Comments on: Tiny Concerts

Tiny Concerts

1f2frfbf — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:47:34 -0800

Composer Max Richter's newest work, 24 Postcards in Full Colour, is a series of ringtones.

By: echo target

echo target — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:59:51 -0800

By: demiurge

demiurge — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:04:07 -0800

The fidelity of a cellphone speaker is not as good as my computer headphones. Is there a way to find out how these pieces will actually sound like played through a cellphone? A lot of them use quite a bit of bass that won't be reproduced well, at least on my phone.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30:15 -0800

demiurge: most computers have built-in speakers of the most basic sort, so you could try that. Otherwise, you could try taking off the headphones and turning the music up really loudly. That, or you could get a ringtone encoder (I found a small, free program years ago, when looking for a way to make ringtones for my specific T-Mobile phone) and play that back through your headphones. It'll still sound better than on your phone, but you'll be getting close. There's a surprisingly long review of this on Discogs.com, as well as an easy to read tracklist with additional credits.

By: Solon and Thanks

Solon and Thanks — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:44:27 -0800

I quite like some of these. Too bad they aren't easy to get onto a cellphone.

By: 1f2frfbf

1f2frfbf — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:05:26 -0800

Surely that's not the right environment to hear them? It's weird to explicitly design for one environment and then distribute it in another. For this reason alone, I am sorely tempted to buy the vinyl record, but I see it's out of print and going for $45 on Amazon. Shame. As far as getting them on a cellphone, I see both Amazon and iTunes are selling them as unencumbered MP3's, so they can be transferred with a minimum of fuss, if you're handy.

By: Jaltcoh

Jaltcoh — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:22:22 -0800

I wonder why, if they're intended to be ringtones, they're being distributed on CD. Surely that's not the right environment to hear them? It's weird to explicitly design for one environment and then distribute it in another. The eMusic review says that Richter's intention was to actually release them only as ringtones, but his record label and "fans" wouldn't hear of it.