Primecuts recently started offering FLAC along with MP3downloads. As a mobile non club DJ, Is it worth it for the extra time to download and extra space it uses to start downloading FLAC files?
Primecuts recently started offering FLAC along with MP3downloads. As a mobile non club DJ, Is it worth it for the extra time to download and extra space it uses to start downloading FLAC files?
I am in the smae boat youa re in. Was just thinking of adding all new music as FLAC. As a mobile, just didn't know if that made sense or not.
Nothing wrong with having the best possible original signal to work with.
Another good point.[emoji4] You guys are very astute today![emoji4]Ah yes, but there in lies the problem. Any digitized file is only as good as its analog source. How were these flac files sourced? For all we know, they could be from Primecut's existing mp3 files. At best, they're being ripped from their own CD library...
I'll give Primecuts the benefit of the doubt, since they're a very good organization, but you are correct .. garbage in, garbage out. I will assume they are getting higher quality files to begin with (either wav or maybe flac directly) or are ripping from a CD to get the best resolution. If not, then it's moot .. the flac won't be worse than a mp3, but neither would it be better in that case.Ah yes, but there in lies the problem. Any digitized file is only as good as its analog source. How were these flac files sourced? For all we know, they could be from Primecut's existing mp3 files. At best, they're being ripped from their own CD library.
Flac is indeed a superior format and was mostly used by audiophiles that cared about the difference. Now, it's just another buzz format to sell.
If you have an existing digital library that's been in use for some time and people aren't complaining, it's fine. You're always going to come across a
shabbily mastered track. Just replace them as you find them.
Not using FLAC, but if I could get a do-over, I probably would. Back when I started ripping my CD's, disk space was expensive and the largest available disks were about 320GB. So I scanned to MP3's to keep from filling up all my disk space. Once I went the MP3 route, I just continued to add MP3's to my library, though I increased the bit rate on the newer ones as disk sizes increased and the cost of disk space decreased. With over 110,000 tracks in my library, rescanning to FLAC and repurchasing the tracks I purchased online over the last 10 years would be prohibitive.
If I was advising someone who was just beginning to create a digital library, I would advise them to start with a lossless format like FLAC or WAV. You can always convert the lossless file to MP3 if you desire, but you can't restore an MP3 to lossless. Disk space is too reasonable not to go that direction.
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Yep i'll stay with the 320 MP3 as well
flac = 23meg
mp3 = 8meg
so what would you go with ?
I can't seem to determine from their site if there is an additional cost for the lossless format.
If it's free or minimally extra and your software supports that format then go for it.
Flac is my personal preference but not worth paying very much more for.
Flac will outshine mp3 with many tracks that were originally recorded in analog.
With anything recorded digitally, the quality difference is negligible, if at all.