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paint-picker |
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February 03, 2006 04:03:58am |
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Re: VBR question ?!? |
Brad, lossless may be the best quality sound but not all of us are able to get fast enough broadband to download it in the time we have available. Here in the UK much of the country can only get 512 kbps. I found that VBR was good enough in my case to download some 250 Grateful Dead Shows before they were pulled. Considering the sound quality of most Dead shows, even Sbd's I don't think I lost much with VBR. However if you are downloading a pristine Charlie Miller recording of Steve Kimock then yes I can Accept it makes quite a difference. I would have loved to have downloaded all lossless but it just isn't an option with such a slow connection. Not a critisism, just an observation!
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xtifr |
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February 03, 2006 06:54:37am |
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Re: VBR question ?!? Use Ogg istead! :) |
I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again: if you're bandwidth-limited, your absolute best choice is to get the Ogg files instead of the VBR files. The Oggs are both higher quality AND smaller size than the VBR MP3s. You may need to get some extra software, but it's worth it, especially since Ogg encoders/decoders are, generally, free. The extra time required to download the software will be quickly paid off with the smaller time required to download shows. And your ears (if they still work after years of concert-going) will definitely thank you.
Plus, Ogg is named after a very charming character from British humorous fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. I mean, how can you go wrong? :)
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February 03, 2006 11:48:54pm |
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Re: VBR question ?!? Use Ogg istead! :) |
Ah, cool! I'm reading "Small Gods" now, and noticed the Vorbis name. I always wondered where the people behind Ogg Vorbis found that strange name!
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 Brad Leblanc |
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February 04, 2006 03:57:27am |
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Re: VBR question ?!? |
No problem, regardless - I like pointing it out since we always have some new fans around reading these posts, that aren't aware of the differences and just use MP3's since they don't know any better.
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February 06, 2006 06:51:36am |
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Re: VBR question ?!? |
If you are downloading lossy files, the best way to save them is as data. I can understand that many older CD players can't play MP3 discs, but just please be aware that a CD sourced from lossy files will not sound the same as one made from the original lossless source. If you have access to a CD player which will play MP3 discs, you can burn your data that way and not only save physical storage space, but have much longer playing times per disc as well.
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