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YOKO KANNO 73 CD LOSSLESS DISCOGRAPHY iga-gumi
so I finaly downloaded this 20+ gig monster, but everything is in ".APE" files, and I have no idea what to do with them, can anyone lend some advice?
http://www.torrentz.com/de59e79a66c50a15e656226793b6315c3245d136
>> Anonymous
http://www.google.com/search?q=ape

first hit

what i'd do if i were you, is convert the ape to wav with monkey's (per track wav), then convert those to flac and mp3 (ignore the mp3 if you don't listen to music on the go)

>> awesomecross! iga-gumi
thanks a bunch,>>192803
at first I filled my HD to within 6.6 Megs. but now I've got it all figured out ^_^
>> Anonymous
surprise buttsecks?
>> Anonymous
Winamp plays both Ape & Flac. You can download a standalone plug-in for Winamp that'll take most file types and convert flac and there has to been a converter somewhere for flac to mp3 (If you want loss of quality)
>> Anonymous
>>192846signed

Fucking idiots and their even-more-obscure-and-useless-than-most-formats ape bullshit. Give me FLAC if you want lossless, or mp3/ogg for lossy, ENOUGH.
>> Anonymous
Because ape compresses better than flac, making it more suitable for file sharing. FLAC sucks anyway, it has zero redeeming features.
>> Anonymous
What's a good codec or filters to play flac or ape type?
>> Anonymous
?
>> Anonymous
I really like her previous works and looking forward for more. Is she working on any new anime series lately?
>> Anonymous
holy fucking potatoes !!

thanks1!!
>> Anonymous
>>192877
lol
if a cd is ripped as 'one big file' you compress it as 'one big file' regardless of the codec... and if you don't like the external cuesheet you can always embed it in the file...
>> Anonymous
>>192870
>Because ape compresses better than flac, making it more suitable for file sharing.

Better? WRONG. Ape makes slightly smaller files, that require 20-100 times more CPU to decode. Compression isn't about size only, it's about size/efficiency.

Also, a single byte error in FLAC file will cause a tiny skip. A single byte error in APE file will render entire part after the error unusable.
>> Anonymous
>>192881

is that a menorah
>> rko
Both are freeware, both work great & most music player programs play them. They both sound fantastic. I really don't see what all the fuss is about.

If you're running Linux, you'll just have to use Wine to play ape audio, that's really the only bad thing I can think of atm.

Thanks for the lossless discography! ^_^
>> Anonymous
I used http://members.shaw.ca/ykdb/search.html for help tagging all these albums... might be helpful to you.
>> Anonymous
>If you're running Linux, you'll just have to use Wine to play ape audio

"Just" use wine to play obsolete non-free audio format? No thanks, I'll stick to FLAC.
>> Anonymous
actually there's a plugin for xmms and the like, but it's still retarded to use a proprietary format for just 2% or so space savings
>> Anonymous
>>192886
Currently Darker Than Black
She's been doing music for Aquarion - The series that aired in 05, Genesis of Aquarion - Two OVAS (one in May Second one this November), and Aquarion - movie that airs on the fifteenth
Also Baby Blue (short from Studio 4c's Genius Party), and a new Macross work I believe (no idea when that airs)
>> Anonymous
>>193102
macross F?
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5415
if so i am watching that series just for the music =P
>> Anonymous
thanks for post this. now i can get some great ost in ape then convert them to Flac

now I just have to Go get Eureka Seven from wavpack to flac
>> Anonymous
as awesome as this torrent is, it's not complete. the OST from anime series Please Save My Earth is missing from the collection.
>> Anonymous
FLAC is fine, but to me the best is wavpack. But sadly, it's support is far from good on other platforms than windows. Too bad for a free codec...

Thanks for the torrent btw.
>> Anonymous
>>193314
Here

This torrent is major fucking win even though i only downloaded the escaflowne and macross stuff (already have bebop) the album art is awesome. 1000 Internets for you OP anon
>> Anonymous
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&amp
;cd=1&q=yoko+kanno+plagiarism&spell=1
>> Anonymous
"LOL I'M A FAGGOT WHO DOESN'T USE FOOBAR2000".

Anyways, thanks OP, I'll seed till the end of time.
>> Yancey
.....GFE

netsfail
>> Anonymous
>>193301
Sadly, no one ever seems to give a damn about that particular ost. I really would like to find it again.
>> Archive
Fuckin' WIN! I have been looking for a better version of several of these for some time!
>> Anonymous
yoko ono?
>> Anonymous
Too bad Yoko Kanno is a plagiarist bitch.
>> Anonymous
>>193617
>>194185
No one gives a shit. Cry moar and GTFO.
>> Anonymous
I read that as YOKO KANNO TOPLESS. Oh well, carry on.
>> Anonymous
I read it as " OMG WIN" :3
>> Anonymous
>>192802
Here's some advice. Before embarking on a 20+ GB download, know what the fucking format of the files are!
>> Anonymous
Ape also doesn't even have any fucking commandline tools that support stdin/stdout so you can't pipe the shit directly into lame. Bullshit.
>> Anonymous
.flac > .ape
>> Anonymous
There are also other open formats like TTA that compresses a bit better than flac:
http://www.true-audio.com/TTA_Lossless_Audio_Codec_-_Performance_Comparison
http://www.true-audio.com/Free_Downloads