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 izghitu
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: MP3 gone? |
 
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Today I clicked Station - Listen and I can't see the MP3 format for winamp and others anymore.
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 xeper171 
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:32 am Post subject: |
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not only that but the 64k and 128k options are now just one 
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:34 am Post subject: |
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This is something Jeric has been working on for quite some time. He had very good reasons for doing this, but I'll let him explain. 
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 JERIC
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:23 am Post subject: |
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Yes, no more MP3 (except Live365). MP3 is ok for files but really not a viable option for streaming. Now that iTunes and RealPlayer support aacPlus, it is a no-brainer for us to take advantage of this.
FYI anything in the 64k/128k listen options are close to CD Quality regardless of their bitrate. Anyone who listens to 64k aacPlus can testify to its superiority.
Ogg will be leaving us soon too. We will only support WMA and aacPlus in the future.
Also by consolidating our streams it will give us higher placement in radio directories, thus giving us more listeners. We are saving a lot of money in bandwidth and some server resources as well.
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izghitu
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:44 am Post subject: |
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thanks for the explanation
will use aacplus |
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JERIC
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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For further discussion please do so in this announcement:
http://death.fm/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4993
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