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Non-MP3 Codecs?

Posted by Cliff on from the those-other-audio-codecs dept.

Vanth Dreadstar asks: "While MP3 is okay, I have begun researching other codecs that would be suitable for my home music use. Lossy codecs such as Ogg Vorbis, AAC, and MPC all seem to have promise, not to mention the lossless codecs such as Shorten (otherwise known as .SHN), LPAC, and FLAC. I would like to know what non-MP3 codecs people are using out there, and why."

6 of 544 comments (clear)

  1. .wav by FigBugDeux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    its great, no loss.

  2. What happened to the MP3 Pro spec? by prisoner-of-enigma · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Subject says all. Has it just not hit mainstream, or is it getting steamrollered by Ogg, WMA, and any of the other popular formats?

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  3. Re:No way by M3wThr33 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see Divx as the next big one. Mainly because the bitrate is customizable and the clarity I get is beyond that of quicktime or any other movie format, regardless of display size. It's really unfortunate how people claim it's designed solely for illegaly copying movies just because it offers the most options.

  4. This is informative? +4? What? by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Some guy claims he knows audio engineers and that Windows Media sounds better to them. Wow, *so* informative. Thanks for that rock-hard information.

    4 people fell for this troll!

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  5. goatse.cx by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    goatse.cx sounds pretty cool going through /dev/dsp.

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  6. Re:Boy, euro boy makes all kinds of assumptions by shepd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Let me summarize:

    (A) If you bothered to read my previous posts, you would quickly learn I am a resident of Ontario, Canada.

    (B) It might not be possible to decode these formats, but the US says its illegal. Unfortunately, the laws they are using are being applied worldwide. And countries that choose to buck the trend seem to send their "innocents" to the US for trial anyways.

    (C) Just because its possible dosen't make it legal. It's possible, cheaper, and easier, for me to drive my car on the wrong side of the road than break the encryption on a DVD, but then I'd go to jail.

    (D) Toilet talk doesn't win any arguments here. Doesn't win many anywhere else, either.

    (E) Freedom is the ability for me to copy a DVD without worrying that one of the world's superpowers is going to throw me in jail when they get the chance. Freedom is'nt always the ability to do things -- sometimes its the ability to do morally right things without worry of reprisal.

    (F) If you think that the companies aren't going after individuals, then you don't know anyone pirating DirecTV in the US.

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