Neil Young's PureTone project

[JJMP50]

I am currently reading Neil Young's book "Waging Heavy Peace" and he is touting his hi-res PureTone format. He doesn't give a lot, if any specifics in the format. I'm just wondering, does anyone know anything about this here? How better can it be than lossless or Bluray?

[sterling shoote]

Southern man don't need him around anyhow, or Pure Tone. Neal Young sounds the same whether played at 128 or 24/96. The Hi Rez stuff I've heard so far, i.e. The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, and others offered from HDtracks seem to be no more Hi-Fi than the same material I have on CD.

[JJMP50]

Neil had to change the name from Puretone to Pono and it plans to launch next year.


Neil Young Expands Pono Digital-to-Analog Music Service | Music News | Rolling Stone

[stoned]

I am currently reading Neil Young's book "Waging Heavy Peace" and he is touting his hi-res PureTone format. He doesn't give a lot, if any specifics in the format. I'm just wondering, does anyone know anything about this here? How better can it be than lossless or Bluray?

I'm reading the book too, terrible editing through the first 60 pages.His mentions of "Puretone" are a bit too frequent for my tastes.Just what we need, another format

[j_garcia]

I am going to see him in concert on Saturday.

[JJMP50]

I'm reading the book too, terrible editing through the first 60 pages.His mentions of "Puretone" are a bit too frequent for my tastes.Just what we need, another format

Yes I agree, the book could have used a good dose of editing. I've read 3 books by rockers and I found "Clapton" to be the best. Neil's and Keith Richards "Life" I found very similar, as in a bit rambling but still entertaining.

[ACsGreens]

Here is Neil on David Letterman talking about it.

David Letterman - Neil Young - YouTube

[HifiSystems1]

Very interesting!
I think it will find more acceptance if they could get someone on the top of the charts like Katy Perry to endorse it though.

Let's be honest, for the mass market, you have to appeal to the kids. If we could just switch to 16 bit wave file downloads, that'll be plenty

[LindaLoo]

MP3s do not provide the resonant emotional quality of the records we used to listen to. Vocals, which provide the closest proximity of emotional frequency, have to be spliced and diced and pulled back together in this over produced digital era, in order to imitate emotional quality. Still doesn't work. I've been all around this issue, as a musician, as a recording artist, and as a music fan. There is no value in dismissing Neil's vision of creating quality digital sound. Other than protecting those of you who are not comfortable experiencing emotions. Let me reassure you, you'll be fine.
I saw his Crazy Horse show in Montreal, Nov 2012. The best concert I've been to in years. Blown away. The passion he feels is rare. Let's not knock it. We need to support it.

[j_garcia]

Neil isn't creating quality digital sound, that is already out there. The vast majority of people are not taking advantage of it though. I am happy that Neil is doing something to get the word out there at the very least, but it still comes down to the people not embracing it.