MP3 Quality and Technical Notes
We chose MP3 encoding to distribute the album because it offers the best compatibility with very high quality. All MP3s from Crossroads were encoded using the best mp3 encoder in the industry, using its highest variable bitrate quality setting which is much higher than the industry standards of iTunes and Rhapsody. The sound is superb.
Download track 4, Changing Tranes, which we are offering completely free both to allow you to evaluate sound quality, and to promote the album.
These MP3s are completely unencumbered by digital rights management (i.e. they are not copy protected). You can put them on your computer, your iPod, you can burn CDs, you can do whatever you want with them. We don’t want to treat our listeners like criminals — we give you our trust with the hope that it will benefit everyone. If you love the music, please continue to support the artists, because this is the real deal. There is no giant corporation artificially marking up the price, which is why we can sell the downloads for such a reasonable price.