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Author:  pcernie [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/app ... at-1266086

Apparently it's so good you'll feel like you're minted whilst avoiding tax and asking other people for millions ;)
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
Four letters.... FLAC.
Author:  saspro [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
l3v1ck wrote:
Four letters.... FLAC.


To make FLAC really good they need to improve the source they encode it from
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
saspro wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
Four letters.... FLAC.


To make FLAC really good they need to improve the source they encode it from

So, basically, not a U2 album then.
Author:  BigRedX [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
Surely lossless audio file compression is just about dead by now? Increases in internet bandwidth and storage, plus the continuing drop in price per TB of storage means that the minimal spacing savings are irrelevant.
Author:  big_D [ Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
BigRedX wrote:
Surely lossless audio file compression is just about dead by now? Increases in internet bandwidth and storage, plus the continuing drop in price per TB of storage means that the minimal spacing savings are irrelevant.

Lossless compression? No, because storage is still finite. Especially on mobile devices. I would agree, there shouldn't be any more need for lossy compression.

What Apple and U2 seem to be working on is a new format for music, not a new encoding codec. I.e. how the music is packaged, what extras etc. come with it, how they can improve the experience, not how they can compress the hell out of the music.
Author:  tombolt [ Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
What's its Weismann score?
Author:  Paul1965 [ Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
big_D wrote:
What Apple and U2 seem to be working on is a new format for music, not a new encoding codec. I.e. how the music is packaged, what extras etc. come with it, how they can improve the experience, not how they can compress the hell out of the music.


You can improve your experience of music by not listening to U2.
Author:  jonlumb [ Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
It does seem particularly amusing that a band with a reputation for (music taste / ability aside here) making the most atrocious quality recordings should be involved in such an enterprise.
Author:  big_D [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Apple and U2 are working on a secret new music format
Paul1965 wrote:
big_D wrote:
What Apple and U2 seem to be working on is a new format for music, not a new encoding codec. I.e. how the music is packaged, what extras etc. come with it, how they can improve the experience, not how they can compress the hell out of the music.


You can improve your experience of music by not listening to U2.

I have to admit, I don't think I could name a single hit off the top of my head.
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