Popular Audio Formats Tests

Audio Format Test Results – MP3, WMA, OGG, VGQ and MP3Pro In fact, no one expected such a result: of course, everybody thought that the manufacturers’ promises about “almost CD-quality” or even “CD-quality” were pure fiction but one could suppose that the different audio-formats do not differ that much concerning sound-quality. But that’s especially where…

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How choose right bitrate?

96kbps The sound clearly lacks definition: as an example, hall’s noises are perceived as some breath. The result is comparable to a good FM radio. 112kbps The sound seems less present and less natural than the original. The definition is a bit less good, the voice is less clear. Attacks are less spontaneous. The spatialization…

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How to Remove Vocals from MP3s, Ogg or WMA Audio Files

This is definitely a difficult task, but there may be some hope! 🙂 Here’s the little trick. You will need an external sound mp3 editor such as CoolEdit. The trick is to rely on the fact that vocals are usually positioned in the “center” of the stereo field. (Balanced between the left and right speakers)….

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