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m4a
Posted by:
otonneau
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Date: December 17, 2008 01:53
Anyone knows what that format is? Is there a big audio loss? Say, is it better or worst than mp3? Thanks!
Re: m4a
Posted by:
j.b.goode
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Date: December 17, 2008 03:51
the format: .M4A is the extension for MPEG4-audio
apple started to use the .M4A in iTunes, iPod, ipod-store and quicktime
so the format M4A = MPEG 4 Audio = audio compression format
big audio loss: as mp3, depends on the bitrate you use.
better or worst than mp3: don't have a definite answer. there are almost as many theories as there are people, if you read some threads.
there seems to be a strong consensus that 128 AAC is better than mp3@160,
to my ears m4a@256 sounds same/better than mp3@320.
apple started to use the .M4A in iTunes, iPod, ipod-store and quicktime
so the format M4A = MPEG 4 Audio = audio compression format
big audio loss: as mp3, depends on the bitrate you use.
better or worst than mp3: don't have a definite answer. there are almost as many theories as there are people, if you read some threads.
there seems to be a strong consensus that 128 AAC is better than mp3@160,
to my ears m4a@256 sounds same/better than mp3@320.
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