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http://mp3licensing.com/other/index.html They list: Atrac 3, (E)Pac, AAC ..and various patents of theirs they believe that these formats rely on.. then basically say: "We have not yet determined our licensing policy for this format" Vorbis is not mentioned.. Regards, Tom --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/...

Are direct bit-rate converters possible for Ogg Vorbis? Or do they already exist? Even more, is it possible to directly convert MP3/ATRAC3 (i.e., Sony Minidisc) encoding to and from Ogg Vorbis? There has been an earlier discussion on this question. But this discussion centered around the fact that people couldn't see the point, and were rather hostile to the idea. There is a very good reason to want this. I can best illustrate...

...re" reissue job. > it just has to do with the software that was used to create the music > originally. A friend of mine recorded his band's last album on DCC in the mid 1990s and released it on CD. It sounds horrible; the lossy compression of DCC is even worse than MiniDisc's ATRAC. I'm sure this CD would fail most FFT quality tests, as literally everyone who heard it (not just people with "golden ears" or good sound systems) complained about the quality. > In other words, if you try to shut down the FLAC encoder based on an > FFT, you might have a lot...

First of all, I am not aware of any official source of FLAC files that provide MP3 sourced data. I meticulously check the music I purchase, especially when it is 24/48 or 24/96 material, because this is new technology, and sometimes people get it wrong. However, you should be aware that many modern producers use software to create their music, and when the software stores sound clips in

...gt; it just has to do with the software that was used to create the music >> originally. > > A friend of mine recorded his band's last album on DCC in the mid 1990s > and released it on CD. It sounds horrible; the lossy compression of DCC > is even worse than MiniDisc's ATRAC. I'm sure this CD would fail most > FFT quality tests, as literally everyone who heard it (not just people > with "golden ears" or good sound systems) complained about the quality. > >> In other words, if you try to shut down the FLAC encoder based on an >> FFT...

>Fromwhat you describe, your comp/limiter can't possibly be working correctly. It should be the last unit in line before the sound card, and needs to be adjusted properly. You also need to balance the levels on your mixing board (so that the correc t level comes at predictable place on the slider). It might be worthwhile to find someone with some sound-mixing or radio engineering experience

...has to do with the software that was used to create the music >> originally. > > A friend of mine recorded his band's last album on DCC in the mid > 1990s > and released it on CD. It sounds horrible; the lossy compression of > DCC > is even worse than MiniDisc's ATRAC. I'm sure this CD would fail most > FFT quality tests, as literally everyone who heard it (not just people > with "golden ears" or good sound systems) complained about the > quality. I have also worked with mastering of a compilation CD including some material recorded an...