Distinguishing between lossless and lossy |
Distinguishing between lossless and lossy |
 Apr 27 2012, 11:44
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Hey,
I would like to ask a question about lossless audio. How can you distinguish between a lossless song and one which has just been converted into a lossless format but isn’t actually lossless. From what I understand you have to use a spectrum analyzer, but that is the extent of what I understand. Thank you so much in advance  |
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Apr 27 2012, 13:27
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QUOTE (Unrealmaster287 @ Apr 27 2012, 12:44)  How can you distinguish between a lossless song and one which has just been converted into a lossless format but isn’t actually lossless. (1) You cannot be completely sure. You can in quite a few cases verify that this hasn't been converted directly from a certain format to, say WAV without intermediate processing though. (2) There are a few steps you can take in order to be more confident that the file is one way or the other. (3) If you search this forum, you will find many old threads giving answers to (2) above. The most common answer is 'buy the CD and rip it yourself instead of pirating the track off the internet'. -------------------- geocities.com/hydrogenaudio: http://goo.gl/tqYZj
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Apr 28 2012, 01:13
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QUOTE (Porcus @ Apr 27 2012, 13:27) (2) There are a few steps you can take in order to be more confident that the file is one way or the other. Besides visual analysis, additional pointers: AuCDtect, TAU Analyzer, etc.(3) If you search this forum, you will find many old threads giving answers to (2) above. QUOTE The most common answer is 'buy the CD and rip it yourself instead of pirating the track off the internet'. But more so, this. Or even, perhaps, if you ask me(!), just forget about lossless and buy a lossy file from a digital distributor without pointlessly buying a CD, ripping it, and then leaving it on a shelf for however many decades before it gets landfilled. 
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Apr 28 2012, 14:03
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QUOTE (db1989 @ Apr 28 2012, 02:13) Or even, perhaps, if you ask me(!), just forget about lossless and buy a lossy file from a digital distributor without pointlessly buying a CD, ripping it, and then leaving it on a shelf for however many decades before it gets landfilled. Of course! The way to be sure whether your .wav has been decoded from an .mp3, is to buy the .mp3 and convert it to .wav! 
-------------------- geocities.com/hydrogenaudio: http://goo.gl/tqYZj
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Unrealmaster287 Distinguishing between lossless and lossy Apr 27 2012, 11:44
Arnold B. Krueger QUOTE (Unrealmaster287 @ Apr 27 2012, 06... Apr 27 2012, 12:24 Unrealmaster287 Arnold B. Krueger, Thanks for the info, but the tr... Apr 27 2012, 12:38 Brand If you have the original lossless and a "susp... Apr 27 2012, 13:01 Unrealmaster287 Thanks for your help guys Apr 27 2012, 16:44 j7n Besides a sharp cutoff, lossy encodes also have th... Apr 28 2012, 02:10
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