MP3 vs. WMA

[afuknut]

Hey, i'm a DJ converting my CD collection onto the computer, just wondering what way everyone thinks to go MP3 or WMA? WMA claims that they capture more of the original WAV but I don't know if this is true or not. What do you think?

[rm']

WMA is good for low bit rate. Stick with MP3

[fish]

mp3


Use it. Love it. Show the RIAA who's boss.

[Aeroe]

i can't hear the damn difference between:
a 192 cbr/avg vbr ogg
a 192 cbr mp3
a 192 wma v8

it's with the best encoders, then i even converted some mp3 to ogg some mp3 to wma to check some compressed conversions for the hell of it.

[whiteflip]

Originally posted by Aeroe
i can't hear the damn difference between:
a 192 cbr/avg vbr ogg
a 192 cbr mp3
a 192 wma v8

it's with the best encoders, then i even converted some mp3 to ogg some mp3 to wma to check some compressed conversions for the hell of it.

try this

a 96 cbr/avg vbr ogg
a 96 cbr mp3
a 96 wma

ive never heard ogg but wma will sound better than the mp3

[Anacific]

stick with mp3s

[whatboy]

a wma file encode at 64kps sounds the same as a 128kps mp3 file the only different is the file size

now a 128 kps mp3 file compare to a 64kps mp3 file your going to see a big difference

so if you wanna save some space and not lose any quality try WMA and please dont say it sucks just becuase its a microsoft product cause that just right stupid

[c2R]

why NOT to use WMA or Mp3pro (from tech support)

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=81838

[Gonzotek]

The problem with WMA is that you lock yourself into a proprietary format, possibly containing DRM restrictions. The default setup for making wma's out of your cds will install some drm technologies on top of your music. If you try to play these on another computer, you will be informed that you don't have a license to play them on that computer. You can turn off the DRM stuff, but I wouldn't know how since I won't ever use it.

Ogg's quality is pretty much accepted to be better than mp3, and it's an open source format that more and more people are supporting. The people that make the ogg vorbis technology, Xiph.org, just released a integerized version of their codec, which will let hardware manufatcuress produce hardware that can playback and record oggs, cheaply.

Your best bet is too see what works best for you, mp3 or ogg. But I would NOT use WMA. Ogg's are comparable in quality, but will allow you much more flexibility in the future.

If you want to make oggs, you can get the latest beta of cdex ( http://cdex.n3.net ) (very stable for me), or use oggdrop ( www.vorbis.com ). Cdex also supports encoding to mp3 and other formats.

-=Gonzotek=-

[Oni-Dracula]

Try to use non-microsoft products if you can. Windows is the only product you are allowed to use

[whiteflip]

yeah very agreeable. OGG would be best. Get the OGG ripper and Winamp and you wont go wrong.

[whatboy]

Originally posted by JustSomeOni
Try to use non-microsoft products if you can. Windows is the only product you are allowed to use

your talking from a newbie prepective there is tons of software you can use instead of the ones microsoft provides a good example is winamp its the number 1 audio player even though windows media comes in the computer already

[Some1]

I can't beleive that people are STILL debating this...MP3, ALWAYS MP3 (or preferably Ogg). Do not use WMA unless you are encoding to a bitrate <= 64 kbps (not something I'd recommend unless you are REALLY strapped for HDD space). Do yourself and anybody who you may share your music files with a favor and use MP3/Ogg, if not for their better quality then at least for the fact that neither one is proprietory (well okay, MP3 kind of is), and neither one is SDMI compliant.

[kengi_ikazuchi]

go for MP3, dude! mp3 sounds good and have been sounding good eversince it emerged. Plus, it's more widely used, which makes it more compatible with a lot of programs. I recommend MP3! but the choice is yours.

[simon snowflake]

go for WAV, great sound quality
j/k

[fwgx]

ogg at q=6 is what does it for me. MP3 isn't as good imho, worse sound and crappy tagging.

[Twilightseer]

Stick to MP3 or Ogg. Don't re-encode stuff. And drop WMA

[whiteflip]

Originally posted by Twilightseer
Stick to MP3 or Ogg. Don't re-encode stuff. And drop WMA

best sentence i have read in my life

[Player 1]

If you are going to encode WMA, dont use M$ products...
same goes for recoring any media (DVD for example)

[binary hero]

Originally posted by Phily Baby
ogg at q=6 is what does it for me. MP3 isn't as good imho, worse sound and crappy tagging.

i use 4.8...but meh.