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“MP3” is said to be the most popular music file format, but few people know about “FLAC”.<\/p>\n
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FLAC is great. If you still use MP3, try this FLAC.<\/p>\n
It will surely bring you beautiful sound quality instead of poor sound quality MP3.<\/p>\n
1 Differences in each music file format<\/em> Differences in each music file format I will explain the following three typical in advance.<\/p>\n WAV WAV (uncompressed) This “WAV” is the original music file format.<\/p>\n It is recorded on music CD in this “WAV” format, a file format with the best sound quality.<\/p>\n However, since there is only original data that has not been compressed, the file size is quite large and the duration of one hour is about 600 MB.<\/p>\n Few people listen to this “WAV” format as it is.<\/p>\n MP3 (lossy compression) It is a famous “MP3” file format.<\/p>\n This “MP3” is a wonderful format that can compress WAV, which is the original data, and reduce the file size to about 1\/10.<\/p>\n Until recently, 2GB and 4GB of memory were common, so it was very useful due to its small file size.<\/p>\n However, due to compression, “sound quality” deteriorates significantly, and audiophiles who are picky about sound will not use “MP3” first.<\/p>\n FLAC (lossless compression) It is “FLAC” that is gaining popularity in the audio world.<\/p>\n The best thing about this FLAC is that the sound quality is the same as WAV (original data). Also, the file size could be compressed to about a fifth of WAV.<\/p>\n Recently, large-capacity memory such as 64GB has become widespread due to cost reduction, so this “FLAC” begins to be widely used. Even if you think of a song in 5 minutes, you can fit about 2000 songs in 64GB memory.<\/p>\n * By the way, Apple products (iPhone, etc.) do not support FLAC, and the “ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)” format is mainly used, which is the same as FLAC and does not deteriorate the sound quality.<\/p>\n Which is better, “MP3” or “FLAC”? Advantages of “MP3” over FLAC All the files in my music player are “FLAC”.<\/p>\n As mentioned above, the reason is that high-capacity memory is available cheaply these days, so even FLAC is less likely to fill its capacity.<\/p>\n Amazon’s microSD card is sold at a very reasonable price, with 32GB memory for 1,750 yen and 64GB memory for 3,779 yen. Since the capacity of memory cards is expected to increase in the future, the number of FLAC users will continue to increase.<\/p>\n And finally, there is a point, “highest sound quality”.<\/p>\n It is not possible to clearly distinguish the sound between MP3 and FLAC, but still, the placebo effect (believing effect) is created just by saying “this is the most beautiful sound quality”. It is just that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n1.1 WAV (uncompressed)<\/em>
\n1.2 MP3 (lossy compression)<\/em>
\n1.3 FLAC (lossless compression)<\/em>
\n2 Which is better, “MP3” or “FLAC”?<\/em>
\n2.1 Advantages of “MP3” over FLAC<\/em>
\n2.2 Advantages of “FLAC” over MP3<\/em>
\n3 Personal conclusion is that “FLAC” is recommended over MP3<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nMP3
\nFLAC
\nThe general picture is like “compress WAV (original data) and convert it to MP3 or FLAC”. Once you understand the basics, you’ll be able to figure it out with no problem, so let’s take a closer look.<\/p>\n
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\nmp3<\/p>\n
\nflac<\/p>\n
\nmusic<\/p>\n
\nSince the size of “MP3” is about half that of FLAC, you can fit a lot even with a small memory capacity.
\nMost older music players support MP3, so you can use any device.
\nThe advantage of “FLAC” over MP3
\nSince the sound quality is the same as the original data, you can enjoy cleaner and more vivid sound quality than MP3.
\nSince it’s “lossless compression”, it’s possible to go back from FLAC to “WAV” (I don’t use it much though).
\nMy personal conclusion is that “FLAC” is better than MP3
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