This is probably a really stupid question but can I plug the USB port into my home computer and also my lap top and be able to play the music. Is it regulated to one computer only? (sorry not a tekkie)
If the youtube videos are to believed, everything the USB drive is taken from cassettes so really you aren't gaining anything by having it in 320kbps or in lossless. I could be wrong of course.
At 1:33 you see a shot of TDK cassettes being stacked in regards to the bonus material that couldn't fit on a CD.
Now, naturally all that stuff could have come from various sources but if Danny Elfman recorded his demos on a cassette recorder to play for Burton's approval, how can this work recorded on an ordinary tape be lossless like say outtakes from a recording session?
Either way, I'm not slamming it or anything of the sorts and I think its cool to hear the very first sketch of what eventually becomes a film cue/score.
My set was sitting on my doorstep when I got home from work today and I can't believe that I finally have it in my possession. So far, without listening to any of it yet, it is everything I have imagined. I can't wait to dig into the book, DVD and, most importantly, the music!!!!!!!
Anyways, time to listen to two scores I have never heard before --- "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and "Beetlejuice."
I have to comment on the overall packaging because i love a well built and designed box set.
The set is really nice, but the black/white top and bottom of the case which is made out of a simple sticker type outer coating isn't the most friendly. Most edges are easily messed up and simple light wear by even picking up the box set I can feel the coating kind of crinkle etc.
The outer black/white bar coating should have been made solid or somehow painted.
I know everyone is trying to be eco-friendly these days but the CDs deserved better cases. The inserts look almost like bootlegs and in some instances the paper cases are a bit crushed/ dented. (Many believed those inserts were CD booklets but are not just double sided inserts with notes. This is a box set about the music and these CDs deserved better cases.
My above observations weren't meant to be mean, but this was a very expensive set. Tons of time and energy went into the set, and the product should show off the hard earned money that was spent.
Overall on the packaging a B but it could have been an A + Better CD cases and better outer Top and Bottom Coating. (you shouldn't have to worry about picking up and moving the box set without ruining the outer coating on the corners.)
The book is solid. This would easily run $75.00 + if it were available on its own. Top notch well put together.
If the youtube videos are to believed, everything the USB drive is taken from cassettes so really you aren't gaining anything by having it in 320kbps or in lossless. I could be wrong of course.
At 1:33 you see a shot of TDK cassettes being stacked in regards to the bonus material that couldn't fit on a CD.
Now, naturally all that stuff could have come from various sources but if Danny Elfman recorded his demos on a cassette recorder to play for Burton's approval, how can this work recorded on an ordinary tape be lossless like say outtakes from a recording session?
Either way, I'm not slamming it or anything of the sorts and I think its cool to hear the very first sketch of what eventually becomes a film cue/score.
Of course things taken from cassettes and inferior recordings are never going to be perfect quality. Lossless doesn't refer to the source; it refers to the bitrate of the file. A 128kbps file is going to lose quality from the original (whether the original is a digital stereo recording or a dub from an old cassette tape that was found in Danny's underwear drawer), whereas a lossless file would be a completely faithful representation of all the tape hiss and underwear found on those old cassettes.
Now, naturally all that stuff could have come from various sources but if Danny Elfman recorded his demos on a cassette recorder to play for Burton's approval, how can this work recorded on an ordinary tape be lossless like say outtakes from a recording session?
I think you're confusing the term "lossless". "Lossless" refers to no loss of sound quality from the original format - in this case the original format is a CD from the box set. The master source for that CD is irrelevant.
My set was sitting on my doorstep when I got home from work today and I can't believe that I finally have it in my possession. So far, without listening to any of it yet, it is everything I have imagined. I can't wait to dig into the book, DVD and, most importantly, the music!!!!!!!
Anyways, time to listen to two scores I have never heard before --- "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and "Beetlejuice."
I should add that my box was #712 out of 1000!!
Also, am I the only one who thinks that this Elfman/Burton Box should only be referred to as "It" or "The Box" from now on?
WOO HOO! Mine arrived. I'll have to wait another day to open it, because I want to share the unveiling with my cousin who is excited about the set as well!
