audio codecs: the table (expanded)
real ones know i already did this but way worse
short post, minimal discussion here. below is a table of various properties of audio codecs which i think matter. collected from a sample set of 30 tracks (about 1h50m). all tracks are originally in lossless formats (actual quality uncertain, some possibly dubiously sourced tracks)
tracklist
sewerslvt - restlessness
ghostmemory - hyper energy particle
w1red - dont talk shit (w/ elwood)
tabby - k_ll a fascist
mt180 - what is lost gains new meaning in the above
goreshit - wish i was here
deidream - asbek
renard - 2 - 2
w1red - _ (collab w/ breakchild)
fur:trash - you're finally awake, sussy baka? u must've hit ur head hard, c'mon let's go listen 2 skrillex
the quick brown fox - serious shit
pzg - purple drank (melt unit remix)
momone - dont say you quit the art course
jackal queenston - midwich
sunryze - everything stays happening so much
kicaliber - radio dreamin'
the queenstons - idioteque
stan sb - anyone out there
hhsu - losing_faith[beta]
633397 - sadness
truxton - automaton astrosmash
six impala - dragonfist deltax9
the queenstons - aspirations
dj kuroneko - witness
dj kuroneko - uwu
kitcaliber - truefinal2 [feat. heavyviper]
antity - he asked me if i exercise and i said i play wii sports resort
kitcaliber - screwball
sewerslvt - mr. kill myself
patricia taxxon - with my tail to the world
in this table, the size column is relative to raw. quality is subjective and my own opinion
| format |
size |
quality |
notes |
| wav |
100% |
lossless |
uncompressed data with header lol |
| flac |
65.0% |
lossless |
from audacity at max compression level |
| mp3 320kbps |
22.7% |
indistinguishable |
|
| mp3 192kbps |
13.6% |
indistinguishable |
|
| mp3 128kbps |
9.1% |
very good |
wouldn't go lower. artifacts are sometimes audible |
| ogg vorbis q9 |
23.2% |
indistinguishable |
|
| ogg vorbis q6 |
13.2% |
indistinguishable |
|
| ogg vorbis q4 |
8.5% |
nigh-indistinguishable |
i have almost never heard artifacts |