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[Eoin]

On a side note....since when is .ape an audio format?

[Vee]

Namely disgusting (or at the very least, shocking) the others. As you can see, no one else is posting now. Apparently it was successful on that front.

Ah, that makes sense. I thought maybe someone took over your body and posted.

[uknesvuinng]

Ah, that makes sense. I thought maybe someone took over your body and posted.

Nahh, that was me posting. And the extra purposes should by no means diminish the message itself.

[Eoin]

Hey uk did you ever hear of the audio codec .ape?

[uknesvuinng]

Hey uk did you ever hear of the audio codec .ape?

I'm not familiar with any format using that extension.

[uknesvuinng]

I'm not familiar with any format using that extension.

I googled it. It's relatively new, it seems. http://www.monkeysaudio.com

[jonno]

where's honey?

*from a distance* In the bar dear, want to join me?

Due to some weird black holey time dilation effect thingy, the above statement, actually posted about three hours ago, only appears now

OK - i'm back now

[Eoin]

I googled it. It's relatively new, it seems. http://www.monkeysaudio.com

Yeah.... I downloaded ImTOO audio encoder and that was one of the options when choosing which format you wanted.... I wouldnt have spotted it if i didnt see the monkeys lab.dll...lol

[uknesvuinng]

Yeah.... I downloaded ImTOO audio encoder and that was one of the options when choosing which format you wanted.... I wouldnt have spotted it if i didnt see the monkeys lab.dll...lol

They have a nice page explaining audio compression.

[SqueeG-1]

They have a nice page explaining audio compression.

Oh goodie, the start of more technobabble.

*Plugs ears and covers eyes. Goes lalala and waits for it to stop.*

[uknesvuinng]

Oh goodie, the start of more technobabble.

*Plugs ears and covers eyes. Goes lalala and waits for it to stop.*

The technobable is limited to that page so no undue suffering will result.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/21/to...cnn_topstories

I don't know quite what to say about that story... other than always make sure you have TP.

[Eoin]

They have a nice page explaining audio compression.

Well i wont be using that format...
6min MP3 @ 128kbps = 5.95mb
6min APE @ 128kbps = 34.6mb

[Vee]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/21/to...cnn_topstories

...

*walks back out of thread*

[jonno]

...

*walks back out of thread*

*joins Vee in the rush to the exits*

too much techno talk. Me no unnerstand!!!

[uknesvuinng]

Well i wont be using that format...
6min MP3 @ 128kbps = 5.95mb
6min APE @ 128kbps = 34.6mb

WARNING, TECHNOBABBLE BELOW!

Spoiler:

You have to understand, APE is lossless, whereas MP3 is lossy. APE doesn't drop a single bit of the actual sound when it compresses. MP3 drops bits of sound in such a way that at higher bitrates, it's mostly unnoticible by the human ear. In fact, I think much of the stuff it trims at first isn't detectable by humans anyway. You wouldn't use a lossless compression to store your CDs for future listening. Lossless compression is good for storing master quality recordings for future use and manipulation.