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There seems to be a playlist on YouTube with slightly better quality: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYn090EvNBcinpVcrKNmYAHojxP7pnYC1 https://www.youtu

by mbirth 1y ago

There seems to be a playlist on YouTube with slightly better quality: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYn090EvNBcinpVcrKNmYAHojxP7pnYC1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYn090EvNBcinpVcrKNmY... *EDIT:* There's also the CD version somewhere out there. Here's a Reddit post where someone ripped it (but didn't make it available): https://www.reddit.com/r/Neuromancer/comments/1gr7k4n/audiobook_presented_by_william_gibson_himself_5cd/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Neuromancer/comments/1gr7k4n/audiob...

ElijahLynn 1y ago
thanks, the OP is of lesser quality compared to this one.
- amatecha 1y ago
  Yeah, I took a quick listen to OP -- unfortunately their mp3s are of very poor quality. I heard numerous glitches while listening :(
  - muricula 1y ago
    I think the audio quality gives this recording character. What could be more cyberpunk than hearing the quirky artifacts resulting from ripping an obsolete recording medium?
    - jszymborski 1y ago
      I was about to say, feels more of its time...
    - kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
      A little embarrassing when the 1970s technology is better than the 1990s.
      - robotresearcher 1y ago
        ‘Worse is better’ in effect. MP3 trades quality for convenience. Edit: I read above that these particular MP3s are corrupted, so they have a serious enjoyability issue.
        kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
        That's the point. CDs have error correction to handle corruption. MP3 has nothing. A complete downgrade in robustness.
        robotresearcher 1y ago
        With an advantage in compactness that makes them easier to distribute. That trade off is their point.
        kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
        That wasn't the MPEG design goal. It was to stream video through a distribution network where dropouts would be tolerated as part of doing business. People were accustomed to snowy analog broadcast video. That is more disruptive when listening to purely audio. This is incidentally why CDs had their error handling significantly improved over Phillips' original prototype which would have been much more susceptible to scratches if commercialized.
    - amatecha 1y ago
      No I know but I mean it has actual mp3 encoding errors because the files are getting corrupted over time lol, like it's an issue in the storage medium not the original analog-to-digital conversion :( Examples in the following file http://bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/Tape1a.mp3 http://bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/Tape1a.mp3 : 0:40, 1:04, 1:13, 1:21, 2:18 ... I mean.. the files are basically ruined :\
IlikeKitties 1y ago
There was a wetransfer link but that expired. Has anyone got a torrent for the CD Version? Or perhaps a reddit acount to contact that OP to get another download for it? If you can make it available i can seed it indefinetly
- acuozzo 1y ago
  I have the CD version, but I stupidly re-encoded it to something like 256kbps CBR MP3 back in 2012. Still, the fidelity is far greater than what was shared here. I can uploaded it somewhere if you'd like. Edit: Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCaSXgCy3Q7ir2y?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCa... Please share this far & wide. I have a busy night ahead of me or I'd take the time to upload it to IA.
  - mapontosevenths 1y ago
    The CD set is ISBN 1-57042-156-0. There are two available on ebay, one at ~$2,500 USD and the other (in worse shape) for $450. I think the mp3 might have to do for now. :) Thanks for sharing.
    - acuozzo 1y ago
      You're very welcome! Please pass it along.
      - mapontosevenths 1y ago
        I managed to snag a set of the CD's. I'll post the FLAC files once they arrive and I can rip them.
        acuozzo 1y ago
        YES!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
FrustratedMonky 1y ago
In the article there is link to William Gibson, "No Maps for these Territories". That is broken. Is that somewhere else also?
- nervousvarun 1y ago
  https://youtu.be/qIDVvhy9Z0I https://youtu.be/qIDVvhy9Z0I Giblophile so encountered this years ago...definitely worth a watch.

by mbirth 1y ago

ElijahLynn 1y ago

thanks, the OP is of lesser quality compared to this one.

amatecha 1y ago
Yeah, I took a quick listen to OP -- unfortunately their mp3s are of very poor quality. I heard numerous glitches while listening :(
- muricula 1y ago
  I think the audio quality gives this recording character. What could be more cyberpunk than hearing the quirky artifacts resulting from ripping an obsolete recording medium?
  - jszymborski 1y ago
    I was about to say, feels more of its time...
  - kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
    A little embarrassing when the 1970s technology is better than the 1990s.
    - robotresearcher 1y ago
      ‘Worse is better’ in effect. MP3 trades quality for convenience. Edit: I read above that these particular MP3s are corrupted, so they have a serious enjoyability issue.
      - kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
        That's the point. CDs have error correction to handle corruption. MP3 has nothing. A complete downgrade in robustness.
        robotresearcher 1y ago
        With an advantage in compactness that makes them easier to distribute. That trade off is their point.
        kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
        That wasn't the MPEG design goal. It was to stream video through a distribution network where dropouts would be tolerated as part of doing business. People were accustomed to snowy analog broadcast video. That is more disruptive when listening to purely audio. This is incidentally why CDs had their error handling significantly improved over Phillips' original prototype which would have been much more susceptible to scratches if commercialized.
  - amatecha 1y ago
    No I know but I mean it has actual mp3 encoding errors because the files are getting corrupted over time lol, like it's an issue in the storage medium not the original analog-to-digital conversion :( Examples in the following file http://bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/Tape1a.mp3 http://bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/Tape1a.mp3 : 0:40, 1:04, 1:13, 1:21, 2:18 ... I mean.. the files are basically ruined :\

IlikeKitties 1y ago

There was a wetransfer link but that expired. Has anyone got a torrent for the CD Version? Or perhaps a reddit acount to contact that OP to get another download for it? If you can make it available i can seed it indefinetly

acuozzo 1y ago
I have the CD version, but I stupidly re-encoded it to something like 256kbps CBR MP3 back in 2012. Still, the fidelity is far greater than what was shared here. I can uploaded it somewhere if you'd like. Edit: Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCaSXgCy3Q7ir2y?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MvEQd-V3Ma86XMnQYpCa... Please share this far & wide. I have a busy night ahead of me or I'd take the time to upload it to IA.
- mapontosevenths 1y ago
  The CD set is ISBN 1-57042-156-0. There are two available on ebay, one at ~$2,500 USD and the other (in worse shape) for $450. I think the mp3 might have to do for now. :) Thanks for sharing.
  - acuozzo 1y ago
    You're very welcome! Please pass it along.
    - mapontosevenths 1y ago
      I managed to snag a set of the CD's. I'll post the FLAC files once they arrive and I can rip them.
      - acuozzo 1y ago
        YES!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

FrustratedMonky 1y ago

In the article there is link to William Gibson, "No Maps for these Territories". That is broken. Is that somewhere else also?

nervousvarun 1y ago
https://youtu.be/qIDVvhy9Z0I https://youtu.be/qIDVvhy9Z0I Giblophile so encountered this years ago...definitely worth a watch.