[vorbis] Benchmarking mp3 vs. vorbis

[Hugo van der Merwe]

> > ogg123 -d null cdda.ogg
> > 
> > Here we can see that the mp3 tools are clearly superior
> > in terms of the numbers of characters saved on the command
> > line. mp3 users enjoy a 20% saving. Real-life results
> > may narrow this gap.
> 
> 128 is the default rate.  the -b 128 is superfluous.  But yeah, I find
> the ogg123 thing mildly annoying too.

There is the ~/.ogg123rc or /etc/ogg123rc option... (if using UNIX that 
is, I have no idea what the situation in windows is...)

echo default_device=null > ~/.ogg123rc
ogg123 test1.ogg
ogg123 test2.ogg
ogg123 test3.ogg
...
ogg123 testN.ogg

mpg123 -t test1.mp3
mpg123 -t test2.mp3
mpg123 -t test3.mp3
...
mpg123 -t testN.mp3

It appears mpg123 is more efficient for playing a short number of mp3's,
or playing all "at once" (with no time between) by specifying all on one
command line, but ogg123 appears more efficient in the long run.

Hugo


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