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You'll need new TAC builds for unicode tags to work, ttagger alone won't work. I overlooked it,...
View ArticleBiophysics, Limitations of Shannon and Issues with ABX Testing
Two mono samples, A and B.sequential: Listen to A then B.simultaneous: Listen to A in one ear and B in the other.Some differences will be far easier to hear in the simultaneous presentation merely due...
View ArticleR128GAIN: An EBU R128 compliant loudness scanner
QUOTE (pbelkner @ Aug 4 2013, 12:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>There are only two algorithms: (classical) ReplayGain and ITU BS.1770.You're right. I also watched this short clarification:Florian Camerer...
View ArticleNormalizing very old music
If mp3gain doesn't say it's clipping, then it's not clipping - and letting mp3gain raise the volume to a level where it still says it's not clipping isn't going to make the file sound worse.If the...
View ArticleConverting flac 24bit/96k to MP3 vbr, receiving unwarranted results
Okie Dokie, that answers me question.
View ArticleFLAC comparison - perceptual shelving?
To get the basics out of the way - FLAC is, with mathematical certainty, lossless. This has never been in question, aside from people who might argue that 2+2=7. The output of a FLAC decoder will be...
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ReplayGain2
Writing ReplayGain track and album gain tags with an intentionally different reference loudness is a very bad idea. It breaks existing players.It is fine to use a new calculation method with a new...
View ArticleClosed Back Headphones like Senn HD600
QUOTE (mzil @ Aug 4 2013, 22:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>^ Do you own a pair of HD600s, Arnold?No. Last time I personally listened to them was at a high end high fi show.
View ArticleQAAC: discussion, questions, feature requests, etc.
Hi.I wanted to ask if I can convert from FLAC/ALAC to m4a without creating temporary wav first? It really slows down the process.My parameters:--tvbr 53 --no-optimize -o %d %sI tried to remove %s but...
View ArticleLooking to get headphones, i need advice on which one is better
QUOTE (extrabigmehdi @ May 9 2013, 17:48) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>There was a time the AT-m50 was very popular, but it's less the case.There are long discussions at head-fi, that explains why it doesn't...
View ArticlePeak normalization when trascoding
No.First, the algorithm provides for levels to go beyond the reference level. Second, there will always be some combibation of source material/listener for which the algorithm will not work as intended.
View ArticleQAAC: discussion, questions, feature requests, etc.
And the number is 54 anyway to be even more precise.CODEAAC (Apple True VBR / qaac)Q0 - Q4 (0) = ~40 kbpsQ5 - Q13 (9) = ~45 kbpsQ14 - Q22 (18) = ~75 kbpsQ23 - Q31 (27) = ~80 kbpsQ32 - Q40 (36) = ~95...
View Articleincrease input sensitivity of power amp
QUOTE Just one last question, concerning the 20k resistor between the phono input and op-amp, twenty thousand ohms sounds like a lot of ohms, why does lowering this by 50 percent have such little...
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Converting flac 24bit/96k to MP3 vbr, receiving unwarranted results
QUOTE (Kohlrabi @ Aug 5 2013, 16:56) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I never put in doubt that HDTracks offerings are mostly scam. On the contrary, I tried to point out exactly that.Yeah, I only wanted to say...
View ArticleClosed Back Headphones like Senn HD600
QUOTE (mzil @ Aug 5 2013, 18:18) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Arnold B. Krueger @ Aug 5 2013, 07:24) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>No. Last time I personally listened to them was at a high end high fi...
View ArticleRipping Music DVDs to hard drive
QUOTE (slks @ Aug 6 2013, 09:46) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm no expert on the relevant laws, which vary by country, but that sounds awfully like circumventing copy protection to make an unauthorized...
View ArticleBiophysics, Limitations of Shannon and Issues with ABX Testing
People who look for reasons to doubt DBTs generally believe they can hear an audible difference sighted but cannot hear an audible difference blind. They are trying to discover some difference in the...
View ArticleReplayGain2
QUOTE (2Bdecided @ Aug 5 2013, 11:35) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It is fine to use a new calculation method with a new reference loudness, but the values must be converted to the original reference...
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Best audio codec for chiptune
What is the best (lossy) codec for encoding chiptune music? I am a heavy chiptune listener. I listen to music on my phone. Chiptune music commonly employs square waves, and other "non-natural" waves....
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