[Flac-dev] Variable Bit Rate

[Dennis Brunnenmeyer]

My question is based on temporal considerations. Given a WAV file 
converted to FLAC and then decoded to WAV, is it possible for artifacts 
to be introduced? I've been told that FLAC files, when played back into 
a high-quality sound system, fail to properly reproduce certain kinds of 
sounds, like ringing bells or the 'clang' of a triangle.

If this were the case, then FLAC would not be lossless in a dynamic 
sense. As a proponent of FLAC for lossless music storage on a server, 
this question is important to convincing others that FLAC accurately 
reproduces the original WAV or PCM file.

Dennis...
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On 5/23/2011 10:37 AM, Tyler Eaves wrote:
> FLAC is variable bitrate, but the bitrate is determined by how
> efficiently the data can be compressed while maintaining 100% data
> integrity.
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Dennis Brunnenmeyer
> <dennisb at chronometrics.com>  wrote:
>> Is FLAC a variable bit rate format when streamed? If so, how can it be truly
>> lossless?
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>> Dennis Brunnenmeyer
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Dennis Brunnenmeyer
Director of Engineering
CEDAR RIDGE SYSTEMS
15019 Rattlesnake Road
Grass Valley, CA 95945-8710
Office:   1 (530) 477-9015
Mobile: 1 (530) 320-9025
eMail: dennisb /at/ chronometrics /dot/ com
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