This kind of thing makes me happy. My radio work has me converting
files from Ogg, AAC and mp3 into wav and back to mp3 again and I've
noticed that about the AAC conversion in db Power Amp (which, I have
to say, I love to bits).

Of course, getting precious about fidelity between formats is a little
nonsensical if the end result is going to get squashed through FM
processing and then broadcast. Everything I supply to radio is in
128kbps mp3 - partly because I know that the station is going to be
able to deal with that format, but mostly because that's still miles
better than it's going to sound once it gets to air.

Looking forward to Ogg improving - but I have to say that the majority
of my favourite online stations stream as m3u playlists (usually
128kbps - though bFM seems to be 112...) or as AAC+. Very little of my
regular streamy listening happens in any other format.

I'd be keen to blog this conversation - Ross, do you think Monty would
mind being extensively quoted (and attributed, of course...)? Anyone
else have problems with being quoted?

Cheers,

Dubber


On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:49:13 -0000, Richard Phelps
<retrohitradio@...> wrote:
>
> If anyone uses the OGG and AAC plugins for dbPoweramp, you'll note
> that aac is the slower one to convert. nothing to do with the
> dbpoweramp engine im told, just it takes a little while longer.
>
> Dubber, they have the AAC+ codec also - im yet to test its speed vs
> OGG with this software. Ill let you know - as podcasting and the
> compression debate will run rampant again for me over the next two
> weeks.
>
> yay for options!
>
> R.
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