[access-uk] Re: MP3'S FROM PLAY.COM
- From: "Isaac Porat" <isaac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:52:01 -0000
Hello Carol
First with play.com you can download files again if you loose them see:
http://www.play.com/Music/MP3-Download/6-/Help.html?page=playdigitalfaq
The MP3 format is most common meaning that it is supported by all software
and hardware players.
It is a lossy format meaning that you loose some quality during the
conversion process ; largely depending on the bit rate. Of course price can
be an issue but I personally would not consider a file encoded in less than
196 Kbps; play.com do them in 196 - 320 kbps
The M4A format offered by apple is lossless (also called Apple lossless)
meaning that it is exactly like the original which is the best (FLAK is
another lossless format and there are others).
Converting a file in M4A to MP3 or WMA is feasible, but as these are lossy
formats, you will loose something but in practice at about 256Kbps chances
are that you will not notice any difference.
Finally converting from one lossy format such as WMA to another such as MP3
is bad news as you loose quality further; this is because each format uses a
different acoustic model (related to the sensitivity of the ear to different
sounds) so put simply each format removes their own bit off the sound.
Regards
Isaac
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 24 January 2009 19:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: MP3'S FROM PLAY.COM
Hi Carol,
If you buy from Play, you can't download again if you lose them, so back
them up.
If you buy from iTunes, then you can always re-download, but they are not
MP3 files, but higher quality. They use Flac files which are M4A. These
can be played with Winamp or Windows Media Player, if you download the right
plugin for Windows Media Player.
There are other companies like 7DigitalMedia http://www.7digitalmedia.com
that sell them in MP3 format, and you can re-download from them too.
Most stores sell in MP3 or protected WMA formats. Apple sell in M4A and M4V
for video. These can be converted to MP3 if they are not DRM-protected.
Apple is removing DRM from their stuff, so I am beginning to like iTunes.
All the best
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Carol Pearson
Sent: Saturday 24 January 2009 18:11
To: Access UK Mailing List
Subject: [access-uk] MP3'S FROM PLAY.COM
I'm thinking of switching to purchasing MP3's instead of CD's and so here
are some questions ...
As always, I apologise that I didn't follow the thread when it was last
discussed. Anyway, here are my questions:
Are MP3's available in various sampling rates etc., and can you buy
individual tracks from CD's, or do you have to buy the whole CD where a CD
is listed rather than a single track? Are they all .WAV format and, if you
lose them, can you get them again without charge?
--
Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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