On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Jon Drukman wrote:
} At 5:03 PM -0700 8/5/96, Eric Frans wrote:
} >Well I'm assuming g3 means keep the Real Audio installed. If that's what
} >he means then I agree with him. Don't let postponed Real Audio events
} >keep you from enjoying other sites that have things up and running. Real
} >Audio allows you to listen to entire songs, concerts, interviews, etc.
} >The sound quality is a little "grainy" at times and there is the
} >occasional drop-out, but these drawbacks are definitely offset by all the
} >bonuses - no more annoying short sound bites, you can check out other
} >sites while you listen to audio from another site, the audio can be set to
} >be "streaming" so you don't have to wait forever for the music to
} >download, etc.
}
} i really hate realaudio.
} 1) it sounds like garbage.
} 2) the compression technology is proprietary.
}
} streamworks totally wipes it from a technical/sound quality perspective.
} however, xing's marketing department is pathetic.. hence realaudio, like
} microsoft and vhs, reigns supreme. *sigh*
}
} with all that said, check out:
}
}
http://www.cyborganic.com/people/jsd/sounds/nosmoking.ram
}
} for my latest piece of drum 'n' bass kittens, rendered in grainy 28.8
} realaudio. :)
Streamworks definitely has better quality when there is quality. There
seems to be a _lot_ more drop-outs when using Streamworks IMO compared to
Real Audio. Is the Streamworks encoder free?
I would check out your music but I have only a 14.4 modem. Any chance for
you to add that format as well?
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