read me.
http://www.r3mix.net/ --->quality, analysis, myths, critique. quite informative
for anyone looking for real data about tests on various types of audio
compression.
quoted 41 lines On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 02:14 PM, Joe Peterson wrote:
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>On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 02:14 PM, Joe Peterson wrote:
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>> I guess you ears aren't too badly damaged if you can hear a noticible
>> difference
>> between a *properly* ripped/encoded mp3 and a cd...
>
>is this a flame? i cant tell.
>
>okay. you're an idm'er. dig through your cd's, find a song that has a
>wide range of sounds, from high end to low end.
>
>now, *properly* rip (what does that mean, anyway? like im going to
>magically tell the encoder to drop frequencies?) the track to mp3.
>avoid joint stereo, avoid variable bitrate. 192/44.
>
>get a pair of headphones. why headphones? because you can hear whats
>going on.
>
>listen to the cd.
>
>listen to the mp3.
>
>listen to the cd.
>
>listen to the mp3.
>
>unless your headphones are shit, your soundcard is shit, and you have
>everything pumped through a compressor or something, you should notice
>sounds in the cd that just arent there in the mp3. you'll notice more
>power in the high end sounds, and more in the low-end sounds. the
>midrange will have more color to it.
>
>if you STILL cant hear a difference.. well.. i feel for you, man.
>
>
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