Thanks a lot Naveen.. Much appreciated. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Naveen Naushad <navee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > No it is not. > > Audio CD stores files in raw WAV format. MP3 takes this raw file and > compresses it to reduce file size. There are 2 types of compression > techniques. Lossless and Lossy. MP3 uses lossy compression algorithm, which > means it will discard some bits of data from the audio file while encoding > to create a smaller sized file. If you convert an MP3 file back to WAV, the > difference in quality will be huge. > > I am sure you have used ZIP compression system on various files. Like for > example zipping a Word document (DOC) file to email it to someone and then > that receiver unzipping it to get the original DOC file. That happens > because ZIP is a lossless compression format. > > Imagine if ZIP used lossy system like MP3. You will send a letter as zipped > DOC file to a friend. He will unzip and open the DOC file only to find half > the words missing in the letter. But he will still be able to understand the > contents of the letter because he can easily fill up the blanks with > probable words. But that doesn't mean he is reading the letter as intended > by you. In the end he may understand the letter but it may not contain the > same words you wrote before zipping it. > > This is what happens with songs on MP3. You will listen to MP3 and believe > you heard the song. But when it is composed by someone like AR who arranges > multiple layers with minutest detailing, chances are you will miss a good > amount of detail just because MP3 as a format is not capable of preserving > it. And I am not talking about just 128 kbps MP3 here. The maximum bit rate > attainable for MP3 is 320 kbps and yet it will not come anywhere near the > quality of original CD. > > Therefore always listen to songs in original CDs, like the way the composer > intended it to. Don't let MP3 decide which part of the song you should > listen and which you shouldn't. Don't allow MP3 to take away all the joy of > listening to those soulful compositions, that too for a measly Rs. 99. > > And if you are like me who listens on PC and is lazy to put in CDs every > time you want to listen to, here is what you should do. > > 1. Buy the original CD first (there is no legal alternative to this). > 2. Rip the songs from CD into lossless FLAC format. > 3. Listen to them in your favorite software music player. Some of them > support FLAC by default, while others have free plugin to enable playback. > 4. Rediscover what you have been missing all those years on those "CD > quality" MP3 songs. > > For those who are wondering how to convert an audio CD to FLAC file, here > is a good pictorial guide. > > http://www.teqnilogik.com/tutorials/eac.shtml > > Naveen > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:09 PM, sriramvr_in <sriramvr...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> >> >> 128 kbps mp3 encoding itself is cd quality. >> >> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, >> Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: >> > >> > WAV is better than MP3. Simple. >> > >> > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM, sriramvr_in <sriramvr...@...> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > how can quality differ when the uploaded version is original? >> > > >> > > >> > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >> > > <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans% >> 40yahoogroups.com>, >> >> > > raamkumar vaidyanathan <raamkumar_vaidyanathan@> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Be original. Listen to Music and Enjoy..Really quality differs from >> the >> > > downloads.. So , go for It .. It is just Rs.99 >> > > > >> > > >> http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kJzFXMZBLQo/S0rLzZhvCJI/AAAAAAAAAH0/Ntv2z9Lz_6I/s400/Picture%20001.jpghttp://lh6.ggpht.com/_kJzFXMZBLQo/S0rLYI9DXVI/AAAAAAAAAHs/RykTlxAYpHY/s400/Picture.jpg >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kJzFXMZBLQo/S0rL7uI6S0I/AAAAAAAAAH8/76xrxH9w3VA/s400/Picture%20002.jpg >> > > > >> > > >> http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kJzFXMZBLQo/S0rMpsVDn5I/AAAAAAAAAIE/3agKz1bhryY/s400/Picture%20003.jpg >> > > > >> > > >> http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kJzFXMZBLQo/S0rPfpbjB4I/AAAAAAAAAIM/86eq-f4Sio4/s400/Picture%20004.jpg >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Regards,Ram..   ~  Rαнмαη αddicÑ‚â„¢  ~ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. >> > > http://in.yahoo.com/ >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> > > -- "All you need to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to you" - Gandalf the Gray.
