https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:10:28 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:25:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10342 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67867&title=devone-energy-1996#67867 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 10342
Posted: 24 February 2026 at 9:25am

The version on TM Century's HitDisc 134A 1996-02-09, Promo Only Mainstream Radio 1996-02, and Mobile Beat Best Of Dance 14 are all volume-adjusted digital clones of the promo CD single. All have reduced high-frequency content over about 17 kHz, just like the promo CD single. It's not a hard cutoff like you'd see with an mp3 encoding.

I don't have the Top Hits USA disc. The song appears on the disc that's literally one week before I began my weekly service in 1996.]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:25:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67867&title=devone-energy-1996#67867 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67866&title=devone-energy-1996#67866 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 10342
Posted: 23 February 2026 at 7:44pm

The radio edit is available on RPM Top Hits disc T312, Track 13, but it may be from the same lossy promo CD single originally. I no longer have that Top Hits disc in my library.

TM has the radio edit on several of their discs, Golddisc 2314N, HitDiscA     134A and HitDisc UK 141E, but it may be from the same promo CD single originally.]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:44:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67866&title=devone-energy-1996#67866 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67865&title=devone-energy-1996#67865 Author: aaronk
Subject: 10342
Posted: 23 February 2026 at 2:04pm

No, they have different intros and endings. The bulk of the song appears to be the same mix, though.]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:04:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67865&title=devone-energy-1996#67865 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67864&title=devone-energy-1996#67864 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 10342
Posted: 23 February 2026 at 1:30am

Could the radio edit be recreated from track 2?]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:30:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67864&title=devone-energy-1996#67864 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67863&title=devone-energy-1996#67863 Author: aaronk
Subject: 10342
Posted: 22 February 2026 at 11:10pm

That's how it is on the promo CD single. Technically, it's not "lossy." Mp3/lossy compression was not really a thing in 1995. It's true that the frequencies above 16kHz are rolled off, and I'm guessing that has to do with some sort of equipment that was used in mastering for this track, at least on the promo CD. It's very possible that a different CD source with the Radio Edit does not have this issue, but I don't have it on any other discs.]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:10:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67863&title=devone-energy-1996#67863 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10342&PID=67862&title=devone-energy-1996#67862 Author: PopArchivist
Subject: 10342
Posted: 22 February 2026 at 7:25pm

So upon checking my resources this track appears lossy. The source I apparently have is from the CD promo. Track 2 is not lossy. But the radio edit is.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2140448-Devon%C3%A9-Energy

It clearly spek's under 20

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bynad7cs7zyjpkd4idozo/Devone-Energy-Radio-Edit-track-1-promo-cd-single-Aqua-Boogie-1548-.flac.png?rlkey=ttf7v1ewmgt57kab9tow5yhgs&e=1&st=fopryr5r&dl=0

I always thought the first few "lossy" mastered tracks occurred in 1997 with Whitney Houston ie . I Believe In You and Me and Step by Step.

Aaron would it be too much trouble if you have this cd promo to pull it and see if it actually is lossy. Promo only from that time period is also lossy and appears to be the same identical file.

If it is lossy I wonder if it was also mastered that way on the 12''

https://www.discogs.com/release/799918-Devon%C3%A9-Energy

If anyone happens to know a source for the lossless file kindly let me know. Thanks!


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