CDJs - Wav. or Mp3?

fingersmithuk · Post by **fingersmithuk** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:34 pm

Safe people

I splashed out on some CDJs the other day. Basically, is it worth the trouble converting files to wav before I burn them to CD? I know wav files generally have better sound quality but am I really going to be losing sleep over it or shall I just rip tunes to CD as they are in mp3?

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DZA · Post by **DZA** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:36 pm

Wavs or 320s dont really matter which

HGLDT · Post by **HGLDT** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:04 pm

MP3 to Wav means you're converting a lossy format to a lossless format. It's called a transcode, and it's a really really bad idea.

lojik · Post by **lojik** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:06 pm

If there already mp3's burn them as they are. They are only better quality if they were rendered as WAVs.

Burning an mp3 into a WAV is like re-encoding a 96kbps mp3 into a 320kbps mp3, it will still carry the same sound quality of the original.

caeraphym · Post by **caeraphym** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:18 pm

The_Dza88 wrote:Wavs or 320s dont really matter which

There are those who would beg to differ, especially when played through a well set up system. I personally think it's a bit "

", but could well be true, either way I prefer to listen to something that sounds good, full, open, clear, low and loud whichever way it gets to the speakers.

HGLDT · Post by **HGLDT** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:28 pm

Lojik wrote:Burning an mp3 into a WAV is like re-encoding a 96kbps mp3 into a 320kbps mp3, it will still carry the same sound quality of the original.

No, quality will actually decrease.

Hydrogen Audio wrote:Every time you encode with a lossy encoder, the quality will decrease.

melodik · Post by **melodik** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:20 am

like whats been said, you cant convert up once you've done yor mixdown...

most definitly .wav over mp3!! maybe over shitty headphones it wont be a big deal but play it on a 10 - 20 k rig and you'll definitly hear the difference

grooki · Post by **grooki** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:39 am

if your getting 320s off the net then leaving them as mp3s and using data discs is I think the best way to go. you can have 60 tracks on a cd instead of 12 or so

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:18 am

Caeraphym wrote:
The_Dza88 wrote:Wavs or 320s dont really matter which
There are those who would beg to differ, especially when played through a well set up system. I personally think it's a bit " ", but could well be true, either way I prefer to listen to something that sounds good, full, open, clear, low and loud whichever way it gets to the speakers.

But when your at a club fucked and skanking to the music you carnt really tell the difference i dont think

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:19 pm

some CDJ's (cdj800 mk1) do not play mp3's

if you go to a gig and the cdj's don't play mp3's, you are screwed

so I burn like 2-4 tunes per cd, and I use the standard CDDA red book audio format so I never have this happen.

safe

nicklittle · Post by **nicklittle** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:10 pm

FSTZ wrote:some CDJ's (cdj800 mk1) do not play mp3's

if you go to a gig and the cdj's don't play mp3's, you are screwed

so I burn like 2-4 tunes per cd, and I use the standard CDDA red book audio format so I never have this happen.

safe

Yeah this has happened. Use wav.

rollz royze · Post by **rollz royze** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:45 pm

WAVS I THINK ARE BEST

yong · Post by **yong** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:18 pm

Either way, when you burn it on a CD it's going to be CD audio.

If it was originally MP3 or Wav won't matter.

But do NOT transcode your mp3s to wav.

_boring · Post by **_boring** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:45 pm

wait, so if i take mp3a and load them into audacity to edit them, and i export them as WAV (my only option) they will sound worse?????

damnit, i wanted to fix all the beginings to my tracks for my gig friday so i dont have to search they are right at play.

CDJs - Wav. or Mp3?

CDJs - Wav. or Mp3?

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