[peel] Re: 12th August 1976 now wikified.

[Stuart]

Well I don't understand exactly how the lossy algorithms work but I assume
at least that wma works differently to mp3. Potentially further information
is discarded at each conversion. I imagine if one repeatly converted to and
from 128kbps from wma to mp3 and back again more and more data would be lost
each time. So for a one-off conversion I was trying to minimise further
deterioration of the source - high frequency transients are particularly
vulnerable to mp3 encoding but less so using a good vbr. 

 

The original wmas of course are still there for anyone who wants them, but I
suspect the biggest improvements in sound may be made by ripping the
original tapes on a good deck - it sounds like the high frequencies could be
brought out by azimuth adjustment, and the benefits of that would dwarf the
fine details of which compression to use!

 

Atb

 

Stuart

 

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From: peel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Humphrey
Sent: 30 September 2012 14:18
To: peel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [peel] Re: 12th August 1976 now wikified.

 

  



Many thanks for the work/play you do for the Peel community, Stuart !
But with respect, the re-encoding of mp3 files at different bit-rates etc.
is a bad thing to do. It is the main reason why the mp3 format has a bad rep
amongst a lot of music fans and audiophiles - you can't tell what the
original bitrate (ie audio quality) was ; unknown lineage/provenance etc.
Plus, where does one draw the line - mp3 files have been converted into FLAC
(lossless).
Likewise, is it OK to down-encode from 320 to 128 to save space ?
I really can't see the point of re-encoding at a higher bitrate when the
ONLY change is a larger file-size and consequent increase in backup media
required etc. Rant over. Keep up the good work, mate (and Mr Soitgoes),
nothing personal ...

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , "mantoid2"
<stuartb@...> wrote:
>
> Also added a joined up 220-260vbr mp3
> Stuart
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , "Stuart"
<stuartb@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > There's now a wiki page for the Fairport Convention restrospective show
> > - 12 August 1976 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/12_August_1976> .
> > 
> > I remember my local record library being full of the bands featured in
> > all of these shows and rarely being enticed into borrowing them - by
> > that time there were also a lot of punk/new wave records which I went to
> > instead. Bands such as Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span were also
> > mainly known to me through featuring in our Music Teacher's band-themed
> > Word Search quizzes - I'd already had them linked in my head for that
> > reason but only listening to this show did I realise they actually were
> > linked!
> > 
> > Stuart
> >
>