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Would it not be possible for you to rip with super standard settings thus making it pretty much like every other rip? I don't see how ripping could be so diffe
by weff 15y ago
Would it not be possible for you to rip with super standard settings thus making it pretty much like every other rip?
I don't see how ripping could be so different if people use the same settings.
- gravitronic 15y agoFrom what I understand-- The "lossy" part of MP3 is that the encoder decides to throw away frequency bands to reduce the information size. This is more than just choosing a bitrate and being done with it - different encoders treat different bands as important or unimportant, attempting to make a smaller sized file still sound better.
- pyre 15y agoRight, but the music pirates don't write their own encoders. They are likely using software like LAME, EAC, and FLAC when ripping. Therefore, as long as someone uses the same settings, they could end up with an exact duplicate rip.
- weff 15y agoIndeed but really, how many encoders does one use? That is, it's not like there are dozens of them that are widely used. If there are only 2 or 3 (say, LAME, some Apple one and some Microsoft one) and people usually use 2 or 3 bitrates... well that leaves quite the space for overlapping.