Canada Hockey Place Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Get ready to replace your records, tapes, CDs.... Apparently, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, a division of the state-funded German research institution that funded the MP3’s development in the late ’80s, has decided to no longer issue licenses for certain MP3-related patents and software of Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS. In other words, they want the MP3 to retire and make way for other better formats of storing music that have appeared on the scene of late. Bernhard Grill, a Fraunhofer director and one of the principals in the development of the MP3 told NPR in an email that Advanced Audio Coding (or AAC) is now the “de facto standard for music download and videos on mobile phones.” AAC is the default audio format used by Apple for ripping music from CD into iTunes. https://www.techworm.net/2017/05/end-era-creators-mp3-abandon-file-format.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 WAV sounds so much better than MP3 so its been the format ive been using in the past but its file size is way bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory_Days Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Bring back 8-tracks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 40 minutes ago, Toni Zamboni said: WAV sounds so much better than MP3 so its been the format ive been using in the past but its file size is way bigger. I use MP3's for learning songs. As long as you can hear well enough to make out the chord changes, it's good enough. WAV files are way too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 55 minutes ago, Toni Zamboni said: WAV sounds so much better than MP3 so its been the format ive been using in the past but its file size is way bigger. Use FLAC. Completely lossless and you save a ton of space over WAV. Still bigger than MP3 but manageable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 High res player that can play FLAC, APE, ALAC, WAV and WMA files is the way to go. They have really dropped in price in the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Just now, higgyfan said: High res player that can play FLAC, APE, ALAC, WAV and WMA files is the way to go. They have really dropped in price in the past couple of years. My phone plays FLAC with no issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 minute ago, King Heffy said: My phone plays FLAC with no issue. So does mine, but my FIIO sounds way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Just now, higgyfan said: So does mine, but my FIIO sounds way better. No argument (except to say that compatibility isn't an excuse for not going lossless) Really depends on how good your phone's DAC is though. Apple and Samsung's are garbage. My HTC M9's was pretty damn good for it's time, and then there's the LG V20 which is an absolute beast. A dedicated player's an improvement for sure though, especially if your cans are harder to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, King Heffy said: No argument (except to say that compatibility isn't an excuse for not going lossless) Really depends on how good your phone's DAC is though. Apple and Samsung's are garbage. My HTC M9's was pretty damn good for it's time, and then there's the LG V20 which is an absolute beast. A dedicated player's an improvement for sure though, especially if your cans are harder to drive. I like to play my music through my home system and my Samsung (garbage for sure) is sh**e. Definitely Lossless is the way to go and if you can get top notch sound on your phone, that's a savings right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 MP3 was a beautiful thing. Patented but very open source compatible. IMO. Showed that sharing technology and developing together > hoarding patents, suing everyone like Apple. But of course $ wins in the end. End of an era. The future is probably music files with embedded ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 This is another attempt to control media via DRM. MP3s are a relic of the ' open and free' internet of yesteryear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 this seems like a conversation for 15 years ago. even I felt like a member of a dying community when I was pirating music two or three years ago. these days there's virtually no need to download music unless it's to get your hands on a leak. streaming is current and the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 hour ago, GLASSJAW said: this seems like a conversation for 15 years ago. even I felt like a member of a dying community when I was pirating music two or three years ago. these days there's virtually no need to download music unless it's to get your hands on a leak. streaming is current and the future. Archival purposes and no need for data on phone. I don't want ANYONE other than myself to have any control over what I'm able to access. Quality on streams is also less than lossless unless you're willing to pay to let someone else decide what you can and can't listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 MP3 are similar to cassettes of the past. The best medium for poor music fans. The worst medium for the music industry. I feel more that streaming (specifically Spotify) replaced radio. And major labels don't seem satisfied with only streaming revenue, they probably will continue to push to sell copies via iStore, Google Play, etc.. probably with video and bonus footage, etc.. MPEG-H 3D Audio is what they are pushing next. Which is the standard to accompany 4K HD video. I think it will also result in less need for FLAC, WAV, OGG, etc.. as well. I predict in a year or 2 people will be walking around streaming 4K HD music videos, using 100GB of bandwidth per minute, watching it on a 3 inch screen with mono audio output from their phone speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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