On Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:54:33 -0500, Chris Fahey <chris@wanderlust.com>
wrote:
quoted 10 lines What's the point of having pre-recorded RealAudio tracks? Isn't>What's the point of having pre-recorded RealAudio tracks? Isn't
>RealAudio meant for live broadcast?
>
>If I want to hear pre-recorded stuff that I get from the web, why can't
>I just download a full-quality 44/16/stereo WAV file, maybe
>zip-compressed, and listen to that? That is, instead of listening to a
>crappy RealAudio file which not only sounds bad but breaks up in heavy
>net traffic?
>
>Does anyone know what the theory is behind it?
1x Autechre radio show 59mins at 16bit44kHz = 610mb
1x Autechre radio show 59mins at RA3.0(Full)28.k = 6mb
Realaudio 3, even at 28.8 sounds better than your average bootleg.
Very scary.
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