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Mickey Init
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 Posted - 2014/08/15 : 12:12:58
Alright lads,
I just wanted a bit of help getting my head round something related to bit rate/WAV/mp3 quality etc. but when ripping from CDs. (I do have a general understanding of bit rate, though, so I don't need the mp3 vs. WAV debate explaining to me or anything like that.)
Is there any way to know the quality of the source that you are ripping from (i.e. the tracks on the CD)?
e.g. the sound quality of Bonkers 1 (or any mix/compilation from that era) would not be as good as a current artist album nowadays, say, like Balancing Act.
My ears can tell the difference between 192kbps and 320kbps but not 320kbps and WAV (like most of us) so I'm wondering how one would know the quality of any given track on a CD.
Say if a mix was recorded as a WAV file but the individual tune quality of that mix was 192kbps, the quality would be no better than 192kbps.
Are you with me?
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Mortis
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Posted - 2014/08/15 : 13:08:52
Having a look around it doesn't look like it's possible to find out the original bitrate.
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=74716
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Audio Warfare
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Posted - 2014/08/15 : 13:15:17
You could load the file into a spectrum analyzer and look at the point the high frequencies have been cut off I guess. This isn't going to give you exact answers as there are many variables but it will give you an idea.
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Edited by - Audio Warfare on 2014/08/15 13:16:03 |
Mickey Init
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Posted - 2014/08/15 : 13:31:45
Ah Ok. Cheers guys.
But one would have to assume that anything released on CD these days would be as good as WAV, right?
EDIT: Mortis, the replies in that thread were my thoughts exactly, so I appreciate that link.
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Edited by - Mickey Init on 2014/08/15 13:36:25 |
Audio Warfare
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Posted - 2014/08/15 : 14:05:33
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Originally posted by Mickey Init:
But one would have to assume that anything released on CD these days would be as good as WAV, right?
Essentially yes. It's unlikely that any new music released on a commercial CD will be lower quality. If the music is older though it could be that the best quality source has been lost and they are using cleaned up vinyl rips or something. Technically that would still be recorded as WAV of course but it may not be the best quality depending on the condition of the vinyl, equipment used to record etc.
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Edited by - Audio Warfare on 2014/08/15 14:29:34 |
Mickey Init
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Posted - 2014/08/15 : 14:18:59
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Originally posted by Audio Warfare:
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Originally posted by Mickey Init:
But one would have to assume that anything released on CD these days would be as good as WAV, right?
Essentially yes. It's unlikely that any new music released on a commercial CD will be lower quality. If the music is older though it could be that the best quality source has been lost and they are using cleaned up vinyl rips or something. Technically that would still be recorded as WAV of course but it may not be the best quality depending on the condition of the vinyl, equipment used to record etc.
Excellent! Cheers, A.W.!
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Audio Warfare
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Posted - 2014/08/15 : 14:30:09
No worries. :)
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