Ian Tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Dave Fitch wrote:
> > - Does there exist mp3 encoders and decoders (or players)
> > that will handle 3 channels? (all I can find in specs/
> > standards etc is "up to 5.1 channels" for the dolby/AC3
> > stuff, so I presume so)
>
> I'm no expert, but I don't think MP3 (i.e MPEG 1 layer 3 audio) supports more
> than 2 channels.
I think that's right, but MPEG-2 is the one that goes up to
5 main audio channels (according to an MPEG FAQ I found).
mp3 just refers (I thought) to mpeg layer 3 - ie. the
level of compression achieved, I didn't think mp3 meant
mpeg 1 or 2.
> Take a look at Ogg Vorbis however. The whole Ogg framework is meant to be
> *extremely* flexible.
yep I'll check it out. And thanks for the icecast info.
Dave.
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