MP3 VERSES WAV FILES

anonymous 16 February 2005

I WALKED into a kinda start up studio and i found they were mixing down all their recordings into mp3 format. I thought it is not advisable to mix down recordings into compressed formats, can anyone prove or disaprove my point? please

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Hey! I would say "not good".... and ask; why? Mp3 is a compresse

anonymous Wed, 02/16/2005 - 01:09

Hey!
I would say "not good".... and ask; why? Mp3 is a compressed format.... not the best format!! Make them mix it to wav :evil:

Maby they are Ipod fans...

Sunhill

That's like mixing to cassette. There's not much info above 10k.

jonyoung Wed, 02/16/2005 - 06:57

That's like mixing to cassette. There's not much info above 10k.

I guess they don't plan on every having their material mastered.

David French Wed, 02/16/2005 - 11:12

I guess they don't plan on every having their material mastered. :roll:

i'd say it all depends on why they're bouncing down. but if it'

anonymous Wed, 02/16/2005 - 12:33

i'd say it all depends on why they're bouncing down.
but if it's the final mix, always wave!

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Hey! I would say "not good".... and ask; why? Mp3 is a compresse

That's like mixing to cassette. There's not much info above 10k.

I guess they don't plan on every having their material mastered.

i'd say it all depends on why they're bouncing down. but if it'

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