Collecting Sound Files in a stack

[Frank D. Engel, Jr.]

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Ah, yes that is true.  *Uncompressed* WAV files (and not all of them 
are, I think), would indeed preserve better audio quality than either 
of the other formats.

However, if the concern is to get the sound across in a smaller amount 
of data space, compressed audio formats such as MP3 and AAC would 
reduce the amount of space taken up by the files substantially, and are 
typically "good enough" for most purposes.

So it depends on the intended usage of the files once they reach their 
destination: if the compressed quality is indeed "good enough," then 
going with MP3 or AAC would likely be a smart move.  However, if there 
is higher demand for audio quality, then a higher-quality lossless or 
uncompressed format (AIFF, WAV, etc.) would likely be needed, although 
it will increase the storage, and therefore the amount of time it will 
take to transfer across the 'net.

FWIW, I found a discussion concerning AIFF, WAV, and FLAC formats here:

http://forums.slimdevices.com/archive/index.php/t-4131.html


A comparison of AAC, MP3, and OGG was here:

http://forums.macnn.com/archive/index.php/t-161144.html


As an alternative to repackaging the files, have you (original poster) 
considered using a more robust file transfer program which auto-resumes 
broken downloads?


On May 13, 2005, at 4:56 PM, Stephen Barncard wrote:

> Frank, I rarely disagree with you , but MP3 and AAC are NOT and will 
> never be "Better" than a raw WAV file, audio wise. Uncompressed 
> Broadcast WAV files are the standard of the audio industry, supported 
> by every DAW and platform, and supports all bitrates up to 192k.
>
> The others, as far as good audio is concerned, are inferior consumer 
> audio 'toys'. Meridian 'lossless' is the only thing that comes close, 
> which is what is used in DVD-A releases.
>
> The original poster was sending sd2 files, which indicated that he 
> wants to send uncompressed full bandwidth files over the net.

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Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>

$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.
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