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Title: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: fishmansvacuum on October 26, 2004, 05:55:53 PM

just wondering what "level" you all encode at via FLAC Frontend....just wondering....

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: MattD on October 26, 2004, 07:20:41 PM

8, always

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 26, 2004, 07:41:59 PM

6 always here

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: radioboy1977 on October 26, 2004, 08:03:43 PM

it's been my experience that there is very little difference between 6 and 8.

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 26, 2004, 08:29:07 PM

yep, IMO 6 is just faster

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: fishmansvacuum on October 26, 2004, 10:00:11 PM

thanks guys....now I am smarter!

:)

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: Gordon on October 26, 2004, 10:10:00 PM

8

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: mmmatt on November 02, 2004, 10:00:04 AM

In the help file for flac is simply says "8 is best" but it doen's say if it is a smaller file or a more acurate audio file.  Am I correct in assuming that flac is lossless whatever the setting?

Matt

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: Gordon on November 02, 2004, 10:12:42 AM

yes it's lossless and with 8 it will be a smaller file.  not that much smaller but with hosting bt ect and having only 30kbs anything helps.  and as I archive all my shows in flac I like to cut down on disc space as much as possible.

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: BC on November 02, 2004, 06:11:23 PM

8 if I am going to let the computer run overnight or for a while while I go do something else.

6 if I am in a hurry and want to start burning off FLAC's.

Shit, I still have shows from a month ago still sitting on the HD waiting to get burned off...

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: John Kelly on November 02, 2004, 06:29:11 PM

If you're going to distribute it online, there's no reason to not encode at 8.

If you're just going to archive it for yourself, any encoding works.

Title: Re: FLAC Encoding Question
Post by: Busman Audio on November 04, 2004, 04:47:51 PM

8 so I have more room on the Hard drive and for a faster online transfer with bt.