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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on February 28, 2004, 02:20:30 am

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Kamikaze on February 28, 2004, 02:20:30 am

What format does the HLP population prefer for encoding/listening?

I like the Ogg Vorbis format myself, I might switch to M4A or MPC though.

Discuss

EDIT: Goddamn it, I forgot to check the poll option :rolleyes: Can an admin stick in a poll with mp3, mpc, m4a, aac, ogg, lossless, wma and real audio? With check boxes.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: an0n on February 28, 2004, 02:40:54 am

MP3, you moron.

Granted, OGG is nice and all, but it just doesn't have that "I'm violating the DMCA" association.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Xelion on February 28, 2004, 02:50:41 am

Prefer?? Hmmm mp3 is crap :no: still use it though. Ogg is nice, haven't listen to something in that format for a while though. Haven't touched down on encoding for a few years either :eek:.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Ace on February 28, 2004, 02:50:43 am

.ogg is a format I like a lot, second to high resolution large sized .wavs :)

Title: Audio formats
Post by: karajorma on February 28, 2004, 04:25:29 am

.ogg It's mp3 at smaller filesizes for free.

Plus the RIAA aren't looking for it as hard so you won't get sued :D

Title: Audio formats
Post by: kode on February 28, 2004, 08:07:55 am

since I have about 0 ogg-files, and more than 2500 mp3-files (all legal, of course), take a quick guess. granted, ogg is nice, but I just don't have the time or will to convert my mp3:s to it.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: 01010 on February 28, 2004, 08:15:54 am

Quote

Originally posted by kode
since I have about 0 ogg-files, and more than 2500 mp3-files (all legal, of course), take a quick guess. granted, ogg is nice, but I just don't have the time or will to convert my mp3:s to it.

Seconded.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: vyper on February 28, 2004, 09:35:26 am

ogg if I'm encoding these days, mp3 back in the day - or for compatability with certain... backward users.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Stealth on February 28, 2004, 09:42:13 am

but mp3 is still by far the most commong :/

Title: Audio formats
Post by: vyper on February 28, 2004, 09:47:56 am

[q]but mp3 is still by far the most commong :/[/q]

And in certain states in the US right now Gay Marriages are the most common - doesn't mean everyone should do it ;) :lol:

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Ryx on February 28, 2004, 11:28:27 am

I encode to Quality 7-8 .mpc.  :)

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Solatar on February 28, 2004, 11:56:23 am

I have a small stash of mp3s (all legal, which is why there's only a little over 200). I do like .ogg, and .wav is good for the lossless audio quality, but my mp3 player doesn't play .ogg files.

I may consider re-ripping my CDs into .wav files for the sole purpose of listening to them on my computer though.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: diamondgeezer on February 28, 2004, 12:19:57 pm

The Vorbis fellows don't recommend converting MP3 to OGG or vice versa, and any new stuff I encode is MP3 to match my old stuff. Looks neater that way, you know?

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Martinus on February 28, 2004, 02:11:11 pm

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Originally posted by an0n
MP3, you moron.

Granted, OGG is nice and all, but it just doesn't have that "I'm violating the DMCA" association.

[color=66ff00]Both, for DMCA vexing value and my player; mp3. For high quality audio I use Ogg though. :nod:


You moron.
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Title: Audio formats
Post by: Flipside on February 28, 2004, 04:15:26 pm

I use WAV files for most of my Audio work, but if I'm setting it for download, I use .ogg, I know the codec takes a bit of work to find, but the quality is so much higher :)
MP3's are ok, I have a few myself, simply because it's easier to MP3 Albums than drag them out of the rack every time I want to listen to them.

Title: Audio formats
Post by: Stealth on February 28, 2004, 06:43:17 pm

Quote

Originally posted by vyper
[q]but mp3 is still by far the most commong :/[/q]

And in certain states in the US right now Gay Marriages are the most common - doesn't mean everyone should do it ;) :lol:

...

no they're not.  


and besides, i wasn't saying they were better, i was saying most people still use them.