Compare, contrast, critique, anyone?

[Thomas Cole]

My first impression is that, although there are slight variations in 
tempi and note values, it sounds too mechanical to be a strictly human 
performance, as if it were recorded on a Yamaha Disklavier at a slower 
tempo and speeded up.

I agree with a lot of what Geoff said, except I think there might have 
been different mic placements to account for the more brilliant high 
treble of BBPT, for example. But I could be fooled by some electronic 
manipulations.

Tom Cole

Geoff Sykes wrote:

>Very impressive performance. Hard to imagine that anyone can actually play
>that fast.
>
>BBGS and BBPT sound like they MIGHT be the same performance while BBIG is
>probably not the same performance as the other two. I say this because BBIG
>sounds a little slower, at least in the beginning.
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>I'm thinking that we are listening to three different degrees of mp3
>compression. 
>BBGS sounds the most squashed, (much of the upper transients and partials
>are lost and it's almost in mono). 
>BBPT sounds sort of in the middle.
>BBIG sounds the fullest, or least squashed, (much more transparent than the
>other two and a much wider image). 
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>Probably all three are on the same piano in the same room. Seeing as I
>already think this is the same performance I don't think the mic placement
>was changed.
>
>Please understand that this evaluation is based on having listened through
>my computer speakers. They're good ones, but they are nevertheless computer
>speakers and not studio monitors.
>
>Please, tell us what you are doing here. What does GS, IG & PT stand for?
>
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>Anyone care to listen to 3 Flights of the Bumblebee, and say what you  
>think of each?
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>http://www.kentswafford.com/mp3/bbgs.mp3
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>http://www.kentswafford.com/mp3/bbig.mp3
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>http://www.kentswafford.com/mp3/bbpt.mp3
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