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Re: MP3 vs CD

Subject: Re: MP3 vs CD
From: "grant finlay" grantfinlay
Date: Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:29 am ((PST))
<I've done double-blind listening tests. 192K MP3, with a good encoder
<(there are some dogs out there), is -very difficult- to distinguish
<from CD. That qualifies as good enough in my book, and I keep my
<personal entertainment and bird ID libraries in that format.
snip
<Dan Dugan

I do all my editing in protools and find the mp3 converter that comes  
with it to be pretty damn good (fraunhofer codec). But then, for  
other recordings I have to do a higher bit rate then my standard  
192kb to retain quality. (water lapping for example, the high  
frequency transients turn "brittle" @ 192k) But I have to agree with  
Bernie, a lot of my recordings are 24b/48k and the mp3 versions just  
lacks something, a sense of space and depth is probably the best way  
to describe it.

Regards,
Grant Finlay
http://grantfinlay.podomatic.com











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