Bjossi on 14/5/2007 at 01:01
I encoded a 11 minute song to 24bit max quality flac and it was 156 MBs. Of course it is just madness to encode in such quality, but I think even with 16bit high quality one should expect 250 - 300 MBs.
(these quality settings are available in GoldWave by the way)
ZylonBane on 14/5/2007 at 01:31
I actually converted all the MP3s to WAV and then to FLAC. Came to around 220MB. FLACs based on uncompressed data would probably be about the same, since I figure the increased audio detail versus the lack of compression artifacts would about balance out. Also, that sort of synth music tends to compress really well.
Kolya on 14/5/2007 at 01:36
Why did you do that again?
I mean I had done it before and reported about the same size. And why did Bjossi forget that too?
Collective amnesia?
ZylonBane on 14/5/2007 at 01:46
Guess I'm just an empiricist at heart.
Bjossi on 14/5/2007 at 01:55
Quote Posted by Kolya
And why did Bjossi forget that too? Collective amnesia?
Can
you remember everything that you learn/read? I didn't think so. ;)
Valet2 on 14/5/2007 at 02:51
2Bjossi:
Man, cd-da means the data is written in 44100/16 (not 24). Why do you talk about 24 bits all the time?
Also, there's a program for grabbing audio data from cds: (
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/)
Bjossi on 14/5/2007 at 02:57
Quote Posted by Valet2
Man, cd-da means the data is written in 44100/16 (not 24). Why do you talk about 24 bits all the time?
Then I'd love an explanation why I have the option in GoldWave to rip CDs into 24bit flac files.
ZylonBane on 14/5/2007 at 04:01
Apparently Valet2 doesn't understand the difference between an audio CD and a data CD.
Rogue Keeper on 14/5/2007 at 12:35
So if I follow this correctly, you guys are decoding MP3s into WAVs and convert the WAVs to 24bit FLACs in hope you get back the precious barely hearable information which were lost during MP3 encoding process ? What kind of audio voodoo is this ?
24-bit has a real sense if you are mastering your band's masterpieces in studio equipped with high quality sound chain, but ironically even classic 44.1/16 recordings sound better for someone with better equipment than for someone who has a mediocre one.
Nameless Voice on 14/5/2007 at 12:50
If you read more clearly, you will see that the conversion of MP3s to FLACs was merely to see what filesize the FLACs would take up if MysteryDev were to upload them. There was no mention of any kind of 'voodoo' that would supposedly increase the quality of the files by doing this.
Also, you guys all have too good ears or too much high-quality audio equipment...
