The album’s identity was forged during a summer-long retreat at Yonderbarn
Here's some interesting text related to Dream Theater's album "Distance Over Time" released in 2019: Dream Theater - Distance Over Time -2019- -FLAC...
Rudess famously used a newly developed "Geoshred" MIDI controller and his trusty Continuum. The ambient pads on S2N contain high-frequency information that many codecs filter out as "inaudible." But your ears feel it. FLAC retains the sparkle and decay of those synth washes. The album’s identity was forged during a summer-long