Converting albums to mp3's

[GunsForBucks]

Have you done any?
I have done some in the past but newer tech makes it nicer.
So far I did
Anthony Phillips - Sides
Thomas Dolby - Golden age of Wireless
now doing
Fripp and Summers - I Advance Masked

but have quite a list to get through

[Yavin Shikanoko]

I always rip my albums, last one I ripped was Always Tomorrow by The Best Coast

[GunsForBucks]

https://youtu.be/56ST0Eqca7M?si=HAS0ZsPnZPFEOLDb

[Electric Cupcake]

Mp3 is obsolete. Use .ogg and get with the 21st century.

[GunsForBucks]

I use what can play in my car.

Wow did some "helping" tool for restoration and it freaked out on that album ha ha.

[Tex]

Postat inițial de Electric Cupcake:

Mp3 is obsolete. Use .ogg and get with the 21st century.

This

[GunsForBucks]

Brand X Moroccan Roll

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

I don't want to see another mp3 on my computer unless there's literally no other format of that song. Even .wav is better since storage space is NBD anymore

[Original Cast Recording]

I've bought some game soundtracks that only provide mp3s. If there's an option, I'll use the flac or wav.

Back when I would sometimes rip physical audio, I usually did wavs. They sound good and load into the editors just fine.

[GunsForBucks]

Part of my use is putting multiple albums in folders on a CD for use in the car. I can put a lot of albums on one CD.
Most of my collection now is MP3, converted my cds years ago. Not going to redo that ha ha.
And frankly when I was younger I would care more but at my age and tinnitus quality difference is minimal. My equipment isn't exactly studio rated either.

Fred Frith - Speechless Speaking of tinnitus this album is really triggering it ha ha

[Fajita Jim]

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Postat inițial de Electric Cupcake:

Mp3 is obsolete. Use .ogg and get with the 21st century.

This

Is FLAC not cool, anymore?

[Electric Cupcake]

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Postat inițial de Tex:

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Is FLAC not cool, anymore?

Takes up a lot of space. Especially if multitracking.

Even more than .wav in some cases.

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

Postat inițial de Fajita Jim:

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Is FLAC not cool, anymore?

FLAC and OGG are pretty much interchangeable imo
I have mostly .flac in my library, so I still think they're cool! :D

Actually though, it might be a toss-up with .aiff because that's how a lot of labels release

[Merci]

MP3 is more compatible

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

Postat inițial de Electric Cupcake:

Postat inițial de Fajita Jim:

Is FLAC not cool, anymore?

Takes up a lot of space. Especially if multitracking.

Even more than .wav in some cases.

That depends hugely on the compression level, of which there are 9 iirc, so that's on the encoder if they're space-hogging.

But space is still meaningless these days for audio, if you ask me. Video? Different story.

[Fajita Jim]

Postat inițial de OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle:

Postat inițial de Fajita Jim:

Is FLAC not cool, anymore?

FLAC and OGG are pretty much interchangeable imo
I have mostly .flac in my library, so I still think they're cool! :D

Actually though, it might be a toss-up with .aiff because that's how a lot of labels release

You know, I have to wonder how many people have a system where they can actually tell any difference. If all you're using is blutooth buds, it probably doesn't even matter.