Re: [microsound] Audio Compression

[cyborgk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

If I was going to buy a digital track, it would have to be WAV or FLAC. I
would never buy an mp3 from the itunes store... I've been buying digital
tracks from Beatport these days, specifically because they do offer WAV
files for download.

~David

> I would most certainly download the FLAC format.
>
> I must also say...that if you could only get the files through iTunes
> I would not download them.
>
> On 5/2/06, Timothy Sutton <timsutton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>>
>> There is also an iTunes LAME plugin:
>> http://www.blacktree.com/apps/iTunes-LAME/
>>
>> I discovered the program Max the other week, which is a mass encoder/
>> converter:
>> http://sbooth.org/Max/
>>
>>
>> I've read that MPC is one of the better among lossy formats.
>> Personally, I'd download FLAC if it were available.  As long as
>> there's MP3 encoded at 320kbps, FLAC running around ~500kbps isn't
>> much more bandwidth for lossless quality.
>>
>>
>> --Tim
>>
>>
>> On 2-May-06, at 6:04 AM, Sander Bolk wrote:
>>
>> > There are higher quality setting possible for MP3's! I create MP3's
>> > using
>> > digital performer. Using the L.A.M.E encoder I get reasonably good
>> > results!
>> >
>> > Good luck.
>> >
>> > 2006/5/2, Christopher Murphy <chris@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >>
>> >> Dear All,
>> >>
>> >> After a couple of quiet years, we're uploading new content to Fallt
>> >> (www.fallt.com). As part of this process we're re-converting our
>> >> existing back catalogue, in particular the entire 'invalidObject
>> >> Series' (Kim Cascone, Richard Chartier, Taylor Deupree,  Stephan
>> >> Mathieu, Pimmon, Pita etc.), into high bit rate format.
>> >>
>> >> We're about to start creating new MP3s for the website from the
>> >> original Fallt masters for all of our audio releases and want to
>> >> convert them in as high a quality as possible.
>> >>
>> >> We've started converting everything to MP3 format using iTunes at 320
>> >> KBPs, Variable Bit Rate, which is the maximum quality iTunes
>> >> supports.
>> >>
>> >> Before we finalise converting the rest of the back catalogue we'd
>> >> welcome some thoughts on the best approach to supplying Fallt's audio
>> >> in compressed format. What would everyone suggest?
>> >>
>> >> Obviously there are more options available now - MP3, AAC, FLAC -
>> >> than there were when we originally distributed many of our MP3s. If
>> >> you could choose, what would you choose?
>> >>
>> >> If you'd like to preview what we've done so far, there are a number
>> >> of releases available here:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.fallt.com/mp3s
>> >>
>> >> Feel free to email off-list - chris@xxxxxxxxx - meanwhile, thanks for
>> >> your suggestions in advance.
>> >>
>> >> Best,
>> >>
>> >> Christopher
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> http://www.fallt.com  |  chris@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >>
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