sort of - the SBR stuff will get ignored if it is played back on a non-HE compliant decoder, exactly like mp3pro files on a regular mp3 decoder. The "normal" type of AAC you are refering to is LC-AAC or "low complexity" (high complexity is used for more advanced stuff and requires more features and horsepower to decode... won't be used for consumer audio at all I believe). As both HE-AAC and LC-AAC are both part of the official MPEG-4 specification, decoders will hopefully soon do both.
As an aside, why the hell was I moderated down for stating absolute truths? Some jerkoff OS zealot i'm sure. Take it in metamod, asshole!
thanks, that IS an excellent choice for a command line, but what the hell does that have to do with the current discussion? I could recommend some excellent pizza joints too if you are interested.
uhm, vanilla vorbis != better quality at higher bitrates, as it never achieves perceptual transparency without 3rd party tuning (the GT3 modification does a good job though). At lower bitrates, HE-AAC (high-efficiency AAC, using SBR like mp3pro did) is MUCH better than Voris. So no, vorbis pretty much looses either way. And its not like AAC is just an Apple thing, its the logical industry-supported replacement for mp3.
I cannot see a single legitimate reason why people would dump MP3 for this when they can simply switch to the much better LC-AAC in the mp4 container such as Apple and Nero are using now. 4 channels, optional DRM, standardized tagging (id3 is NOT a part of the mp3 spec people!) and lower bitrates, plus better handling of problematic samples.
Lossy codecs don't discard "unnecessary" sounds, they discard inaudible sounds. If you can hear a scratch or 'pop' in the original, then it's going to be in the lossy version as well. This is in theory of course. In practice, even the best perceptual codec throws away some things that the human ear will miss.
Yikes! now why are you using 256kbps mp3s when VBR mp3s using the latest version of LAME and --preset standard average around 190kbps and sound better? And don't say compatibility - damn near everything will play them just fine.
... or alpha + particles, which is when a proton breaks down into a neutron, positron (anti-electron) and a neutrino. The alpha emission is actually the positron, while the new neutron serves to stabilize the nucleus.
The problem is that the strong and weak nuclear forces hold the nucleons (protons and neutrons) together, while the positive electic charges on protons repell each other. This is why, as you move to heavier and heavier elements, the # of neutrons has to increase faster than the proton count - the neutrons buffer the electric repulsion. Even with lots of neutrons, however, at some point the positive charges just get too strong and beta particles (He nuclei) are emitted until the nucleus shrinks to a stable size once again.
well i know the preemtive and low-latency changes (while available as patches to 2.4) are included in 2.6, and make a significant difference to GUI responsiveness.
You are so wrong man... girls are initially attracted to confidence and precieved social status. Looks don't hurt, but they aren't as important as we guys tend to think.
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sort of - the SBR stuff will get ignored if it is played back on a non-HE compliant decoder, exactly like mp3pro files on a regular mp3 decoder. The "normal" type of AAC you are refering to is LC-AAC or "low complexity" (high complexity is used for more advanced stuff and requires more features and horsepower to decode... won't be used for consumer audio at all I believe). As both HE-AAC and LC-AAC are both part of the official MPEG-4 specification, decoders will hopefully soon do both.
As an aside, why the hell was I moderated down for stating absolute truths? Some jerkoff OS zealot i'm sure. Take it in metamod, asshole!
thanks, that IS an excellent choice for a command line, but what the hell does that have to do with the current discussion? I could recommend some excellent pizza joints too if you are interested.
uhm, vanilla vorbis != better quality at higher bitrates, as it never achieves perceptual transparency without 3rd party tuning (the GT3 modification does a good job though). At lower bitrates, HE-AAC (high-efficiency AAC, using SBR like mp3pro did) is MUCH better than Voris. So no, vorbis pretty much looses either way. And its not like AAC is just an Apple thing, its the logical industry-supported replacement for mp3.
but this is not legacy they are talking about! These won't work without a different decoder, they just use 10 year old mp3 tech.
I cannot see a single legitimate reason why people would dump MP3 for this when they can simply switch to the much better LC-AAC in the mp4 container such as Apple and Nero are using now. 4 channels, optional DRM, standardized tagging (id3 is NOT a part of the mp3 spec people!) and lower bitrates, plus better handling of problematic samples.
They escaped! We didn't mean to! I'm soooo sorry!
I'm not sure if you meant 4 or 40, but we've been on Mars less than 30.
Are there any AC Trolls who post NON-homophobic comments? I mean it's always "ROFLMAO!!11 the fudgepaXX0rs r teh ghey!"
Gets kinda weak.
Lets not forget that the internet was originally a government project founded on government standards.
this is true. mod up. here is the project's webpage.
heh, yep! A fruit is a reproductive organ containing a germ.
Yes, all fruits. Next question?
i would assume they meant on equivalent hardware.
uhm, the 586 and up have been internally RISC since the early 90s. The Itanium's VLIW is sort of an even more extreme design than RISC was.
Lossy codecs don't discard "unnecessary" sounds, they discard inaudible sounds. If you can hear a scratch or 'pop' in the original, then it's going to be in the lossy version as well. This is in theory of course. In practice, even the best perceptual codec throws away some things that the human ear will miss.
Yikes! now why are you using 256kbps mp3s when VBR mp3s using the latest version of LAME and --preset standard average around 190kbps and sound better? And don't say compatibility - damn near everything will play them just fine.
Uhm, the author actually specifically states that itunes is NOT a statistical winner.
you ruined the joke, it's "beer, helping ugly girls get laid since 4127 BC"
or equally important, make it anchor CSS images properly?
fair enough - couldn't remember which was which and frankly i was too lazy to reach for my textbooks :) Thanks for the added clarification.
... or alpha + particles, which is when a proton breaks down into a neutron, positron (anti-electron) and a neutrino. The alpha emission is actually the positron, while the new neutron serves to stabilize the nucleus.
The problem is that the strong and weak nuclear forces hold the nucleons (protons and neutrons) together, while the positive electic charges on protons repell each other. This is why, as you move to heavier and heavier elements, the # of neutrons has to increase faster than the proton count - the neutrons buffer the electric repulsion. Even with lots of neutrons, however, at some point the positive charges just get too strong and beta particles (He nuclei) are emitted until the nucleus shrinks to a stable size once again.
well i know the preemtive and low-latency changes (while available as patches to 2.4) are included in 2.6, and make a significant difference to GUI responsiveness.
You are so wrong man... girls are initially attracted to confidence and precieved social status. Looks don't hurt, but they aren't as important as we guys tend to think.
OWCH! .... hey!