Klimis Damo
What format (quality) do you often use when playing at night clubs or no matter where? My songs are completely in MP3 320 and i am most satisfied. As far as i am concerned, I can't figure out the difference between MP3 320 and FLAC. Up to date, many an individual prefers/utilises mp3 320 for the file and the quality is balanced. What's your opinion? Do you use any other format either lossy or lossless?
Posted Wed 28 Jan 26 @ 3:25 am
Adion
In most listening tests, for 99% of the tracks for 99% of the people 192kbps mp3 was already transparent/indistinguishable from the original, so it doesn't matter that much.
Between lossy formats, if you have the choice I'd choose m4a/mp4 instead of mp3 these days though.
It does improve compression a bit, and it is better specified, so less likely to have issues like cue points slightly off when switching between systems.
Between lossy formats, if you have the choice I'd choose m4a/mp4 instead of mp3 these days though.
It does improve compression a bit, and it is better specified, so less likely to have issues like cue points slightly off when switching between systems.
Posted Wed 28 Jan 26 @ 4:47 am
Klimis Damo
Thank you so much!! My best preference is mp3 320!!! It has been reported aac 256kbps and mp3 320 are totally equal. You can't even hear the difference. But technically, aac 256kbps does produce much better quality since its compression algorithm is much better/sufficient.
Posted 7 days ago @ 12:03 am
djdonn
If you're a mixshow dj only bringing what you need for your shows, I'd say flac is the better option for a couple reasons.
1. It's a lossless compression technique, meaning all audio information is encoded with no degradation in sound.
2. You don't need a whole lot of storage for your shows, so I believe bringing the best quality sound would be priority.
3. From what I've read, it holds cue points more accurately than lossy compression techniques like mp3 or mp4. Not sure why, but I've seen it myself. Cue points have shifted ever so slightly with lossy compression formats.
If you're, say, a mobile dj and you have terabytes of music, (for mp3 compression using LAME compression technique) 320kbps constant bit rate (CBR) OR... variable bit rate (VBR) with the switch -V 0 is audibly indistinguishable from 320 cbr, also audibly indistinguishable from lossless like flac. The vbr switch will save a bit of storage space and is decoded more quickly than 320cbr. Not by much, but the time it takes a track encoded with cbr vs vbr to load is noticeable in VDJ.
Using the SPEK analyzer is a good tool to look at the differences in compression types and switches.
I'm using mixshow dj vs say mobile dj. Not a finite comparison.
1. It's a lossless compression technique, meaning all audio information is encoded with no degradation in sound.
2. You don't need a whole lot of storage for your shows, so I believe bringing the best quality sound would be priority.
3. From what I've read, it holds cue points more accurately than lossy compression techniques like mp3 or mp4. Not sure why, but I've seen it myself. Cue points have shifted ever so slightly with lossy compression formats.
If you're, say, a mobile dj and you have terabytes of music, (for mp3 compression using LAME compression technique) 320kbps constant bit rate (CBR) OR... variable bit rate (VBR) with the switch -V 0 is audibly indistinguishable from 320 cbr, also audibly indistinguishable from lossless like flac. The vbr switch will save a bit of storage space and is decoded more quickly than 320cbr. Not by much, but the time it takes a track encoded with cbr vs vbr to load is noticeable in VDJ.
Using the SPEK analyzer is a good tool to look at the differences in compression types and switches.
I'm using mixshow dj vs say mobile dj. Not a finite comparison.
Posted 6 days ago @ 3:28 pm