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Is FLAC what I want?, For Rio Karma

D2X2903 View Member Profile	Dec 26 2003, 03:00 Post #1
Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 26-December 03 From: Maryland Member No.: 10705	I've got 20GB to fill, so I figure I'll use lossless audio. The Karma supports MP3, WMA, Ogg, and FLAC afaik. Will reading such large files require more HDD activity than say Ogg/MP3? I figure that equates to shorter battery life. Is FLAC meant primarily for compressing audio for decompression at a later date to the pure WAV file? I'm torn between Ogg and FLAC, so your opinions are welcomed.

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de Mon View Member Profile	Dec 26 2003, 23:07 Post #2
Group: Members Posts: 474 Joined: 1-December 02 Member No.: 3940	QUOTE (D2X2903 @ Dec 26 2003, 01:18 PM) Ok, can I get some opinions on bitrate for Ogg for a portable? I had been doing 256, but here I have seen people recommend from as low as 100 to 224. Vorbis Ogg is developed to be VBR codec. So use -q values. LAME APS for Ogg Vorbis lays somewhere between GT3b1 q5.0-q5.5. But it sounds very good with ver. 1.0.1 at q3. You can use GT3b1 q5.0-5,5 for archiving and ver. 1.0.1 q2-4 for portable use (find out q value for portable by yourself) and never use CBR with Ogg Vorbis. This post has been edited by de Mon: Dec 26 2003, 23:12 -------------------- Ogg Vorbis for music and speech [q-2.0 - q6.0] FLAC for recordings to be edited Speex for speech

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D2X2903 Is FLAC what I want? Dec 26 2003, 03:00

atici 20GB will be quite easy to fill with lossless. It... Dec 26 2003, 03:11

D2X2903 Thanks for the input. I had begun to convert WAVs... Dec 26 2003, 03:42

treech I got my karma 2 days ago, so i haven't tryed ... Dec 26 2003, 04:17

deej_1977 QUOTE (atici @ Dec 26 2003, 04:11 AM)I have a... Dec 26 2003, 12:49

kl33per I just got an MP3 CD Player for my car, not quite ... Dec 26 2003, 15:32

D2X2903 A file in Ogg at 180kpbs theoretically should soun... Dec 26 2003, 16:46

DonP The flac it a little odd. To me the best reason f... Dec 26 2003, 17:15

deej_1977 QUOTE (D2X2903 @ Dec 26 2003, 05:46 PM)A file... Dec 26 2003, 17:34

blessingx Are you only using the Karma portably, or are you ... Dec 26 2003, 19:03

D2X2903 I am using it portably. I use Winamp when I am at... Dec 26 2003, 20:56

Mike Giacomelli Archieve to flac, transcode to ~100-130kbps ogg fo... Dec 26 2003, 21:50

D2X2903 Ok, can I get some opinions on bitrate for Ogg for... Dec 26 2003, 22:18

de Mon QUOTE (D2X2903 @ Dec 26 2003, 01:18 PM)Ok, ca... Dec 26 2003, 23:07

indybrett QUOTE (atici @ Dec 25 2003, 09:11 PM)I have a... Dec 27 2003, 06:10

dewey1973 QUOTE (atici @ Dec 25 2003, 07:11 PM)20GB wil... Dec 29 2003, 18:27

Joseph I noticed on the Rio website in the firmware secti... Dec 29 2003, 19:31

m1abrams I recently ripped my entire collection to FLAC. I... Dec 30 2003, 17:54

Joseph I asked the same Question to customer support at R... Jan 5 2004, 06:31

pdh11 QUOTE Can anyone confirm that the Rio Karma with p... Jan 12 2004, 22:07

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