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Music Formats

Not sure which format to download in? No problems, hopefully this will help. There are no plans to remove this website, so you can come back again if the one you choose today does not suit you tomorrow. The CD was ripped in original CD-quality AIFF first. Then the original CD-quality WAV files were ripped directly from the CD also. All other formats were transcoded directly from the AIFF files. So every audio file is the best quality it can be, limited only by the file type itself.

AIFF

AIFF is uncompressed from the CD, it remains PCM at 16 Bit Stereo with a sample rate of 44,100khz. There is NO loss in quality from the CD. More about AIFF here. This is compatible with iTunes/iPod and Zune. Album Size: 642.2 MB

WAV

WAV is uncompressed from the CD, it remains PCM at 16 Bit Stereo with a sample rate of 44,100khz. There is NO loss in quality from the CD. More about Wav here. This is compatible with iTunes/iPod and Zune. Album Size: 623 MB

Apple Lossless

Apple Lossless is compressed from the CD but does not have any loss in quality. The file size is roughly 50% of the uncompressed PCM version. More about Apple Lossless here. This is compatible with iTunes/iPod. Album Size: 298.5 MB

WMA Lossless

WMA Lossless is compressed from the CD but does not have any loss in quality. The file size is roughly 50% of the uncompressed PCM version. More about WMA Lossless here. This is compatible with Zune. Album Size: 268 MB

FLAC Lossless

FLAC Lossless is compressed from the CD but does not have any loss in quality. The file size is roughly 50% of the uncompressed PCM version. More about FLAC Lossless here. Album Size: 273.3 MB

AAC

AAC is compressed from the CD and has a loss in quality. The file size is proportionate to the level of compression, which is variable. AAC is better quality than MP3 when the Bit rates are equal. On this site, files are in 320kb/s. More about AAC Compression here. This is compatible with iTunes/iPod. Album Size: 157.3 MB

MP3

MP3 is compressed from the CD and has a loss in quality. The file size is proportionate to the level of compression, which is variable. MP3 is a very common codec, and widely supported, though the quality is not as good as any of the other file formats on this site. On this site, MP3 files are in 320kb/s. More about MP3 Compression here. This is compatible with iTunes/iPod and Zune. Album Size: 160.6 MB


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