[access-uk] Re: An Audio Question

  • From: Chris <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Peter Logue <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:53:24 +0100

Hi Hannah, I believe Winamp can play Flac files as well, and this is installed 
by default, the flac plug-in I mean. Hope this helps.

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You wrote:
Hi hannah
flac is free lossless audio codec.
If music is the player and codec is the battery, then the flac codec is a sort 
of battery which makes the player work.
Some players use batteries that play in mp3 players, some players use batteries 
that play with ogg players, some players use flac batteries For instance my 
windows media player would not play flac files. I installed a flac plugin from 
the internet and now my windows media player plays flac. You can have a codec 
installed in your windows media player that allows it to play ogg files, a 
plugin or battery that allows it to play mp4 files etc. Its a part of the 
player, yes not really a battery, but it is a plugin or add on that allows it 
to play certain sorts of files.

Peter Logue
from beautiful Helensburgh on the firth of Clyde.
Skype Contact:
clydeview2008

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hannah Day 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:27 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: An Audio Question


  Hi there not being rude or anything i know flack file is a file but i never 
heard of them what is it?

  REgards hannah 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Peter Logue 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:26 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: An Audio Question


    Hi Kevin,
    If I get the chance I'll rip a CD in a lossless format. Flac if   I can get 
it or WMA otherwise.  This does many times quadripple the size of the file, but 
as you say, hard drives are cheap these days.  I sometimes take a copy of a CD 
for personal use from my local library and rip it as WMA or flac format, my 
windows media player will play both WMA or flac. The quality is superb. But for 
my little portable Iriver the 320 kbps files are just great, though the Iriver 
does also play flac files.

    Peter Logue


    From beautiful Helensburgh on the firth of Clyde.
    Skype Contact:
    clydeview2008

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Kevin Lloyd 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:44 PM
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: An Audio Question


      Hi Roger.

      I agree with the responses to your question that I've read from other 
listers so far.  Wishy washy substitute is not really giving MP3 encoded at 
good high bit rates the credit it deserves.

      Having said this though, it really is horses for courses.  If you're 
planning to play your music back through a good quality hi-fi then I'd 
definitely recommend ripping in a lossless format.  Even at high bit rates like 
320kbps there is a loss of high and low frequencies resulting in a sort of 
boxed in sound with MP3.  I think I'm right in quoting that CD's have an 
equivalent bit rate of around 1300kbps so you can see what lossy formats like 
MP3 have to chuck away to get down to that size.  Ripping in a lossless format 
will usually yield files between 900 and 1000kbps so there is a file size 
saving without compromising any sound quality at all.  You need to bear in mind 
that hard drives are relatively cheap these days so why compromise your music 
collection when you can have it all stored on a couple of hard drives, one for 
back up of course.

      MP3 is absolutely fine for listening through portable devices and the 
computer.  Generally you won't see the benefits of lossless formats on these 
low end audio devices.

      Regards.

      Kevin 
      E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: roger.south 
        To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:45 PM
        Subject: [access-uk] An Audio Question


        Hi All

        As most of you may be aware I have a severe hearing problem but manage 
with the help of modern technology. I have just come across a post on another 
list where a member is being less than complimentary about MP3 audio tracks. 
Describing them as "a wishy-washy substitute for sound quality"  

        Out of curiosity is the fall of in quality converting to MP3 that so 
very noticeable or is he exaggerating?

        Roger

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