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by blaubär
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: question about 32 bit output
Replies: 14
Views: 679

Re: question about 32 bit output

I mainly take the music from YouTube after I convert it into the desired format in 32bit 384hz. I imagine that there is a loss of quality and that this is not the ideal way. I mainly listen to 90s techno music. I like having music saved on my hard drive without having to depend on online streaming ...
by blaubär
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: question about 32 bit output
Replies: 14
Views: 679

Re: question about 32 bit output

Fine, if you're happy with that. Although, as you mentioned perfection as a goal of yours, it has to be said, that 32-bit-processing is less perfect than 64-bit-processing. The latter reduces rounding errors in DSP.
by blaubär
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: question about 32 bit output
Replies: 14
Views: 679

Re: question about 32 bit output

Okay, I think I know what's the problem: you look at the "Audio Hardware" screen, that indded says "8.24 int" ... after you've changed the on/off status of 32-bit you first have to save these new settings, then reenter, then you'll see 24 bit if 32-bit is off and 32-bit fp if it is switched on.
by blaubär
Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: question about 32 bit output
Replies: 14
Views: 679

Re: question about 32 bit output

Could provide screenshots that show what you mean with "8.24bit" and 32-bit int output ?
by blaubär
Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:06 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: question about 32 bit output
Replies: 14
Views: 679

Re: question about 32 bit output

my audio files are in wav 32bit 384hz, in Windows the output is 32 bit but in neutron it tells me 8.24bit, when I activate the iee754 output it tells me 32bit int. Please check again. On my Windows 10 it normally shows "24-bit". If I activate "Audio Hardware > 32-bit Output (IEEE754)" it shows "32-...
by blaubär
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 508

Re: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?

Is there any other apps that you know can do better? Thx. I don't know about "better", but another possibility would be Firefox with Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express extension. One can use it by downloading mp4 videos and then extract the audio stream without further conversion, e.g. as follow...
by blaubär
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:15 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 508

Re: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?

And now just to make sure: YOU CANNOT IMPROVE QUALITY BY CONVERSION.
by blaubär
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:13 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 508

Re: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?

And as to conversions:
MotleyG wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:23 pm
You can convert between lossless formats without losing any quality.
However you cannot do the same with lossy compressed formats.
Once the damage has been done, you cannot recover it by any means.
Hence the term lossy.
by blaubär
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:08 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 508

Re: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?

If you want good quality you have to get it from a reliable source - the format and bit rate in the actual file tells just an upper limit of the quality that CAN be inside, but nothing more. If "good" means "good mp3" then for most users that can be achieved by ripping an audio CD to 320 kbit/s mp3 ...
by blaubär
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: Support - Player
Topic: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 508

Re: Does file size and format affect the quality of sounds?

Just aware that I can download songs now in either m4a or opus format. Which one is better? That depends on the actual audio codec that is included in the m4a container ( typically but not necessarily aac ) and the quality of the encoding there and the quality of the opus encoding ... my best guess...