Studio Quality, the definition of

[B V Ramanna]

Hello, my membership on the forum is about a couple of minutes old. Look forward to a very useful friendly interaction.

The dbpoweramp converts music into studio quality. I have seen the file size doubling after conversion but unable perceive the quality difference. So, what is studio quality and what are the dsp filters which make the difference.
My perception of Studio Quality is something like what we receive on world-space radio where the sound is crystal clear (absolutely no noise), huge surround sound envelope and the bass boost. This may actually be too much to ask but is there a technology (like dbpowerAMP) that can convert ordinary source music (say such as from tape) into world-space radio quality music.

Warm regards,
Ramanna.

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Re: Studio Quality, the definition of

Ramanna-
Welcome.

With regards to conversion of audio from CD's or other source, the best quality you will obtain is a faithful reproduction of the source audio. The highest level of digital reproduction is a lossless conversion of the source. You could do this by using either .wave format or one of the many lossless formats available (such as Flac, Monkeys audio, WavPack, WMA Lossless). The advantage of the lossless formats over .wave is that they allow smaller file size.

You can also get very good results from several of the "lossy" formats such as .ogg vorbis and .mp3 by using higher bitrate or quality settings. These allow still smaller file sizes and qualitatively you will probably not be able to distinguish between true lossless reproduction and higher bitrate .mp3 or .ogg vorbis copies.

If you are converting from other digital formats, you cannot improve quality by converting a file from a lossy format to a lossless format. That will only get you an absolutely faithful copy of the file you started out with. Since the original file itself already has all the same qualities but a much smaller file size, it is really its own best copy.

If you are recording audio using dMC Auxilary Input, then the best idea is usually to record directly to .wave and then, if you like, to a lossless format.

Hope this is helpful.
Best wishes,
Bill