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2003-09-05 18:45StaticBeatsI'm shocked actually that it's taken them *this* long to up the quality of their MP3s from

From:: StaticBeats <intelligence@staticbeats.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:45:36 -0700
Subject:: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding

I'm shocked actually that it's taken them *this* long to up the quality of their MP3s from 128k to 192k VBR but Im not sure when this happened. I imagine it was only in the past few months. Im curious - have any of you noticed a substantial increase in sound quality? Is it worth becoming a subscriber again ? Anything else new and improved with their service in the past 2 years? I subscribed when it first came out and spent about a month downloading every single track from the "electronic" category - many of which I notice are no longer available FYI - They are using LAME 3.92 -alt-preset standard for encoding Emusic VBR FAQ is here: http://help.emusic.com/help/emvbr/ Shimone/Justes http://www.staticbeats.com > Electronic Music > Digital Culture http://www.boomboombap.com > First Come > First Heard

2003-09-05 18:48David Whewellthere is not bitrate for VBR (by definition, it's variable!) but --alt-preset standard wil

From:: David Whewell <david@modernangel.org>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 19:48:44 +0100
Subject:: Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding
Reply to:: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding

there is not bitrate for VBR (by definition, it's variable!) but --alt-preset standard will give higher bitrates than 192k on average, probably closer to 200-210k. sounds SO much better though, a lot better than 192k CBR. david At 11:45 05/09/2003 -0700, StaticBeats wrote:

quoted 20 lines I'm shocked actually that it's taken them *this* long to up the quality of

>I'm shocked actually that it's taken them *this* long to up the quality of >their MP3s from 128k to 192k VBR but Im not sure when this happened. I >imagine it was only in the past few months. > >Im curious - have any of you noticed a substantial increase in sound quality? >Is it worth becoming a subscriber again ? > >Anything else new and improved with their service in the past 2 years? I >subscribed when it first came out and spent about a month downloading >every single track from the "electronic" category - many of which I notice >are no longer available > >FYI - They are using LAME 3.92 -alt-preset standard for encoding > >Emusic VBR FAQ is here: http://help.emusic.com/help/emvbr/ > > >Shimone/Justes >http://www.staticbeats.com > Electronic Music > Digital Culture >http://www.boomboombap.com > First Come > First Heard

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2003-09-05 19:02StaticBeatsTrue. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k "The average bit rate used for VBR on EMusic is 192k

From:: StaticBeats <intelligence@staticbeats.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:02:30 -0700
Subject:: Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding

True. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k "The average bit rate used for VBR on EMusic is 192k " Nice ! Shimone/Justes http://www.staticbeats.com > Electronic Music > Digital Culture http://www.boomboombap.com > First Come > First Heard

quoted 7 lines there is not bitrate for VBR (by definition, it's variable!) but

> there is not bitrate for VBR (by definition, it's variable!) but >--alt-preset standard will give higher bitrates than 192k on average, >probably closer to 200-210k. > >sounds SO much better though, a lot better than 192k CBR. > >david

2003-09-05 20:20David WhewellAt 12:02 05/09/2003 -0700, StaticBeats wrote: >True. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k >"The

From:: David Whewell <david@modernangel.org>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 21:20:57 +0100
Subject:: Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding
Reply to:: Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding

At 12:02 05/09/2003 -0700, StaticBeats wrote:

quoted 2 lines True. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k

>True. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k >"The average bit rate used for VBR on EMusic is 192k "

this seems to contradict the rest of the information in that section, and seems to be an oversimplification. emusic uses --alt-preset standard (which is VBR, not ABR) - quite an informed choice, definitely the best for cd-quality encoding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2003-09-05 22:07Gil VidelaIt's about time they did this I've battle for years with their support division suggesting

From:: Gil Videla <mvidelag@yahoo.com>
To:: David Whewell <david@modernangel.org>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:07:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:: Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding
Reply to:: Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding

It's about time they did this I've battle for years with their support division suggesting they do this maybe now I'll resubscribe to 'em. David Whewell <david@modernangel.org> wrote: At 12:02 05/09/2003 -0700, StaticBeats wrote:

quoted 2 lines True. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k

>True. The FAQ states the ABR is 192k >"The average bit rate used for VBR on EMusic is 192k "

this seems to contradict the rest of the information in that section, and seems to be an oversimplification. emusic uses --alt-preset standard (which is VBR, not ABR) - quite an informed choice, definitely the best for cd-quality encoding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

[idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding