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Re: [codec] #8: Sample rates?

Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se> Wed, 14 April 2010 06:34 UTC

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Subject: Re: [codec] #8: Sample rates?
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On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Benjamin M. Schwartz wrote:

> I think scaling up to fullband and total transparency is important, so
> that we never have to do this* again.
>
> --Ben
>
> *: "this" being standardizing a low-latency audio codec.  Of course, we
> can do this again if we want to, but we have an opportunity to be somewhat
> "future-proof", and we might as well take it.

Developing an Internet audio transmission standard without being able to 
handle music would be a mistake in my opinion. Most people think that 
128kbit/s mp3 is good enough for music, and I think the codec chosen 
should have ability to deliver equivalent music sound quality.

-- 
Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@swm.pp.se

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