Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
I got 10gb of MP3s in my 3G iPod.
With the upcoming release of iTunes, can you download an AAC song, store it and listen to it along with MP3s. Will there be a conflict if you place a mixture of MP3s and AACs in one playlist.
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sweetluisp] at [2007-11-9 14:00:36]
# 1 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
i've only done so with wav and mp3 files, but i don't think so. in fact i'm fairly certain there won't be a problem. now c'mon people back me up! :D
m.r.m. at 2007-11-15 17:05:20 >
# 2 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
I have AAC and MP3 files on my iPod. What kind of problem should I expect?
MOCKBA at 2007-11-15 17:06:20 >
# 3 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
no problem at all. nothing to worry.
m.r.m. at 2007-11-15 17:07:19 >
# 4 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Mixed AAC and mp3 files in one playlist are no problem. It works fine.
dcx693 at 2007-11-15 17:08:24 >
# 5 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Excellent and Thanks.
Is AAC really better in quality than MP3s
# 6 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
sweetluisp, the answer is - it depends on you as much as the source material. There have been lots of threads on this issue. If you're an audiophile, then yes, you will want to go with AAC. Generally, at the same bit rate, AAC sounds better. But since you're using Windows, I'd suggest you wait until the release of iTunes to see how well it handles AAC file tagging. Right now, there is no easy free all-in-one solution for AAC that handles ripping and tagging. I manually tag my AAC files, which is a pain. I typically encode mp3s at 128 to fit more, and it's fine for me.
dcx693 at 2007-11-15 17:10:23 >
# 7 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Originally posted by sweetluisp
Excellent and Thanks.
Is AAC really better in quality than MP3s
better quality with smaller file size. Although the encoding itself has said to be bugged. Lots of glitches, and unexplainable sounds from unmarked CDs.
if you really wanna blow your mind with audio compression, check out OGG. The default quality (3), which is considered "low" quality, is better than mp3 @ 128, and can be matched against 160 CBR.
The future is OGG Vorbis.
# 8 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Except, of course, that iPods don't play back Ogg-encoded files.
# 9 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Not really an audiophile, just want to store more music using the same bit rate (I use 128). If AAC is buggy, will Windows iTunes only offer MP3s for downloading.
Does OGG use less memory than AAC. Does anybody know if the next generation will suport OGG, or is their a hack available.
Thanks in adavance
# 10 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
I don't think anybody knows for sure what the 4g iPods will support, but if i were a betting man, I'd bet against ogg support.
# 11 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
if you buy quicktime pro, you can use that to encode AAC's - it is the same codec used on itunes on the mac, so not buggy at all, and accepted to be the best quality by a good way. check under the ephpod forum, i put a solution for batch-encoding AAC's on windows. works great for me.
matth at 2007-11-15 17:15:27 >
# 12 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
AAC files and MP3 files can happily coexist with each other on the same iPod with no problems.
Most of 4000 tracks on my iPod are AAC files, but I do have some MP3 files on it as well.
As to if AAC files are actually better... In my experience, yes it is... I find the sound quality to be superior. Also, I never encountered any bugs, or anything unexpected in my AAC files... They have all encode properly for me. I can't speak for others, though for myself, I have encoded close to 400 CDs into AAC files and so far, I have not experienced any problems with any of the encoded AAC files (all of which have been encoded with iTunes 4).
# 13 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Regarding file sizes, I've found that when encoded at 128kbps, both mp3 and AAC files are roughly the same size. I've read the same conclusion in other posts: that at a given bit rate, the file sizes are comparable. Generally, at the same bit rate though, AAC sounds better more often.
FYI: I use dbPowerAmp to rip AAC, and CDEx to rip mp3.
dcx693 at 2007-11-15 17:17:38 >
# 14 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
AAC / MP3 should work perfectly together.
Kee-Lo at 2007-11-15 17:18:33 >
# 15 Re: Can you place AAC and MP3 formats in one iPod
Originally posted by dcx693
Regarding file sizes, I've found that when encoded at 128kbps, both mp3 and AAC files are roughly the same size. I've read the same conclusion in other posts: that at a given bit rate, the file sizes are comparable. Generally, at the same bit rate though, AAC sounds better more often.
File size is not equivalent to quality between encoding methods. It is like complaining that two 60 watt bulbs give off different amounts of light; the wattage is the power usage, not the lumens released.
