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Posted April 12, 2012
Big question for GOG - why all music files in OST are in 256kbit mp3? Could you use FLAC files (more MB but they have CD quality), or even mp3 320kbit? The difference in quality is significant.
Posted April 12, 2012
I really ought to do that double-blind test I've been promising myself for some time now. I'm convinced I can't hear any difference at all between a high-bitrate MP3 and FLAC, but I'd really like to test it properly.
Posted April 12, 2012
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bazilisek: I really ought to do that double-blind test I've been promising myself for some time now. I'm convinced I can't hear any difference at all between a high-bitrate MP3 and FLAC, but I'd really like to test it properly.
To hear the diff you need pretty good sound system and a trained ear...
Posted April 12, 2012
i can hear the difference and it's really bugging me.
Posted April 12, 2012
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PaulMuadDibUsul: Big question for GOG - why all music files in OST are in 256kbit mp3? Could you use FLAC files (more MB but they have CD quality), or even mp3 320kbit? The difference in quality is significant.
Why they don't use 320kbps mp3 I don't know, but as for FLAC, I assume they try to make things as simple as possible for the user by not requiring us to find and install someting we might have no idea of what it is and what good it does. You and I know what codecs are, but I bet most of GOG's customers don't.
Posted April 12, 2012
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PaulMuadDibUsul: Big question for GOG - why all music files in OST are in 256kbit mp3? Could you use FLAC files (more MB but they have CD quality), or even mp3 320kbit? The difference in quality is significant.
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Miaghstir: Why they don't use 320kbps mp3 I don't know, but as for FLAC, I assume they try to make things as simple as possible for the user by not requiring us to find and install someting we might have no idea of what it is and what good it does. You and I know what codecs are, but I bet most of GOG's customers don't.
Most media players already include support for FLAC. Winamp does.

I would like the option to have FLAC available.
Posted April 12, 2012
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bazilisek: I really ought to do that double-blind test I've been promising myself for some time now. I'm convinced I can't hear any difference at all between a high-bitrate MP3 and FLAC, but I'd really like to test it properly.
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spinefarm: To hear the diff you need pretty good sound system and a trained ear...
In a blind study, people with trained ears can't tell the difference between Monster Cables and a wire coathanger.

So I dunno if there's a perceivable difference between the two. ;)
Posted April 12, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: In a blind study, people with trained ears can't tell the difference between Monster Cables and a wire coathanger.

So I dunno if there's a perceivable difference between the two. ;)
... But Monster Cables ARE CRAP. Of course they won't notice the difference.
Posted April 12, 2012
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Foxhack: Most media players already include support for FLAC. Winamp does.

I would like the option to have FLAC available.
Do most people have a media player installed beyond Windows Media player (and possibly iTunes, if they have an iDevice)? Neither of those two support FLAC out of the box.

I don't actually know, but I bet there would be a lot of support mail, and questions here on the forum, if they offered FLAC instead of MP3.

I do agree though, I'd prefer to have the option of lossless.
Post edited April 12, 2012 by Miaghstir
Posted April 12, 2012
FLAC files would be great - but primarily for backup purposes in my case. I would then be able to encode the music to *.mp3 for my DAP and to *.ogg for my tiny GNU/Linux workspace. Converting from a lossy format such as mp3 over to a lossy format like ogg is bad practice, which is why providing a lossless audio source would be the best solution for me. In my case it isn't top priority though but it is a "nice-to-have" feature for those who care about it. :)
Post edited April 12, 2012 by Stockpile
Posted April 12, 2012
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PaulMuadDibUsul: *snip*
Completely off-topic: Love the username and avatar. My old handle (many many years ago, before I started using Wishbone) was Duncan Idaho. Also, I'm a huge fan of Dr. Horrible.
Posted April 12, 2012
My bet is that roughly 90% of the users simply wouldn't notice the difference anyway. Heck, GOG should just rename the files and test it.

It seems a lot of work for just a very small target group.
Posted April 12, 2012
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Miaghstir: Do most people have a media player installed beyond Windows Media player (and possibly iTunes, if they have an iDevice)? Neither of those two support FLAC out of the box.
Wait, iTunes doesn't support FLAC? Really? That's VERY surprising, but considering they use their own version of the codec... it isn't.
Posted April 12, 2012
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bazilisek: I really ought to do that double-blind test I've been promising myself for some time now. I'm convinced I can't hear any difference at all between a high-bitrate MP3 and FLAC, but I'd really like to test it properly.
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spinefarm: To hear the diff you need pretty good sound system and a trained ear...
I'm convinced that most of those perceived differences are completely imaginary. There have been a number of studies showing that in blind studies even audiophiles and professional musicians can't tell the difference between entry-level amplifiers and high-end models, or between original Stradivari violins and modern instruments.
Posted April 12, 2012
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spinefarm: To hear the diff you need pretty good sound system and a trained ear...
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spindown: I'm convinced that most of those perceived differences are completely imaginary. There have been a number of studies showing that in blind studies even audiophiles and professional musicians can't tell the difference between entry-level amplifiers and high-end models, or between original Stradivari violins and modern instruments.
That was my point...you can't make much of a diff on a digital copy anyways....And the part with Stradivarius & modern instruments... you can make the diff for sure... but not if you are Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber :D
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