ratfynk's Journal: Music File Formats and Encoding with 64 bit processors

Music MP3s are a great way to keep obscure music alive, and for musicians to communicate.
As a musician mulling over the posibilities these things come to mind. One can record music that is out of print, demonstrate music and technique with recorded examples, keep a digital record of ones musical ideas, communicate musical ideas to other musicians, etc. The other illegal uses are only too painfully obvious and by and large are not of any interest to musicians, myself who I humbly include.

I will endevour to see if there are any software gurus out there that can help come up with a real time wave to encoded recording interface. Of course file formats other than mp3 need to be explored. The difficulties encountered when trying to encode wave in real time should be overcome with the introduction of 64 bit processing to the home computer.

As home computing is still in its infancy I expect that there will be the usual resistance to trying different approaches. Given that RIAA is so anal, I expect to see that efforts to create 64 bit real time recording/encoding for the home user will cause them fits. Certainly home encoding in real time from a private original source is beyond the scope of DRM, and the case for fair use is beyond reproach.

I want to be able to send compressed recording of my own music and legal arrangements to who ever, where ever and when ever I so desire. The recording industry cannot be given sanction to stop fair use of this or any technology. If the RIAA does succeed in stopping the advancement of recording and encoding technology, then the public reaction should be a boycott of the industry. To these ends I will work. The real day the music died was when the musician signed the contract!

I also intend to start a draft for an Open Use Music Copyleft that can be digitally encoded into the music file at time of recording. This copyleft could verify that the rights of the original are respected and that commercial use of the original or any modified version of the original can only take place with prior approval of the original copyleft holder.

Regards to those that read this.
Ratfynk aka Eric