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Originally posted by Omega_Blue when beatport sends you a CDR in the mail, which is better quality- the wav on the CD or a 320kbps mp3?

If the wav is the original wav from the source, than it should be better quality, because the MP3 has been compressed. But 320KBPs, is pretty damn close to perfect, so I don't think you should be able to hear a big difference either way.

true but when I bust out a CD in traktor it says the quality is 1411kbps... I just figured a CD has inaudibly good sound quality.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue true but when I bust out a CD in traktor it says the quality is 1411kbps... I just figured a CD has inaudibly good sound quality.

It probably just reads it that way caus' a CD should technically be uncompressed audio, but there is a limit to what is audible to the human ear, not to mention the fact that there was likely frequencies cut off in the mastering process etc. I really don't know too much about this stuff, but there have been big discussions on it before. Just from personal experience, I know that a 320KBs MP3 sounds plenty fine on a club system, and I couldn't notice any difference between a 320KBs mp3, and cdr's. They both sounded fantastic. So, I guess it's more what you prefer.

The WAVs at Beatport are straight from the digital source and not a decoded mp3, so they are the best quality. While a 320 kbps mp3 sounds pretty close to the master source, it still cuts off some frequencies that you might not notice with your ears, but you could feel in your body if it were the master source.

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Originally posted by flavdave The WAVs at Beatport are straight from the digital source and not a decoded mp3, so they are the best quality. While a 320 kbps mp3 sounds pretty close to the master source, it still cuts off some frequencies that you might not notice with your ears, but you could feel in your body if it were the master source.

In all honesty, I would like to see if anyone can really prove this. I've played VBR 192KBs at a club, and I really couldn't notice much of a difference between that, a CD, a record, or a 320KBs mp3. I know that there is a difference, but if with a 192, I really didn't find it too noticeable, I think at 320, it would be practically identical to the master. I'd be interested if there have ever been any types of research into this.

A bit off-topic, but are you allowed to play tracks you bought from beatport (or audiojelly etc.) in clubs and such? Or is it for personal use only.
Just wondering.

- farris

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Originally posted by farris A bit off-topic, but are you allowed to play tracks you bought from beatport (or audiojelly etc.) in clubs and such? Or is it for personal use only. Just wondering. - farris

Yes you can play them out.

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Cool!
Thanks for clearing that up.

- farris

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Originally posted by sym In all honesty, I would like to see if anyone can really prove this. I've played VBR 192KBs at a club, and I really couldn't notice much of a difference between that, a CD, a record, or a 320KBs mp3. I know that there is a difference, but if with a 192, I really didn't find it too noticeable, I think at 320, it would be practically identical to the master. I'd be interested if there have ever been any types of research into this.

An example of this would be if someone blows a dog whistle you can't really "hear" it but you tell something is different.

In actuality you probably won't noticed a difference between a CD and 320kbps MP3 unless you're a hardcore audiophile listening on a very high end system...the average person definitely won't notice in a club.

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Originally posted by cheesy An example of this would be if someone blows a dog whistle you can't really "hear" it but you tell something is different. In actuality you probably won't noticed a difference between a CD and 320kbps MP3 unless you're a hardcore audiophile listening on a very high end system...the average person definitely won't notice in a club.

That's what i'm saying, as a dj, you should just be concerned about your digital tracks sounding just as good as another DJs records in a club enviroment. As long as you can pull that off, I don't think that you should be worried about quality any further.