Decent AAC+ / HE-AAC writeup
Slate has a good writeup on the format that could slide around AAC and the others. I kind of meant to get around to some of this back when I was doing my big MPEG writeup, but truth be told I can't verify much of what's supposed to be behind this codec... never got far enough into it. The article also does a pretty good job of explaining why it's good to keep using our indoor voice even though bandwidth is growing. Mmmm, long tail.
Posted by drunkenbatmanJanuary 25, 2005, at 07:28 AM
Comments (3)
Posted by: Stephen Mackenzie at January 27, 2005 05:47 PM
I'm not sure I'd agree about the suitability of classical music for surround; the acoustics of the venue make a significant contribution to the experience, and that includes reverberation from... behind you. Especially with (for example) an organ recital in a church or cathedral, where the venue acoustic is very much part of the performance! In the more elaborate orchestral pieces, there can be instrumental sections or choirs off stage.
I listened to a few of the streams mentioned in the slate article, and they sound pretty good to me.
What really excites me is the notion of having a aac+ codec in iTunes and my iPod and having (somewhat more) tunes at (an appreciably) higher quality level in about the same amount of space. Or less, preferably.
SM
Posted by: Steve at February 16, 2006 09:41 PM
I need some help, I have never heard of AAC+ but I got a new cell phone Samsung A920 from sprint and it says the music files that are downloaded from the sprint website are in AAC+ format? I would like to put my mp3's from my computer onto my phone (I have a transflash drive) Any help would be appreciated. You can email me at
stevenvotava@hotmail.com
Thanks
Steve
Deliverable surround sound is very enticing. However, this necessitates actual music being delivered in surround - and even with the growth of DVD-A and SACD, the market is still not quite there. In addition, a lot of music just isn't right for surround sound. Classical music, for example, is written where the audience faces the performer, so only stereo is needed. I'm waiting for a good composer/conductor to take advantage of the technology....