Music Format Thread

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-12-2010, 04:30 PM

I voted for FLAC because when I listen to digital music I prefer it be lossless, and that's the format I usually go for. Most often, though, it's usually MP3s. I hardly ever use CDs but I have on occosion. I miss cassette mixtapes from when I was a kid (yeah we still did it in the late 90s) but that can't make up for the terrible quality.

So... I failed to mention Analog Radio, Internet Radio and Youtube on here. Which are both pretty widely used fo discovering/listening to music.

Akira · 04-12-2010, 04:34 PM

I would have voted FLAC, it looked like you could do two votes in the old poll, so I thought I could here, lol. I voted CD but FLAC would be first out of the two. I would choose ogg FLAC but you only need that really if you're going to be editing the audio, which I wouldnt be, but you can easily convert between the two any. They're both solid.

Guybrush · 04-12-2010, 04:36 PM

Flacs are a waste of HD space in my opinion. If I replaced my entire collection with flacs, well .. it just wouldn't be feasible. It would take far too much space. As such, it's not a practical digital format for me.

Burning Down · 04-12-2010, 04:40 PM

I actually own a player piano with a pretty big collection of rolls. It was all willed to me after my grandma died in the fall. But I've since upgraded to the Edison Wax Tube

Ok, for real now, digital music files. I use iTunes (because I'm too lazy to use anything else) and it's all in the Apple Lossless format.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-12-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I actually own a player piano with a pretty big collection of rolls. It was all willed to me after my grandma died in the fall. But I've since upgraded to the Edison Wax Tube

I've always thought those pianos were really cool. I'd love to own one one of these days.

Neapolitan · 04-12-2010, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero1986

CD is my preferred format and i always rip cds into Apple Lossless for my ipod, but i listen to a lot of mp3s as well. I would listen to vinyl but my turntable has bitten the dust.

Then now is the time to think about getting a new turntable that can convert analogue to digitial.

I listen to CDs I like the feature of skip, repeat, random on CD players something record players don't have, but I prefer LPs for sound, dispite thier fault. And you can convert them to mp3 etc.

Burning Down · 04-13-2010, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Conan

I've always thought those pianos were really cool. I'd love to own one one of these days.

Their production peaked when audio recordings became more popular. The one I have was a pneumatic one (where it was powered by these bellow-type things and your feet pushed these big pedals at the bottom), but my grandma had it converted to electricity years ago. So now when you turn it on and put a roll in, the keys are being pressed by nobody. It's freaky and cool at the same time!

noise · 04-13-2010, 06:21 AM

i'm a recent flac convert. for me it's not so much about quality as it is about archiving my collection. i put a ton of effort into sorting and tagging and cataloging my music, and i expect my digital collection to be with me for a long time. but if i want it to grow along with technology, i figure i need the most flexible format possible.

flac is lossless, so it's equal in quality to a CD, and in fact can be used to reproduce the original CD 1:1. it's a free codec, and it is widely supported (even on an iPod if you install the RockBox firmware).

as for size - yes, it's big. but today 1TB drives cost less than $100, and 1TB holds a lot of flac.

the biggest disadvantage is that flac can be hard to find. but i always enjoy the hunt

Zer0 · 04-13-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Then now is the time to think about getting a new turntable that can convert analogue to digitial.

That's a good point, with the way things are going CDs could become obsolete in the near future. The main advantage of a cd over vinyl was it's compactness, you could slip a cd into your discman and listen to it wherever. But now mp3 players have taken over and people only listen to cds at home on their stereo, but why listen to a cd at home when you could listen to a vinyl record with better sound reproduction.

I probably will get a new turntable soon but i'm a bit weary of converting vinyl to digital, i'm not really sure what the sound quality of the file would be like. But a lot of new records come with download codes so you can download the digital product as well.

music_phantom13 · 04-13-2010, 04:50 PM

I voted mp3 because it's all I can really listen to anymore these days. I do love me some vinyl though.

View Poll Results: Which format for listening to music do you enjoy most?
Live Music is the Best	8	20.00%
Player Pianos	0	0%
Edison era Wax Tube	2	5.00%
Vinyl/other records	3	7.50%
8-Track	0	0%
Cassette Tape	0	0%
CD	11	27.50%
Mp3 Digital	9	22.50%
WAV Digital	1	2.50%
.Ogg Digital	1	2.50%
FLAC Digital	4	10.00%
Apple Lossless	1	2.50%
Other Lossy (which?)	0	0%
Other Lossless (which?)	0	0%
MIDI	0	0%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

04-12-2010, 04:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Flacs are a waste of HD space in my opinion. If I replaced my entire collection with flacs, well .. it just wouldn't be feasible. It would take far too much space. As such, it's not a practical digital format for me. __________________ Something Completely Different

04-13-2010, 06:21 AM	#18 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	i'm a recent flac convert. for me it's not so much about quality as it is about archiving my collection. i put a ton of effort into sorting and tagging and cataloging my music, and i expect my digital collection to be with me for a long time. but if i want it to grow along with technology, i figure i need the most flexible format possible. flac is lossless, so it's equal in quality to a CD, and in fact can be used to reproduce the original CD 1:1. it's a free codec, and it is widely supported (even on an iPod if you install the RockBox firmware). as for size - yes, it's big. but today 1TB drives cost less than $100, and 1TB holds a lot of flac. the biggest disadvantage is that flac can be hard to find. but i always enjoy the hunt __________________ my flac collection

04-12-2010, 04:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I voted for FLAC because when I listen to digital music I prefer it be lossless, and that's the format I usually go for. Most often, though, it's usually MP3s. I hardly ever use CDs but I have on occosion. I miss cassette mixtapes from when I was a kid (yeah we still did it in the late 90s) but that can't make up for the terrible quality. So... I failed to mention Analog Radio, Internet Radio and Youtube on here. Which are both pretty widely used fo discovering/listening to music.

04-12-2010, 04:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I actually own a player piano with a pretty big collection of rolls. It was all willed to me after my grandma died in the fall. But I've since upgraded to the Edison Wax Tube Ok, for real now, digital music files. I use iTunes (because I'm too lazy to use anything else) and it's all in the Apple Lossless format.

04-13-2010, 04:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	I voted mp3 because it's all I can really listen to anymore these days. I do love me some vinyl though.