[atlantaprog] MP3s, CDs and DVDs

Good discussion, here.

 

It is also instructive to think about the fact that the CD recording
protocol (without going into excessively geeky detail) creates files of
about 10 megabytes (MB) per minute of sound, where MP3s are about 1 MB per
minute, with some variation due to sampling rate.

 

Depending on one's hearing acuity and the quality of your listening
environment (AND the starting quality of the recorded sound), you may or may
not be able to hear a difference between CD and MP3, but is absolutely
certain that MP3 encoding compromises quality in order to achieve small file
size. Allen, is it not a similar situation with JPG vs. BMP or TIFF files in
graphics work? JPGs are very widely used due to convenience, but are an
inherently "lossy" method of creating and storing graphic information.

 

And on a different topic . . .

 

My son gave me the other Animusic DVD for Christmas, and it is even better
than the first one. You all should find someone who owns these, invite
yourself over, and watch them as soon as possible. Or even buy them (what a
thought!).

 

--Ken  (doesn't live anywhere you, and my TV is broken . . . )

 

  _____  

From: atlantaprog-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:atlantaprog-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BK Broyla
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To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: The times they are a'changin'

 

I can definitely hear a difference between 128kbps mp3s and 256kps, or
between 128 (which sounds comparable to a casette) and cd side by side, but
I don't usually think, when listening on a less-than-hi-fi system, that a
decently-encoded 128 mp3 sounds horrible-- just not great.  Usually the
music itself is what makes me cringe, not the presentation of it.

Brian




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