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iPod what is the point of 32 kbps mp3's?
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Not really with music. It works fine if the audio file is just someone's voice. And lower bit rate files use less battery on portable devices.
intarweb streaming? i did a project for school where we made a flash "jukebox" that loaded external mp3s and i had like 200 so i used 32kbps.
Maybe we can make this the "Uses of 32kbps Mp3 Official Thread".grapes911 said:
Also, this may be stating the obvious, but if you're making an mp3 cd, you can fit more songs on there...
Speech.
Mono 40 KB/s works fine.
On the other hand, as a test, I ripped John Cage's 4'33" at 224 Kbs VBR and at 32 Kbs and couldn't hear any quality difference at all
Mono 40 KB/s works fine.
On the other hand, as a test, I ripped John Cage's 4'33" at 224 Kbs VBR and at 32 Kbs and couldn't hear any quality difference at all
CanadaRAM said:On the other hand, as a test, I ripped John Cage's 4'33" at 224 Kbs VBR and at 32 Kbs and couldn't hear any quality difference at all
That's because you weren't using a $3000 hand-assembled DAC and cables spun from the hair of virgins.
I am also able to send really crappy songs to people using very little bandwidth.
How crappy? It doesn't matter what bitrate it is...it still sounds like ****.
How crappy? It doesn't matter what bitrate it is...it still sounds like ****.
Blue Velvet said:
LOL!
But seriously, speech is the only thing I can thing of. I use 128 for ringtones.
CanadaRAM said:Speech.
Mono 40 KB/s works fine.
On the other hand, as a test, I ripped John Cage's 4'33" at 224 Kbs VBR and at 32 Kbs and couldn't hear any quality difference at all
Recordings don't do it justice - I prefer the sheet music.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/pages.html?cart=33547976717656222&target=smp_detail.html%26sku%3DPE.P06777&s=pages-www.google.com/search&e=/sheetmusic/detail/PE.P06777.html&t=&k=&r=wwws-err5
In the days where dial up was the norm (actually I believe it still technically is in most places) and people had 32mb/64mb MP3 players, it used to be a fun challenge seeing what techniques and bitrates could be used to get the best quality.
I miss those days in a way, now I just encode everything with high settings and it doesn't matter.
I miss those days in a way, now I just encode everything with high settings and it doesn't matter.
preaching?
i listen to sermons from jamesknox.com and they are all 32/22.050 which is great balance of quality and size. about an hour long downloads in about a min.
i listen to sermons from jamesknox.com and they are all 32/22.050 which is great balance of quality and size. about an hour long downloads in about a min.