On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:11:59 -0500 (EST) Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >MPEG-3 can be fairly lossy or fairly tight, depends what bit rate > >you use in rendering it ... much like JPEG. 196Kbps MP3s are not > >very lossy at all. [...] > FLAC (free lossless audio compression) seems to be the most popular, > though I think you can't beat Ogg Vorbis for simply having a great > name :) ogg is also great for very low sampling rates. like when you have to use something like 20 kbps and 16 kHz. sounds *much* better than mp3 at the same low sampling rates. if you are wondering why anyone would go to such low rates: well, for something like the nokia 6600, which can only do mono 16 kHz. :)) and if you are wondering why anyone would want to listen to songs on a nokia 6600, well, along with a bluetooth headset, it's better than nothing when you are on a motorcycle in the middle of nowhere.. :)) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
