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is a big honkin' homo
So if I were to do 96kHz @16 bit, what bitrate would that make for? Is 16 bit even a good choice for what I want?
so now I have no idea how to figure out how much space I'm going to need.
Go for maximum sample rate (92 kHz, I think). A good human ear can distinguish up to 196 IIRC, but you need a 6 figure sound system to get that sort of fidelity in the first place.
(Size of the equivalent uncompressed WAVs) / 2
And the joke is where, oh, wise one?:lol:
And the joke is where, oh, wise one?
I did say twice that I was not sure, don't hold me on my word, when the word is "I think...".
Your bone should be with Apple. I mean, they support AAC (the MP4 format designed to replace MP3), but not FLAC. Bah!
Why would anyone use FLAC? What's wrong with separate MP3s? [...] Unless you have few grand invested into your audio, you won't be able to tell the difference, and if someone is willing to spend a few grand on audio, they'd probably bought the real CD anyways.
Proprietary formats generally don't fare well in the long run. Though, apple has the installed user base to keep it alive, the trouble is going to be getting enough people in their user base to care enough about the quality of their music to use it. As things are now, people who are into music quality usually find non-apple products to meet their needs, so it's tough to say how the future of apple's lossless will be.
If you rip to FLAC from a CD, it's as good as a CD, but if you rip from a better source, it'll be, of course, better than the CD. A CD only goes up to 44.1 kHz (or is it 48 kHz) sampling rate, FLAC goes a lot higher and if you have a source of such quality, you will preserve it.
I'm waiting for a format that would have the ability to separate instument tracks where you could turn down guitar track for example or have karaoke. I know it exists, from Japan I believe and they said the bitrate isnt even as high as expected.
Why do ~all vinyl rips sound so grainy (distorted highs)? Is it a technological limitation of vinyl?
If you rip to FLAC from a CD, it's as good as a CD, but if you rip from a better source, it'll be, of course, better than the CD. A CD only goes up to 44.1 kHz (or is it 48 kHz) sampling rate, FLAC goes a lot higher and if you have a source of such quality, you will preserve it.
Oooh, I'd like to hear that. What you got?