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[Ron Clarke <ariadne AT earthlink.com.au>]

Hi Folks,

On Mon, 09 May 2005 00:04:10 -0400
Stephen Clement <s.clement AT sympatico.ca> wrote:

> >>> Perhaps you live in Australia?
> >>
> >>
> >> No, NW Oregon. Quite a ways from Australia.
> >
> > You are probably not getting our warm dry sunny weather.
> 
> Well it's nice and sunny here in Ontario (Canada).

   And it is cold and foggy this morning (7.00 am) in Victoria, Australia. 
Nearly at the end of autumn.


> >>> My question was, why someone would broadcast in MP3 and also OGG -
> >>> does OGG have some advantage, better compression or something?
> >>
> >>
> >> I answered your second question and completely neglected the first
> >> one. Oggs sound better to my ears, all else being equal. Also,
> >> don't forget the patent issues with MP3. Not everyone wants to
> >> deal with those.

    Ogg sounds better to my ears, also.  
Ogg uses a variable bitrate, higher for multi-voiced music, lower for single 
instrument or voice-only.

Regards,
         Ron

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Ron Clarke 
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