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Buying digital releases in wav or 320bit mp3 format? (pg. 4)
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| Lews |
There we go.
Thanks :)
Not sure if it's completely worth all the effort though :p
Get a CD, use EAC to rip the WAV, use Razorlame to encode to 320, label everything in iTunes, done.
Or, get a CD, use iTunes to rip in 256, done.
Option B sounds a lot easier.
Will compare some stuff though to see if I can actually hear the difference.
Maybe need better headphones though :( |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
There we go.
Thanks :)
Not sure if it's completely worth all the effort though :p
Get a CD, use EAC to rip the WAV, use Razorlame to encode to 320, label everything in iTunes, done.
Or, get a CD, use iTunes to rip in 256, done.
Option B sounds a lot easier.
Will compare some stuff though to see if I can actually hear the difference.
Maybe need better headphones though :( |
You can set EAC to convert the ripped stuff to MP3 or FLAC or something else by defining an external encoder in the settings. You can also make it write the metadata on the files and name the files as you want. It's not the simplest thing to tweak, but once it's tweaked it should be really easy to use.
Disclaimer: I haven't used it in a few years as I haven't really used Windows for a few years, so things might have changed a bit since then. |
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| Tangil |
| quote: | Originally posted by floyd741
To convert basically everything (AIFF, MP3, FLAC, WAV, MP4, Ogg Vorbis, maybe some more idk) download foobar2000. It is, in my opinion, the best music player available atm. It uses a negligible amount of system resources, is extremely simple to use, and converts any music you have. Something that I think is cool is that it can be made to display your music library the way the folder structure is. So, say the tags on some songs I have are messed (like the artists in incorrect, etc) it doesn't matter, it will just show up in the folder that it is in. For me, that's awesome because I have my music arranged in several folders. Say I want to listen to CLS & Wax - Feeling Good, it's just Music>Beatport>Chronicles Continued The Aftermath>Feeling Good - Original Mix
It's really a great program once you figure out how to make it do everything exactly the way you want it. It even lets you make your own keyboard shortcuts (something I know many music players do not do). Also, and this may sounds crazy, I think the sound quality is better. I swear that once I listened to a song in the Zune program and then I listened to it in foobar and it sounded noticeably different (foobar sounded sharper, more defined). |
mmmm sounds quite good, is this program free? And can it do transfers to ipods? |
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| Fledz |
| I see no signficant reason to waste money and space on a Wav. Once the internet gets lighting fast, HDD space is far bigger than now and Wavs are same price as mp3, then I'll buy them. Right now there's no point. |
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| 19503 |
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| stealthman |
| There is a significant difference between wav and mp3. You're looking at a difference of 1080kbps; this extra amount of bitrate is a load of detail watered down to mp3, and for those who whine about hard drive space in 2010, seriously?. Unless you have a ty audio setup, try playing an a wav on a decent system + sound card, the audio actually sounds like it has a weight and life to it because all those "missing frequencies" are there. It's kind of like painting a picture on a canvas, taking a photo of it then trying to blow it up to the actual size all over again. |
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| 19503 |
| its like jpg vs png/bmp? |
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| stealthman |
| quote: | Originally posted by 19503
its like jpg vs png/bmp? |
Like milk vs powdered milk.
and that. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by stealthman
There is a significant difference between wav and mp3. You're looking at a difference of 1080kbps; this extra amount of bitrate is a load of detail watered down to mp3, and for those who whine about hard drive space in 2010, seriously?. Unless you have a ty audio setup, try playing an a wav on a decent system + sound card, the audio actually sounds like it has a weight and life to it because all those "missing frequencies" are there. It's kind of like painting a picture on a canvas, taking a photo of it then trying to blow it up to the actual size all over again. |
Tell us about your equipment. |
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| stealthman |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Tell us about your equipment. |
-Creative X-FI music
-Logitech Z-550 thx
-Winamp tweaked EQ untouched
-Good ears |
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| Fledz |
| quote: | Originally posted by stealthman
There is a significant difference between wav and mp3. You're looking at a difference of 1080kbps; this extra amount of bitrate is a load of detail watered down to mp3, and for those who whine about hard drive space in 2010, seriously?. Unless you have a ty audio setup, try playing an a wav on a decent system + sound card, the audio actually sounds like it has a weight and life to it because all those "missing frequencies" are there. It's kind of like painting a picture on a canvas, taking a photo of it then trying to blow it up to the actual size all over again. |
Have you ever been in a club where the music is practically loud enough to blow your head off? How was your hearing 10 min in? Not too great I imagine, definitely not good enough to hear the difference. |
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| stealthman |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
Have you ever been in a club where the music is practically loud enough to blow your head off? How was your hearing 10 min in? Not too great I imagine, definitely not good enough to hear the difference. |
Even if the speaker was as big as the club itself, I could still tell the difference. Actually, it would give me an advantage in telling the difference. |
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