Footprints

**tysonlb** · January 23rd, 2004, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by fag_johnson:

http://www.mixonline.com/ar/audio_recording_band/ [img]graemlins/music.gif[/img]

the description done by the Dave Matthew's guy (Jeff Thomas, I think) is fucking gnarly. whoa

to all you DMB lovers.......why does he do all this shit?

[ January 23, 2004 04:18 AM: Message edited by: tysonlb ]

**mmsickboy** · January 23rd, 2004, 01:27 PM

The first thing that will help you distinguish wavs from mp3s is that wav files are ALOT bigger.

**two drink minimum** · January 23rd, 2004, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by SicK_boy12774:
I've brought this up before, but I'd really like to start some kind of social d bootleg project...If anyone is will to B+P their high quality bootlegs for me i would be more than willing to host them on something like sharing the groove....there is no reason for anyone to be paying for these things on ebay when we could distribute them for free...the shows arent that big so i would seed a new one every 5 days or so, that should give everyone enough time to download what they want...if anyone is up for this let me know and i will try to get blanks out asap
matt

Private Message me, I have a good sized collection, and I'd be happy to B&P.

**A Real Musician** · January 23rd, 2004, 04:16 PM

I would like to get involved somehow, but have never really done a B+P and my list is really small.

For those who want more info on lossy vs. lossless
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/te...s/22tune.html?(Posted so you don't have to sign up)

THOSE accustomed to downloading individual songs as MP3 files may be in for a jolt if they try downloading complete concerts. The files are, of course, a lot bigger.

If you don't have a high-speed connection, be prepared to give your computer and phone line over to downloading overnight (at least).

And get ready to learn some new technical lingo. Many of the new concert-download sites offer two file formats, MP3 and FLAC.

MP3 is known as a lossy compression format. That means that if a standard audio file is compressed to MP3 and then re-expanded for burning onto a standard CD, the resulting file is not an exact copy of the original: audio information has been permanently lost.

FLAC (short for free lossless audio compressor-decompressor), on the other hand, is lossless. If a standard audio file is compressed to FLAC, the resulting file is not as small as an MP3, but when re-expanded it should be an exact copy of the original file. Audiophiles prefer lossless compression formats, but those files are bigger and take longer to download.

For instance, Phish concerts at Live Phish Downloads generally take up three CD's once uncompressed (about 2 gigabytes, or 2 billion bytes of information). In MP3, the same concert would occupy only about 150 megabytes and take about 20 minutes to download over a 1-megabit broadband connection, or about six hours over a 56-kilobit dial-up link.

In FLAC, the show might occupy 900 megabytes.

Because lossless files are bigger, concert downloading sites generally charge more for them. Live Phish Downloads, for instance, generally charges $9.95 for the MP3 version of a concert and $12.95 for FLAC. (The New Year's Eve concert costs more because it occupies four CD's.)

Here are a few sites that sell downloads of concert recordings, generally for about $10 for an MP3 version and $13 for a higher-quality format.

www.livephish.com About 50 Phish concerts, as well as side projects by band members.

www.livedownloads.com A few shows from the Radiators, the String Cheese Incident and Yonder Mountain String Band.

www.primuslive.com A collection of 30 Primus concerts.

digitalsoundboard.net Performances by Steve Kimock and a recital by Palisades Virtuosi, a classical ensemble.

pearljam.com Links to song-by-song downloads from the Apple iTunes store.

[ January 23, 2004 01:36 AM: Message edited by: fag_johnson ]

**tysonlb** · January 23rd, 2004, 04:53 PM

dude, you guys are fucking smart!

**tysonlb** · January 23rd, 2004, 04:57 PM

Hey Fag J......if one records straight from the soundboard at a show, how is that done? Is it plugging in a mini-disc recorder to and outlet or is it like legit? Hope you understand my question..........

over and out

**A Real Musician** · January 23rd, 2004, 07:57 PM

Tysonlb,

Didn't get your pm. I don't know what happened.
Why does DMB record all there shows like this? It is for potential future releases and so that if something really good happens on a particular night, it is there to listen to. I guess if you have the money for a fancy setup like that, why not? It seems like the best way to do it, and is almost foolproof.

**KingOfFools** · January 26th, 2004, 10:21 PM

Originally posted by gotXyourXcancer:
does ANYONE have a newer recording of footprints than the one thats floating around? i NEED the version with the telecaster and organ in it...my balls are falling off just waiting to get a hold of that version

throw me a bone here

To bring it back to the original message...the answer is YES. Find the thread named "24 HOURS."