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| =Introduction=
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| '''Musepack''' is a lossy audio compression scheme created by [[Andree Buschmann]]. It is strongly based on the [[MPEG-1]] Layer-2 ([[MP2]]) algorithms. Informal listening tests have demonstrated that MPC is the best [[lossy]] audio encoder at ~140kbps and above [[bitrate]]s, but competes less well at lower, 'streaming' bitrates such as 32/48/64kbps. This is due to MPC being a [[subband]] [[codec]] as well as the fact that very little optimization has gone into such low [[bitrate]]s. As can be seen in various 128kbit/s listening tests (see below), despite the fact that MPC has been optimized little for such bitrates it is in the same class of other modern competitors such as [[AAC]] and [[Ogg Vorbis]].
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| ==Pros== | | ==Pros== |
| * Best [[lossy]] encoder for mid-high bitrates | | * Best [[lossy]] encoder for mid-high bitrates |
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| * Designed to be [[transparency|transparent]] by default at --standard setting. | | * Designed to be [[transparency|transparent]] by default at --standard setting. |
| * Open source encoder | | * Open source encoder |
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| ==Cons==
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| * Marginal support (yet) on portable players
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| * No [[multichannel]]
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| * No specification available
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| * Seeking is imperfect (to be fixed in SV7.5)
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| * Not streamable
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| * Can't be cut/edited
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| * No support for [[sampling rate]]s above 48khz
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Revision as of 03:41, 9 October 2005
Pros
- Best lossy encoder for mid-high bitrates
- Suffers from far less "problem cases" than other formats.
- Very fast encoding/decoding
- Designed to be transparent by default at --standard setting.
- Open source encoder
