Hi All,
I don't think I really qualify as an audiophile - but I'm pretty
certain that I can hear the difference between 128Kbps mp3 or aac files
and a CD. As the bit rates go higher it gets harder for me to tell. I've
recorded all of my CDs at 320Kbps/mp3. I've done a few LPs to wav - but
it is ju
rick's cafe;77551 Wrote:
> Could someone give me a brief idiots guide to FLAC Ripping vs WAV vs
> MP3. I will be playing all my music on SB3 thru a Cambridge Audio 540R
> ... any advice or recommendations welcomed.
>
> Also on avg what is the file size for a CD ripped as FLAC vs the rest
> an
Heuer,
To follow up, I did some testing yesterday. Starting from a 24/96K
recording, I saved the same file in 16/44.1K, 16/48K, 24/48K, and
24/96K flac formats. I could tell the difference between 16 and 24 bits
at 48K but going to 96K didn't produce any discernible improvement.
16/44.1K was nast
Heuer;206953 Wrote:
> E-Mu 0202 for the ADC
> Spin It Again for the software
eboy wants to do this on a Mac. Spin It Again is a Windows product.
I know very little about Macs, but my understanding is that most of
them have pretty respectable built-in sound, so it may well be that
eboy already ha
eboy;206945 Wrote:
> for all the helpful answers...
>
> my question now is...between the preamps and the computer...what
> interface should i use...and what software to record?
>
> im sorry if this was already answered...have some patience for the
> newbies...
> e.
E-Mu 0202 for the ADC
Spin I
cliveb;206934 Wrote:
> Well, I've never heard it. Not surprising really, given that it costs
> $3000! I'm sure it's a marvelous device, though.
>
>
> That's funny: I'd say quite the opposite - when I record an LP to CD at
> 44.1/16, it makes the CD sound just like an LP!
Yes the Sutherland is
for all the helpful answers...
my question now is...between the preamps and the computer...what
interface should i use...and what software to record?
im sorry if this was already answered...have some patience for the
newbies...
e.
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Heuer;206918 Wrote:
> This one gets very close though:
> http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=11728&sct=
>
Well, I've never heard it. Not surprising really, given that it costs
$3000! I'm sure it's a marvelous device, though.
Heuer;206918 Wrote:
> Can't agree about using
sataylor56;206907 Wrote:
> I compared recording at 16/44.1K and 24/96K and there was a distinct
> improvement in sound even when the final file was saved as 16/44.1
I think the most plausible explanation is that maybe the Edirol has a
native sample rate of 96kHz and if you ask it to record at 44.
Yes that is pretty much it. A 24/96 FLAC file is about three times the
size of a 16/44.1 file and about twice the size of a 24/48 file.
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OK, I was confused. I saw that the SB3 supported flac up to 48K and
thought that that was a flac limit. Now I see that the SB3 will accept
24/96K but will down sample to 48K. So I could save everything as
24/96K and the only downside is the increased storage requirements.
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sataylor56
cliveb;206901 Wrote:
>
>
> And I've never seen a phono preamp with a noise floor as low as -96dB.
> As for sample rate: while most LPs have some sort of signal above
> 20kHz, it's typically all noise and distortion. Indeed, most LP cutter
> heads have low pass filters to prevent exciting resona
sataylor56;206907 Wrote:
> As far as I know, flac is limited to 48K but does allow 24 bits.
FLAC supports up to 32 bits and up to 655 kHz. From
http://flac.sourceforge.net/faq.html#general__samples
> FLAC supports linear PCM samples with a resolution between 4 and 32 bits
> per sample.
>
> FL
Yes, my goal is "CD quality" although I have LPs that have consistently
sounded better than many CDs. I have an old CD player though and my CDs
are sounding a lot better after ripping them and playing them through
the SB3. Anyway, the Edirol doesn't offer an 88.2K sample rate so I
have to use eith
sataylor56 wrote:
> I am using an Edirol UA-1EX to record at 24/96 with Audacity.
Since your target is "CD quality" why not record at 24/88.1
Makes the down-sampling trivial
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sataylor56;206893 Wrote:
> ... I export the file as wav and then run ClickRepair on it.
I see we have two recommendations for ClickRepair. It is indeed one of
the better auto declickers around, and has the advantage of being
written in Java and therefore is available on other platforms as well
as
Never personally compared the SQ difference between 44.1k and 48k but
perceived wisdom does suggest that downsampling from 96 to 48 is
cleaner than going to 44.1 becuase the former is half the frequency.
If you are doing 16 bit anyway you might as well go for the CD friendly
16/44.1k rather than
I am using an Edirol UA-1EX to record at 24/96 with Audacity. I export
the file as wav and then run ClickRepair on it. I then reload into
Audacity and export as flac. I am playing these files via a couple of
SqeezeBoxes on two different systems in my house. The whole process
takes time but it sur
Personally I use an e-mu 0202 USB ADC connected to the tape out of my
pre-amp.
http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=610&subcategory=611&product=15186
If you want a quick an easy way of capturing the WAV and auto splitting
into tracks the Spin It Again software is superb.
http://www.ac
i got a huge collection of vinyls that id like to make backups...my
questions are...
1)gear needed to do this?
2) is my best bet flac or wav?
3) if it were flac over wav...what softaware would i use to import from
the record player to my computer (mac)?
4) is this convenient to do if im going
A decent, rough rule of thumb for me has been to estimate about 1GB of
HDD space needed to store 3 CDs worth of FLAC encoded files.
Double this figure if you want to keep a backup of your library on HDD.
Background numbers:
CDs are averaging about 500 to 550MB.
FLAC encoding results in an aver
rick's cafe wrote:
Could someone give me a brief idiots guide to FLAC Ripping vs WAV vs
MP3.
I'm not sure if you are asking about the file formats or
ripping software.
Since, this is the audiophiles list, part of the answer can be short and
easy. MP3 and other lossy formats throw away parts
Download EAC from here:
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Configure it using this:
http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac-qs-en.htm
To burn to WAV, use the EAC "WAV" button. To burn
to FLAC, use the EAC "MP3" button but with the
"FLAC (compression)" profile loaded. To burn to
MP3, use the EAC "MP3"
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