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previous: Steve A. Mark:1/21/2003 6:46 AM

Re: wav vs mp3

1/21/2003 2:31 PM
anonymous	Re: wav vs mp3 The .mp3 format is highly compressed - and less. In addition to the compression algorithm, bits are actually removed. A simple way to think about this is the information between the notes is minimized. The designers explain this as information we don't really hear and won't miss on playback. The result is the mp3 file we all know about. But the mp3 format is not usefull for processing in the best tools. It must be re compliled as a .wav or other audio format to further process the material. The problem with this step is that all the bits you pulled out to get to the .mp3 stage are now gone. The process requires "interpolation" to get over the missing parts. That's a fancy way of saying the software fakes it. Most musicians can tell the difference right off, no problem. Sounds very gated to me. Most others will hear the difference once it's pointed out. If you convert to an mp3 format every time you pass the file around, you will end up with crap. Bottom line - to do this idea justice, you need to stick with an audio file format until the job is done. WinZip or other lossless compression format might be better. Or, you could send unterminated cd file sessions around in the mail. Just some thoughts.

1/21/2003 2:31 PM

anonymous

Re: wav vs mp3

The *.mp3 format is highly compressed - and less.
In addition to the compression algorithm, bits are actually removed. A simple way to think about this is the information between the notes is minimized. The designers explain this as information we don't really hear and won't miss on playback. The result is the *mp3 file we all know about.
But the *mp3 format is not usefull for processing in the best tools. It must be re compliled as a *.wav or other audio format to further process the material. The problem with this step is that all the bits you pulled out to get to the *.mp3 stage are now gone. The process requires "interpolation" to get over the missing parts. That's a fancy way of saying the software fakes it.
Most musicians can tell the difference right off, no problem. Sounds very gated to me.
Most others will hear the difference once it's pointed out. If you convert to an *mp3 format every time you pass the file around, you will end up with crap.
Bottom line - to do this idea justice, you need to stick with an audio file format until the job is done.
WinZip or other lossless compression format might be better. Or, you could send unterminated cd file sessions around in the mail.
Just some thoughts.

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TonyW Nony said:Most musicians can tell t... -- 1/21/2003 3:34 PM
carlo the idea is to use .mp3 or .wma to ... -- 1/21/2003 4:45 PM
Steve A. Nony said:1/22/2003 12:08 AM