Sign In:     

Forum: General Discussion

Topic: MP3 or WAV... - Page: 1

This part of topic is old and might contain outdated or incorrect information

ok. i finally received my £20 beatport voucher and am wondering what format would be best to use on my RMX and VDJ5Le. MP3 Or WAV files??? i have Microsoft media player that i usually import my tracks from, does this support WAV files, i wonder???
Thanx all.
XXXX
 
Posted Wed 10 Feb 10 @ 9:46 am
Use MP3 because it can be tagged

Good Luck

Joey.....
 
thanx Joey. But what do you mean... "it can be tagged"
XXX
 
Meaning you can use a free program called mp3Tag or Tag&Rename to allow you to enter file information directly into the file, like Title, Artist,covers, ect.

This way you don't have to enter it manually into VDJ or another program if you decide to import or play it, this info will become part of the file, where in a Wav file you can tag it with Tag&Rename but some programs will not recognize that info like VDJ.

Here's the Link

MP3Tag http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
Tag&Rename http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm

Try it out I have both.

Good Luck

Joey....
 
WAV files are going to be quite large. If playing in clubs/pubs/etc., noone is going to to notice the difference between a well-encoded MP3 and a WAV. Some people like to use FLAC files, which are compressed files so they're significantly smaller than WAVs. They've the added advantage that there's no loss in quality (and can also be tagged and there's a codec that can be installed to allow Windows Media Player to play these).

So there's really no tangable advantage in using WAV files, imho...
 
wave files are too big. My music is Mp3. Old songs are 128 and new are 192 and higher. Its sounds good enough for me. If you are very picky about sound, user wave.
 
I use mp3s mostly ripped at 192 or higher. I use mp3s because the file size is small, you can tag them easily and they just work no matter what DJ / music application you use.
 
Thanx all. i'll check it out.

Big Love.
Seana
XXX
 
I use 320 less is not good if you play for large ballrooms & party's
 
Thanx DJGREET
XXX
 
wav files are the best audio quality period. How someone can be concerned about file size is crazy when 2 TB drives are available for under $300. True that they can't be tagged, but all of the info that I need is in the filename. Mostly I just have to add the BPM of the song for certain CDs. MP3 have to be uncompressed when played. MP3 are the outcome of the slow internet speeds of the 90s.
 
Hi all

I download wav as much as I can to keep as high quality masters then rip to 320 MP3 for my gig machine.

Its true that few will notice the difference even between 128 tracks but I like having the tracks I have paid for in wav format for mixing new stuff and using with edditing software like Wavelab. As someone said before size is not the problem it once was but for gig use 192 and above in Mp3 is fine. I can only realy tell the difference myself when using/listening in the studio on good quality headphones or monitors.

Daz
 
i honestly dont theink i have "any" .wav at all...oh hang on .. i dont have much .mp3 now either since my hdd failed....but even then i preferred either 320 mp3's or flac.. to me .wav is to me just uprated .wma which to me just says "media player"..
 
Wav files is the best format period, and the recording industry standard for all the music you play and make a loving on.
The thing is that they are large files, so a solution was invented to compress those Wav files onto what we have today like Mp3, WMA, M4a, ect.

Joey....
 
Phew... thanx all. i'll bear all that in mind..

XXX

Seana
 
MP3 at 192Kbps - 320Kbps is more than adequate for DJ'ing unless you are playing to a room full of audiofiles or mastering your own mixes at the highest quality.
 
Dj's must be strong for us self 192 is to many.
Quality of your song is the first step to be a good dj.
Metallic sound is not professional and some time's if you play all-round music on 192 you hear that believe me.
I prefer 320 and must I have a lot of money I bay a laptop that can play wav like mp3 320.
Respect good sound.


regards dimi
 
Thanx all..

XXX
 
Most partygoers out there (from school kids to wedding guests and club heads) listen to music online, Limewire, YouTube, and iTunes. They rarely listen to CDs anymore. Cds always gave the best quality sound over mp3s because of the size of the .wav flies. Most online music that the general public listens to is not .wav or CD. The best they can get is getting a high quality mp3 off limewire or iTunes.

If you roll into a party and start playing 128 or 192 kbps, they most likely wont notice. As mentioned above, in big halls, big clubs, and if you use high quality sound systems i.e. RCF, EAW, TurboSound, etc. then there will be a significant difference in sound. Personally, I don't have many .wav files. I wish I did though, and am trying to acquire new music in this format.

Yea, .wav takes up much more space, but seriously...these days you can get a 1 TB USB powered portable hard drive for a fraction of what one party pays you. Space is not limited, and it is only getting more affordable and more abundant.

In a few years, you'll be able to have 1TB in a thumb drive on your keychain. By then, we might be DJing HighDef or "blu ray" music videos from our laptops (or iPhones, lol).

The point is, if you can get .wav files, go for it. They will sound spectacular. Do a comparison yourself. Next time you set up at a party or club, or even in your house put a .wav in one deck and an mp3 of the same song in the other deck. Keep the channel faders up and flip back and forth between the two withthe crossfader. You'll see exactly what I mean.

If you must play mp3, I strongly recommend no less than 320 kbps.
 
Here we go with this "Sound Quality" stuff.

Just to keep it simple -

The smaller the bit rate, the more your highs/mid range suffer. I recommend no less than 128kps

FLAC can only been "seen" by The Pro version of VDJ don't even concern yourself with it, I have only a few FLAC files anyway, its on the "advance" scale of music compression at this time not mainstream at all.

I don't notice much difference between 192kps and 320kps actually and I don't play large venues, so that might be a factor.

I converted my FLAC's to 3320kps if that matters, again no difference in sound (to my ears anyway).

Finally 1TB drives are under $100US now, that's a ton of wave files actually, space is no longer an issue, 2TB is under $200.

As I write this, I have 4,000 files roughly 60GB, you do the math.
 
95%