Re: [microsound] Audio Compression

[eretsua <benighted_mirror@xxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "experimedia" <experimedia@xxxxxxxxx>
> 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.

i totally agree with him./.her! mp3 is just pathetic soundquallitywise. with
FLAC you offer listeners to get the most out of your recordings.
mp3 was okay 10 years ago when internet connections where slow but has never
been nor will it ever be a  worthwile substitute for (lossless)CD quallity.
it just rapes the audio too much. so in this day and age with highbandwith
internet connection and a CDr burner in nearly every computer (of your
target audience) there is no valid excuse* to use the inferior mp3-format
still.

*excluding the (inappropiate) popularity & fame of the format.


> > >
> > > 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

> website: http://www.microsound.org
>
>


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