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WAV downloads at beatport available
yay, finally! too bad though that the music costs 1 dollar more when downloaded :/
And the files are huge! and downloading them takes forever...I'm downloading a song to see if the sound quality is really all that different from a 320 Kbps MP3. Now that i've downloaded hundreds of MP3s since I got my CDJs, now they offer WAV downloads...
Ok I downloaded one of my current favorites "Snowflakes (Allende Remix)" by Kris O'Neil and I do hear a slight difference with the WAV vs. 320 Kbps MP3, but it's not that huge of a difference really. I can hear some of the highs being a little clearer but besides that, don't think it's worth always downloading tunes on WAV, only my most favorites would be worth the extra dollar and the extra hard drive space they take up...
what does a song come out to file size wise... in general like a 6 or 8 min song. probably like 120 mb or something, no?
Well the song I downloaded came out to 83.1 MB, vs. 18.8 for the MP3, that's a huge difference for something that with my ears at least..doesn't sound THAT much different. If you wanted a big collection of WAV files, you should probably invest in some large hard drive space or an external hard drive, like 300 GB, because even though my drives are around 140 GB each, if I had downloaded a bunch of WAV files i'de have hardly any hard drive space left for anything else...
that's fucked up
One thing I do notice, which is nice, and i'll have to test it out on my CDJs and PAs later, is that the WAV files do appear to be slightly louder than the MP3s. My biggest issue is that when I play my MP3 CDs of my tunes in my car or on my PAs they don't sound as loud as standard CDs. So i'll test it out later and i'll hear for myself if this is true..
good idea.
now it really is the equivalent of an audio cd, no compromises.
Good. Finally the doubters of buying lossless stuff will see the future and use paid download stores.
But it sucks because I downloaded 200 files from Beatport since July when I bought my CDJs. I really wish they would offer their customers the option of redownloading all the files from MP3 into WAV, but I guess I can use alot of the MP3s I do have as files I can just listen to and mix with on MixMeister for fun (only works with MP3 and WMA anyways) and use WAV files for mixing on CDJs. Just don't want all that $$$ i've spent going to waste....hopefully AudioJelly will be next offering WAV downloads because they have a really nice selection as far as Trance and Prog, and they tend to recieve more new releases and promos than Beatport does...perhaps there is really a difference, you just have to test it out some on different audio systems to tell. I just can't tell on my computer speakers...
WAV vs. FLAC???
192kbps is good enough for me! But 320kbps is ok too!
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| Originally posted by keithos27 what does a song come out to file size wise... in general like a 6 or 8 min song. probably like 120 mb or something, no? |
The extra dollar and 4 times the file size is not worth it imo. 320 mp3 is more than good enough quality for me.
Why the hell would you want them to offer it in WAVE files, it's the same shit! Just get your bloody MP3 and you can use Winamp to convert it to WAVE or even use a Audio Editing program like Sound Forge.
Man, this is unbelievable.
And first off, there is no quality difference when converted. Don't bloody download a file that big.
About fucking time. I wouldn't spend a dime on an MP3. It's like buying a counterfit Gucci wallet at retail price. Vinyl/CD/Wave are the only options. It's not only the sound quality compromise - it's the principal. Don't know why labels ever decided to release MP3s. You're buying something that has been converted, compressed, raped and toyed with. I guess it works for the economical home listener - but I wouldn't touch MP3 buying with a 6-foot pole. Not that I DJ or have an audiophile soundsystem.
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| Originally posted by Psygnosis Why the hell would you want them to offer it in WAVE files, it's the same shit! Just get your bloody MP3 and you can use Winamp to convert it to WAVE or even use a Audio Editing program like Sound Forge. Man, this is unbelievable. And first off, there is no quality difference when converted. Don't bloody download a file that big. |
So your actually telling me you can tell the difference hah.
First off, if you rip from a vinyl, either 192 or 320 will sound like its original source. Just in a club 320 will produce cleaner sounds and bass.
so if you get a original WAVE file and convert it to 320 Mp3, you can tell the difference?
The price markeup while possibly being justifiable ( everyone has their own opinion I'm sure ) is certainly problematic from a cost point of view.
Beatport increased prices several months ago or so and that was already a bit annoying.
The price with the wav releases will be nearly as costly when purchasing a complete release as if you had purchased the vinyl record. 
Clearly they are taking the p*ss
to combat piracy they offer reasonably priced mp3's. now people have started using them the price is put up to more than to purchase a cd single release. and the labels will cry poor when piracy increases again.
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| Originally posted by Psygnosis Why the hell would you want them to offer it in WAVE files, it's the same shit! Just get your bloody MP3 and you can use Winamp to convert it to WAVE or even use a Audio Editing program like Sound Forge. Man, this is unbelievable. And first off, there is no quality difference when converted. Don't bloody download a file that big. |
Wow most of you have this completely wrong.
What happens when you compress a wav to mp3?
It takes sounds out that the human ear can't hear. This way compressing it. Even a 4:1 ratio on a 320kbit mp3 is still going to be compressed. On your home speakers, sure you wont notice much of a difference, but, play on an audiophile or club system and you will notice a difference.
320 is not bad, but you still lose sounds that you don't hear with your ear that drive the speakers to produce the sounds and rumbles and whatever else it is to make it sound great.
It's 1$ extra to DL something 4x the size that most of you are saying you can't hear the difference. This feature is NOT for you people. Its for the ones that can hear a difference, and the dj's that need the highest quality possible.
So save a dollar and don't worry about it. But if you want the best quality available for digital download, that doesn't sound hollow played out, its finally here.
Cheers,
Mike
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| Originally posted by Psygnosis Why the hell would you want them to offer it in WAVE files, it's the same shit! Just get your bloody MP3 and you can use Winamp to convert it to WAVE or even use a Audio Editing program like Sound Forge. Man, this is unbelievable. And first off, there is no quality difference when converted. Don't bloody download a file that big. |
*it's like saying
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| Originally posted by Ground_0 Wow most of you have this completely wrong. What happens when you compress a wav to mp3? It takes sounds out that the human ear can't hear. This way compressing it. Even a 4:1 ratio on a 320kbit mp3 is still going to be compressed. On your home speakers, sure you wont notice much of a difference, but, play on an audiophile or club system and you will notice a difference. 320 is not bad, but you still lose sounds that you don't hear with your ear that drive the speakers to produce the sounds and rumbles and whatever else it is to make it sound great. It's 1$ extra to DL something 4x the size that most of you are saying you can't hear the difference. This feature is NOT for you people. Its for the ones that can hear a difference, and the dj's that need the highest quality possible. So save a dollar and don't worry about it. But if you want the best quality available for digital download, that doesn't sound hollow played out, its finally here. Cheers, Mike |
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| Originally posted by flavdave Nice post. The way I see it is if you actually play out in a club then you should spend the extra $1 and get the WAV. If your dreams are to one day have a show on ETN or Party 107 then don't bother getting WAVs. |
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