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Originally Posted by Jim Lesurf[_2_]
Well, there is jazz on R3. And the BBC do plan to upgrade their other UK radio stations to 320k aac once the iplayer 'Audio Factory' changes are completed.
OK, 320k aac isn't 96k/24 flac from an injuneering POV. But as other discussions (and listening) show, good 320k aac can sound a hell of a lot better than sloppy 'high rez'.
What use the other BBC radio stations make of it is another issue. Their rock/pop producers may have as little clue as in the commercial sector.
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There are no Adobe products on our computers so I'm currently unable to use iPlayer.
Out of idleness I did add the following stations to foobar yesterday afternoon:
Audiophile Jazz (Jazz) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=160671
BBS (Swing) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-...n.pls?id=44608
Dusty Vinyl Radio (Big Band) 320kbit/s 48kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=460269
Groove City FX (Smooth Jazz) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=535237
Jazz Piano Magic 320k (Hard Bop) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=336469
NuJazz.net (Smooth Jazz) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=643517
Quietmoney Radio (Jazz) 320kbit/s 48kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=591415
SomehowJazz (Jazz) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-...n.pls?id=13786
~bEE (Jazz) 320kbit/s 44.1kHz MP3 -
http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-....pls?id=167874
You could keep me straight on a few things:
· If replay files are to be the same spec as working files then 24-bit 96kHz is a reasonable compromise to address the requirements of studio work.
· There was mention of conversion introducing destructive effects to files.
· It was suggested conversion may be unnecessary due to large capacity storage devices being of little cost.
· The proposition was to avoid potential destruction due to conversion.
· The suggestion was further processing via hardware and software should be considered with care and preferably avoided.
· It was accepted practical issues and personal preferences would take precedence over the minutiae.
· The exercise of avoiding conversion was one of conservation and good practice.