Has anyone else found that preparing a track in advance for the MP3 128 kbp=
s compression by filtering complex high frequency content above around 14 k=
Hz in can help avoid bad sounding MP3 artifacts?
The ideal format of the original(made downloadable from Soundcloud)file may=
depend on the intended use. If the artist is comparing techniques or micro=
phones, asking for recommendations on post production, or otherwise expecti=
ng critical analysis then a high resolution WAV or FLAC may be best. Otherw=
ise I consider MP3 320 kbps high quality for general use, and one nice thin=
g about MP3 is one can easily embed album art and a wide variety of ID3 met=
adata into the downloadable file.
John Hartog
rockscallop.org
--- In Peter Shute <> wrote:
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> I believe the limit for Soundcloud accounts are in hours, not GB, so the =
compression doesn't matter as far as fitting it on there is concerned. I us=
ually convert to mp3 though, just so it's quicker to upload.
>
> Peter Shute
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> FLAC is a suitable format for original files on Soundcloud which will mak=
e
> better use of your free allocation of data than WAV. The problem with WAV
> files is that they are huge, and often more efficient compression algorit=
hms
> are needed such as MP3.
>
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