Don't recall offhand which, but one form of encoding varies the sampling with the amount of variation in the music, so a sustained tone, for instance, doesn't take up much space, while an intricate passage gets much more, the result being a file no bigger than the standard fixed sampling rate MP3, but producing more faithful reproduction of the music.
Of course, this is only significant if you are encoding music from a fuller source, wav file or original analog, etc. Since I'm only interested in classical music, I don't find MP3 attractive. I do tend to burn a copy of a new CD to play in my car without bothering about maybe scratching it. Can't keep the car storage as clean as the home stereo system. Choppy At 06:25 AM 11/30/01 -0800, you wrote: >In reference to audio encoders, Mark Orr said: > > >As far as encoders go, the two most popular for Linux > >are LAME and BladeEnc. Both are command line, with > >several graphical frontends available. There's some > >debate as to which encoder sounds better. > >which only addresses MP3 encoders. I realize >Michelle's original question was about MP3, but I >thought there might be interest in an open source >alternative to MP3. MP3 encoding actually requires >royalties ($25, though this is not really enforced), >is patent protected, and the "free" encoder is limited >to a certain bit rate (64kbps?) >(http://www.mp3-tech.org/patents.html). Vorbis's ogg >format is truly open and free, and because you can >encode at a higher bit rate, of higher quality. I have >found that the files are slightly larger, but it is >negligible. > >from: http://www.vorbis.com/faq_listen.psp > >What is Ogg Vorbis? > >Ogg Vorbis is a new audio compression format. It is >roughly comparable to other formats used to store and >play digital music, such as MP3, VQF, AAC, and other >digital audio formats. It is different from these >other formats because it is completely free, open, and >unpatented. More information about Ogg Vorbis can be >found at Vorbis.com. > >Why are these files in .ogg format instead of .mp3? > >There are lots of reasons that content providers >switch to .ogg format. Many files will compress to a >smaller size with higher quality using Ogg Vorbis >instead of MP3. MP3 also carries patent licensing >restrictions which do not apply to Ogg Vorbis. Ogg >Vorbis is an artist-friendly, technologically advanced >audio codec. Releasing content in Ogg Vorbis is the >best way to show support for the work done by the >project. > >John Hebert > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. >http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
