Comments on: #107 Wellington "Megaton" Dias

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By: Will Koplitz

Will Koplitz — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:14:25 +0000

I have to jump on the bandwagon with pats0. I think a reduction in quality to 64k would be unnoticeable. The original problems with quality were the recording equipment, which has been obviously solved. Living in Brazil it can take FOREVER to download the episodes.

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By: pats0

pats0 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:43:47 +0000

A reduction to 64 kbit/s will be unnoticeable to people, especially when dealing with spoken word (I listen to the podcast with headphones too). Most audio books are at 32 kbit/s and are very clear. 192 kbit/s is near CD quality which is very high quality for detailed music, not spoken word.

Thanks lot for the consideration.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:37:15 +0000

Thank you both for the comments!

In the past I have heard some listeners ask that I increase the sound quality, so I bumped it up. I wasn’t aware though that it is at 192 kbit/s. I have been a little surprised at how big the files have gotten recently. I’m not concerned too much about saving $ on bandwidth as it’s very cheap for me with the plan we have but I understand that it can be hard for some listeners to download the files when they get very big. I will see if I can turn down the bit rate a tad and not affect the audio quality.

Thanks again both of you!

Caleb

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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:02:12 +0000

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By: slideyfoot

slideyfoot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:59:41 +0000

I dunno: I’ve listened to a lot of Fightworks Podcasts (probably all of em, come to think of it) up til now, and I’ve never had a major problem with download speed or sound quality. I’d hate to see a reduction in sound quality, as because I listen through headphones most of the time, its really irritating getting that crackle that often happens with lower quality sound.

For example, I also listen to podcasts like the Berkeley Webcasts (which are awesome, by the way). Occasionally, those are lower quality and smaller, which adds a crackle. Gets quite painful on the ears after a while (could turn the sound down, but then can’t hear what they’re saying), a problem I’ve never had with Caleb’s stuff.

By: pats0

pats0 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:31:40 +0000

I think your mp3s are too high quality and too big. I suggest you use mono or at the very least joint stereo. Also consider a much lower kbit/s setting. 192 kbit/s is used for music. I think you should try 48 or 64 kbit/s since your mp3s are mostly spoken word. I suggest mono at 48 kbit/s CBR.

This would not only be better for users since it takes less time to download and less space on the computer/mp3 player, but it will also save you money on bandwidth.