????

To quote Ace Ventura - Pet Detective.... "Allrighty Then".

I suggest you respond that this has nothing to do with itunes music store or any files purchased from there, and is an itunes playback issue of an mp3 file with the sound enhancer turned on.

If it helps, the mp3 file was encoded using Logic Pro and was properly dithered (both times in fact it seems the original had nothing wrong with it afterall) and mastered, and is not a chopped and screwed mix which clearly has nothing to do with anything here!? [8-)] [[:|]] The loudest peak of the file is -0.2db. For all intents and purposes this could be a final master ready for cd production or distribution on the itunes store and in my opinion as far as I know this is clearly a bug in itunes.

Regards,
Miklos.