sleepyAnyways, I discovered yesterday that as of rc3, oggenc has supported the "-q" flag for specifying a quality rather than target bit rate. "-q 8" seems to produce the same quality as 256kbps, but is at least 10% smaller, which is good. The docs imply that anything over "-q 7" is probably useless, but I could definitely tell the difference in the violin tone on the title track of Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse.
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CDs acquired:
- Ives: Songs; Sets for Orchestra. Music Projects/London; London Voices; Richard Bernas, cond.; Susan Narucki, soprano; Sanford Sylvan, baritone; Alan Feinberg, piano. Decca 289 466 841-2.
- Ground-Zero. "Plays Standards." ReR GZ3.
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Karel Ancerl. EMI 7243 5 75091 2 1. 2 discs.
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Fritz Busch. EMI 7243 5 75103 2 5. 2 discs.
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century: André Cluytens. EMI 7243 5 75106 2 2. 2 discs.
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Ferenc Fricsay. EMI 7243 5 75109 2 9. 2 discs.
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Erich Kleiber. EMI 7243 5 75115 2 0. 2 discs.
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Igor Markevitch. EMI 7243 5 75124 2 8. 2 discs.
- Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Pianos. Ligeti: Ballad and Dance. Kurtág: Ligatura. András Keller, János Pilz, Violins. ECM 1729.
- Schoenberg: Piano Music. Peter Hill, Piano. Naxos 8.553870.
- Günter Wand: The Essential Recordings. BMG 74321 90114 2. 10 discs.
Puzzle hint: The port number breaks up as "4 19 3 8".
