The MP3 Is Officially Considered Dead

What a bunch of bullshit. mp3 is now free from licensing restrictions, if anything it is more alive.

AAC and other compressed formats are barely any better, and are still constrained by patents, copyright, and other license restrictions. They are only marginally better. Yes, there are other formats that are completely lossless, but they are relatively HUGE and the vast majority of streamed and broadcast audio that everybody listens too is compressed with lossy codec like mp3 or AAC

mp3 is not dead at all

I just want an MP-5.

I use free software Audacity to take WAVs or MP3s and increase their bass or treble, make the sound stronger, and then save as a 128 MP3. It is free of charge, very rich in sound; and definitely no need for a AAC, which isn't even compatible in many playing devices.

The last version of LAME v3.99.5 was finally dialed in to use the available bitrate in V0. It will use high bitrate when needed.

I used to use 320k but with 3.99.5 I'm finally happy with the V0 performance.

MP3 is not dead, and will not die. There are so many devices out there that use it.

At higher bitrates AAC and Ogg aren't any better than MP3. It's only at low bitrates 128k and lower that they have any advantage.

128k sucks btw

AAC = Apples proprietary format.
Therefore this entire article is Pro- Apple PROPAGANDA to confuse you.

MP3 will still be used extensively.



Last Edited by Useless Cookie Eater on 05/19/2017 09:44 PM

The new age computers and data will be light based.

Even the processing unit will only be reflective tunnels that direct light through processing gateways.

It will be known as speed of light processing and data units.

Micro lasers even tho we have huge ones for weapons.

The only thing used to extract data at any point will be chip mirror sensors that blast off another micro laser or places the data onto a screen.

The ram will be a reflective chamber that holds light that is loaded with all hard drive data on start up.
At any give time if data is requested a the mirror sensors will load the data into micro laser lights for processing.


Wire resistance and mass slows down computing.

Last Edited by messagehalted on 05/19/2017 10:55 PM

What MP3 do you use? 256?

I still have multiple copies of the library I made of all my cd's from the 90s. Used to belong to BMG and Columbia house too. Started my alternative collection with Pearl Jam, Nirvana etc. At some point I ripped every CD I owned. Now I have em uploaded to Apple. Haven't paid the sub this year though for itunes match. I also still have em as MP3s on multiple hard drives just in case.

These days though you can just youtube any song you want to hear or use a streaming service.

I prefer flac and having it on my own server and not have to worry about streaming it from an online service.

FLAC+DAC+GOOD HEADPHONES

As a codec MP3 has been technologically dead for ages. There have been many codecs with better performance and compression but nobody uses them - why?

For the same reason that people still put up with the hassle of wondoze and f'n even FLASH(!?!?) - EVERYBODY uses it out of habit and tradition because everybody else does too.

vinyl is making a comeback you know.

I know. Its good to see.
It never went anywhere as far as I was concerned. I never put them away and kept using vinyl over the years.

Jade Helm

This ive 700+ on my hd all mp3.

I scored so much vinyl from my dad when they moved to warmer climate and sold the childhood home. Over 300 vinyls from 60's, 70's, and some early 80's.

vinyl is making a comeback you know.

me too, i still buy LP's at record swaps, etc. my first records were KISS that my friend's older sold me when i was 6 or 7 yrs old. 2 bucks each. i still have them and listen to them from time to time.

Cant remember my first album but it was either Kiss or Motley Crue.

me too, i still buy LP's at record swaps, etc. my first records were KISS that my friend's older sold me when i was 6 or 7 yrs old. 2 bucks each. i still have them and listen to them from time to time.

major glitch in the matrix!!! I DID NOT POST this thread a second time...it happened automatically. i refreshed the page and there it was. really weird!