CavesOfTQLT Wrote: > Since starting the trial the one thing I've noticed is the amount of > duplicate tracks I've got, in some cases I've got six copies of the > same track due to them being on different albums, and they're all > taking up space that could be used for five other different tracks. Now > this ain't too bad with small file sizes like mp3, but now I'm encoding > my CDs in FLAC, these dupes take up a lot of space.......
But how do you class them as duplicates? Obvioulsy the human ear can easily tell the difference between a remix, or maybe that on an artists Greatest Hits CD you�ve got the single version as opposed to the slightly different album version. But remember you are in the lossless domain now, where every bit is a difference - I have over 20,000 FLAC�s now and whilst I have many songs that you might class as dupes I have no identical FLAC audio fingerprints in my entire collection. You have to remember that MMM's fingerprints are not the same as FLAC�s exact fingerprints (which are in fact MD5 hashes of the header-stripped WAV file). MMM's are merely a rough representation as to how it sounds, an accoustic fingerprint so it's no wonder you have dupes appearing. Obvious reasons for differences would be different levels of compression used for various compilations etc... but I figure having a few "dupes" scattered here and there is hardly a big issue. If you�re going to start removing files you may as well get rid of any traditional concept of a compilation - just store all tracks from comp�lations as "singles" on your server - now you can define your compilations and no longer have the 80-minute limit of a CD and can at last remove those embarassing tracks that sometimes slip out during a random shuffle. In any case, have a real listen to the "dupes" yourself before removing - after deleting dupes without care a badly mastered album with one perfectly mastered track is going to sound just as bad as a brilliantly mastered album with one duff track, and of course we then have the percieved volume differences.... -- Jim _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
