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Glathannus · 2007.04.11, 12:16 AM

First of all, take a look at Rule #10. It's for legal reasons. A lot of money has been put into this site and we really don't want it to get closed down.

Second of all, having an MP3 of Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.) is a bigger mess than you know. The only official way to get it (at the moment) is to buy a 128kbps AAC file from iTunes Japan. To convert that to MP3 (even if to 320kbps) is going to sound worse than if the song were in MP3 to begin with, because it'll have gone through more than one generation of loss. There are three other sources for this song (arguably 4).

1.) The first Sakuran promo DVD, not sold in stores, but given away with pre-ordered movie tickets. The problem with this DVD is that the audio is in Dolby Digital, so compared to AAC, you're trading one kind of lossy compression for another. You turn this into MP3 and you're going to have the same problem.

2.) Industry insider promo CDs. The audio on them is raw, so the owner of one could convert to any type of format/bitrate they want, and it wouldn't be multiple generations of loss. The problem here is that each CD has watermarks unique to each authorized personnel a Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.) CD was given to, which means somebody is in trouble if files are circulating around the web, so don't expect anyone to share.

3.) The upcoming Heisei Fuuzoku DVD, which is only two weeks away. This will supposedly include Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.), and presumably in a DVD form of raw audio that couldn't be traced back to whoever ripped it since it's a retail product. The problem here is that it's not just a DVD, it's a DVD-A, and those are especially tricky little buggers to rip.

4?) The upcoming Heisei Fuuzoku LP, also two weeks away, and includes the core album as well as Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.), very much like the DVD being released on the same day. The problem here is that without a particularly gentle and quiet turntable involved, any attempts to record (and/or filter) this are going to sound no better than the second generation lossy files you'd have to make in other approaches.

2007.04.11, 12:16 AM	#5
Glathannus True Final Boss Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States Posts: 2,423	First of all, take a look at Rule #10. It's for legal reasons. A lot of money has been put into this site and we really don't want it to get closed down. Second of all, having an MP3 of Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.) is a bigger mess than you know. The only official way to get it (at the moment) is to buy a 128kbps AAC file from iTunes Japan. To convert that to MP3 (even if to 320kbps) is going to sound worse than if the song were in MP3 to begin with, because it'll have gone through more than one generation of loss. There are three other sources for this song (arguably 4). 1.) The first Sakuran promo DVD, not sold in stores, but given away with pre-ordered movie tickets. The problem with this DVD is that the audio is in Dolby Digital, so compared to AAC, you're trading one kind of lossy compression for another. You turn this into MP3 and you're going to have the same problem. 2.) Industry insider promo CDs. The audio on them is raw, so the owner of one could convert to any type of format/bitrate they want, and it wouldn't be multiple generations of loss. The problem here is that each CD has watermarks unique to each authorized personnel a Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.) CD was given to, which means somebody is in trouble if files are circulating around the web, so don't expect anyone to share. 3.) The upcoming Heisei Fuuzoku DVD, which is only two weeks away. This will supposedly include Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.), and presumably in a DVD form of raw audio that couldn't be traced back to whoever ripped it since it's a retail product. The problem here is that it's not just a DVD, it's a DVD-A, and those are especially tricky little buggers to rip. 4?) The upcoming Heisei Fuuzoku LP, also two weeks away, and includes the core album as well as Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.), very much like the DVD being released on the same day. The problem here is that without a particularly gentle and quiet turntable involved, any attempts to record (and/or filter) this are going to sound no better than the second generation lossy files you'd have to make in other approaches.