Talk:The Day The World Went Away (halo)

HDCD - worth mentioning?

Although the liner notes don't say it, the disk is recognized as HDCD by software Windows Media Player 10 and other HDCD-capable players. That kind of mastering is supposed to improve dynamic range of CD audio, but how can we make sure if that was intended or accidental? BenAkenobi 11:33, 8 January 2010 (PST)

now that's cool. it may be the only HDCD in the NIN catalog. worth mentioning if someone else can verify. - Seasonsinthesky 12:52, 8 January 2010 (PST)

Just confirmed with my copy - any other Halos you want me to check for HDness? sheepdean Try to speak as clearly as you can 18:04, 8 January 2010 (PST)

Well, i asked Google and came up with this - http://www.discogs.com/Nine-Inch-Nails-The-Fragile/release/1895904 - Notes section says Into the void/Where is everybody? are also HDCD, and i see it myself with my EU copy. Though it seems out of logic to have the album partially-processed, because HDCD logo comes on screen at 8th second of 2nd track, so i believe it's a false trigger, decoder just sees a familiar bit combination, unrelated to HDCD encoding - like a false virus alarm. Same thought about TDTWWA, but the best way to tell is to compare the 16-bit and 24-bit waveforms (haven't searched for a software decoder yet). BenAkenobi 04:20, 9 January 2010 (PST)