Gallagher Rose Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Wich is the best file format for audio??mp3 or m4a?The itunes files are .m4a,but I don't know if they are better than the mp3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Sense_Of_Rage Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 If you care about audio quality and listen to a lot of electronic music, avoid MPEG-4 AAC, particularly if you use bit rates below 160kbps. iTunes MP3 at 160kbps is better than AAC at 128kbps if you can afford the extra file size. If you really want CD quality, you'll need to use Ogg Vorbis or LAME MP3 encoding.If encoding speed or iPod compatibility is important to you, use AAC--but don't go below 160kbps. Below that, AAC sounds like shit compared to MP3 ripped with the LAME encoder. I don't use AAC because I have a car deck that can read MP3, but it doesn't read AAC. And the ipod doesn't care if you put MP3 on it. Check this out:http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_so..._audio_copy.cfmThis program coupled with the LAME encoder (also a free download there) will give you the best digital music from your CDs. It's free. Try that and then compare to AAC or MP3 or even WMA. You'll see for yourself. And with MP3, you're less likely to run into compatibility issues between portable devices and even car head units that read data CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy's Girl Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 wtf is M4A? Have I been missing summat? I only knew of mp3 and wma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Rachel~ Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 yeah, thats all i thought there was to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Guys, there's mp4, aiff, mp3, wma, vqf, wav and m4a. That's all I know of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallagher Rose Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 If you care about audio quality and listen to a lot of electronic music, avoid MPEG-4 AAC, particularly if you use bit rates below 160kbps. iTunes MP3 at 160kbps is better than AAC at 128kbps if you can afford the extra file size. If you really want CD quality, you'll need to use Ogg Vorbis or LAME MP3 encoding.If encoding speed or iPod compatibility is important to you, use AAC--but don't go below 160kbps. Below that, AAC sounds like shit compared to MP3 ripped with the LAME encoder. I don't use AAC because I have a car deck that can read MP3, but it doesn't read AAC. And the ipod doesn't care if you put MP3 on it. Check this out:http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_so..._audio_copy.cfmThis program coupled with the LAME encoder (also a free download there) will give you the best digital music from your CDs. It's free. Try that and then compare to AAC or MP3 or even WMA. You'll see for yourself. And with MP3, you're less likely to run into compatibility issues between portable devices and even car head units that read data CDs.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thank You I have some songs from Itunes,they're better than 256kps MP3 (which is a great quality) and the m4a are smaller,around 160 kps like u said.I'll download some .ogg files to listen the quality.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Very impressive mheckard, it's good to see someone who knows what they're talking about! On top of what you said -- i'd like to stress compatability as an issue here. Anything will play an mp3 (well, almost) where as AAC is really only iTunes/iPod compatible. This doesn't become a problem until you want to share some music with a Windows Media using friend who can't read the files.BTW -- on downloading Ogg Vorbis files -- just so you know, those files are enormous. They're lossless quality, but not suitable for storing on a PC. Better for burning to CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Twisted Metal Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 How do you convert m4a to mp3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallagher Rose Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Very impressive mheckard, it's good to see someone who knows what they're talking about! On top of what you said -- i'd like to stress compatability as an issue here. Anything will play an mp3 (well, almost) where as AAC is really only iTunes/iPod compatible. This doesn't become a problem until you want to share some music with a Windows Media using friend who can't read the files.BTW -- on downloading Ogg Vorbis files -- just so you know, those files are enormous. They're lossless quality, but not suitable for storing on a PC. Better for burning to CD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah I have some Beatles stereo albums in .FLAC and it's lossless,but the quality is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Famous Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 How do you convert m4a to mp3? <{POST_SNAPBACK}>In iTunes, right click -> Convert selction to Mp3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Twisted Metal Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 doesn't work. I get some weird stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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