audio compression like Zip?

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in article 1125929677.533814.84700@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com, Thomas
Thiele at jana.luetz@gmx.de wrote on 9/5/05 9:14 AM:

> Hallo!
>
> Is there an algorithmus/programm like Zip to compress several
> Audiofiles and put them into one file? Audio has a lot of redundance,
> so a lossless(!) compression of audio, especially raw material of
> single tracks, should be possible.
> Faktor 5 until 10 depending on level (often you don't need 24bit) and
> programm (e.g. quiet parts beetween single bassdrum hits).
>
> I do not mean mp3 or other compression algorithm with actual data
> reduction.
>
> Greetings Thomas
>


Check out Win RAR
http://www.rarlab.com/index.htm

--
Tom Jancauskas
Imedia

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> Is there an algorithm/program like Zip to compress
> several audiofiles and put them into one file?

It's spelled "audiophiles" and I don't think they'd like that...

Oh, wait. Sorry. You meant "audio files".

Yes, there is such a program. It's called Zip.

Zip works with any tpe of file. A compression program specifically designed
for musical redundancies might produce greater compression, but Zip will
work.

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>but Zip will work.

No, it doesn't!

The compression is not high enough.
It takes much more time to compress the audio files as to burn some
additional DVDs.

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"Thomas Thiele" wrote ...
> >but Zip will work.
>
> No, it doesn't!
>
> The compression is not high enough.
> It takes much more time to compress the audio files as
> to burn some additional DVDs.

Which is why there are things like FLAC, etc.

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On 2005-09-05, Thomas Thiele <jana.luetz@gmx.de> wrote:

> Is there an algorithmus/programm like Zip to compress several
> Audiofiles and put them into one file? Audio has a lot of redundance,
> so a lossless(!) compression of audio, especially raw material of
> single tracks, should be possible.
> Faktor 5 until 10 depending on level (often you don't need 24bit) and
> programm (e.g. quiet parts beetween single bassdrum hits).

For lossless audio compression use Flac, Monkey's Audio, etc.
On most material, the compression factor will be closer to 2
than to 10.

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André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>
(Counterfeit: dupohezow@uptake.com mepad@fleawort.com)
"La presse doit diffuser des idées saines." -- Serge Dassault,
propriétaire de la Socpresse.

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"William Sommerwerck" <gizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsvudnZF_Psq7woHeRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>> Is there an algorithm/program like Zip to compress
>> several audiofiles and put them into one file?
>
> It's spelled "audiophiles" and I don't think they'd like that...
>
> Oh, wait. Sorry. You meant "audio files".
>
> Yes, there is such a program. It's called Zip.
>
> Zip works with any tpe of file. A compression program specifically
> designed
> for musical redundancies might produce greater compression, but Zip will
> work.


Then the is (was?) WaveZip . Optimised for audio type data.

geoff

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Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:10:25 +1200, geoff@nospam-paf.co.nz suggested:
:
: "William Sommerwerck" <gizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote in message
: newsvudnZF_Psq7woHeRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
:>> Is there an algorithm/program like Zip to compress
:>> several audiofiles and put them into one file?
:>
:> It's spelled "audiophiles" and I don't think they'd like that...
:>
:> Oh, wait. Sorry. You meant "audio files".
:>
:> Yes, there is such a program. It's called Zip.
:>
:> Zip works with any tpe of file. A compression program specifically
:> designed
:> for musical redundancies might produce greater compression, but Zip will
:> work.
:
:
: Then the is (was?) WaveZip . Optimised for audio type data.

FLAC is good for the compression part, but it only compresses single
files, it doesn't create archives. I suppose you could squash all of your
files with FLAC and then Zip them in 'fast' mode. Two-part process,
though.

--
agreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg

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In article <1125954365.217017.134120@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
<alistair@themagicofradio.com> wrote:

> There's some info on "Lossless Real Time Coding" on the Merging site
> (the guys who make Pyramix). www.merging.com - look for LRC
>
> Al
>
whatever happened to Zap? that thing that emagic developed.