Lossless means just that. Nothing is lost when converting a CD or vinyl track to a lossless format and the track will be identical to the original. However this means the compression level is generally a 2:1 ratio although sometimes it is possible to get a 3:1 ratio depending on the type of music.
For example in mp3 the Fischers Releases is about 12MB - the FLAC version is 40MB.
What does all this mean? In the early days lower bitrate mp3's were perfect for dial up users as it meant they could be downloaded in around 20 minutes. Now days with broadband and the cheaper cost of hard drive space means people can download a 25mb track in five minutes or less.
Lost Music Records just wants those who don't want to buy the 7" single for whatever reason (no turntable etc) to have another quality release option hence the release in the FLAC format. We will make the releases available via lossy formats on e-music and i-tunes once Trev sends me the artwork!!!
FLAC is the recognised lossless format and more details about it can be found .Statistics: Posted by Bola — Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:01 pm
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