[vorbis] Question, problems re: Ogg Vorbis ..

[Thomas Kirk]

Hey there

On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 05:13:21PM +0100, Aleksandar Dovnikovic wrote:

> First, one small warning/suggestion: don't do things like this. It will ruin
> your music experience because you'll train yourself and your ears and
> you'll hear artifacts much easier. I know, I've done that... :-))

> Finally, check this message that David McIntyre (he works for QDesign)
> wrote on artifacts some time ago on mp3.com message board - it is a
> good starting point because it explains most common types of artifacts:

You think it would be legal to post this message on another site?

> for MP3. The reason no one has completely solved it is basic filter theory -
> as you improve time resolution, you lose harmonic resolution and/or vice
> versa. Codecs that have little pre-echo tend to sound less warm and more
> brittle.

is this why windows media audio codec tend to sound warmer but has a really
big problem with pre-echo even on high bitrates? 

> Other time resolution problems: other than pre-echo the most noticeable is
> the watery sound many codecs get, particularly on voice. This has to do with
> insufficient time resolution on the rich harmonic content in the vocal
> spectrum.

again the same problem windows media audio codec has?

you have more links,docs whatever on this topic? I wanna read more :)


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