In the 1968 mix, the electric bass doesn't just play notes; it rumbles . In FLAC, you feel the descending fretless slide at 0:45. It’s not loud, but it is the foundation of the song's dread. On lossy formats, that frequency range gets chopped off.
Yes, it takes up more space. Yes, you need a decent DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) or at least a good phone jack to appreciate it. Simon and Garfunkel Sounds of Silence 1968 FLAC...
There are songs you know by heart, and then there are songs you feel in your bones. For decades, Simon & Garfunkel’s "The Sound of Silence" has been the anthem for isolation in a crowded world. In the 1968 mix, the electric bass doesn't
Producer Tom Wilson then did something radical in 1965: without telling Paul or Art, he overdubbed electric guitar, bass, and drums over the original acoustic track. That version became the hit. On lossy formats, that frequency range gets chopped off