Lossless is a Windows Media Audio format! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:41 PM Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player
> Its not a program; its a music format, like mp3 or wavv. > > Tyler > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rosemarie Chavarria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player > > >> Hi, Kevin. Where can you get this program called Lossless? >> Rosemarie >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 11:03 AM >> Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player >> >> >>> Hi Mari. >>> >>> Not a stupid question at all - the myriad of formats are definitely >>> confusing until you get more acquainted with digital music. >>> >>> Basically, lossless means that nothing has been taken away from the >>> music >>> during compression. So, all of your high and low frequencies are left >>> intact and therefore the quality of the source music is preserved. >>> >>> The opposite of lossless is known as lossy. This covers formats like >>> MP3 >>> and WMA files ripped at lower bit rates. With lossy compression, some >>> of >>> the high and low frequencies are lost to compress the music down into >>> the >>> smallest space possible. There are also a number of psycho-acoustic >>> techniques used to remove parts of the music that is deemed will not be >>> missed by the listener such as quieter sounds that happen to be playing >>> whilst there is a louder sound almost obscuring it. All formats have >>> their >>> own proprietary algorithms that dictate how the music is processed and >>> that's why it's never a good idea to convert from one lossy format to >>> another. >>> >>> Lossless files take up a lot more disc space than lossy formats and so >>> it's >>> worth bearing this in mind when deciding on what format to use. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> Kevin >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "mary dole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:35 PM >>> Subject: RE: ripping CD's with windows media player >>> >>> >>>> Hi Kevin, >>>> >>>> Thank you so much for sharing the step-by-step method for extracting >>>> tracks with Windows Media Player. I have just begun learning how to do >>>> this, and I was a bit confused. One question: What is "lossless"? >>>> Stupid, I know, but I'm a beginner. Thank you again. >>>> >>>> Mari Dole >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd >>>> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:18 AM >>>> To: PC audio discussion list. >>>> Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists >>>> we >>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/355 - Release Date: 02/06/2006 >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
