Re: [ILUG] mp3 encoder & decoder

From: Martin Donlon (akawaka at domain csn.ul.ie)
Date: Mon 10 Jul 2000 - 15:33:36 IST


On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Ronny B. wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 07:22:57PM +0100, Shane Dempsey wrote:
> XMMS has this neat extra-stereo booster-plugin that certainly improves
> (IMHO, not my beighbours') the noize I play. Especially what's currently
> playing. I have an SBLive! with beta-drivers that can't properly reproduce
> the waveforms certain mildly experimental bands produce.
I doubt its the drivers fault. The SBlive can reliably output 16-bit 48Khz
sound (which is better than what your lowly CD player can do). Its
probably the MP3 compression which can goof up the high frequencies common
to "experimental" (cat being strangled with piano wire) music.

Martin

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