Well, considering that iTunes itself uses the lossy AAC codec, I wonder how many Apple people have any ALAC-encoded files?
Also, there's a true FLOSS audio codec called FLAC that's been around for, um, TEN years. :-) P. -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 28 October 2011 09:11, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, October 28, 2011 01:38:26 PM Rocco Radisch wrote: > > > While for some people that > > might not make a big difference, but if you know a few > > audio enthusiasts they will adhere that mp3 is not a > > preferred format for storing audio if you look at > > quality. > > It is true, MP3 is generally not a preferred format for > professional installations, e.g., disco's, radio stations, > e.t.c. This was especially the case at the start of the 21st > century, when Napster made MP3's very popular. > > I knew several radio stations that moved from playing CD's > to computers, and they didn't want MP3 - they went > uncompressed; not efficient for space, but professional. > > In disco's (when I used to DJ), most folk who hadn't ever > contemplated trading in their CDJ's for the VirtualDJ of the > day weren't so enthusiastic about MP3's. To compensate, we > tended to use higher bit rates of about 320Kbps for such > installations, although I normally preferred 128Kbps due to > hard drive space constraints. > > Most people cannot discern the difference in quality, > especially if a song is encoded in MP3 format at a nominal > 192Kbps bit rate. > > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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