drewfx1
Doktor Avalanche
sylent
Every compression has some loss, even if it's nominal.
I haven't done a null test but it should be bit perfect and should have no loss.
Yes - compression need not have any loss. Otherwise any .exe program downloaded inside a .zip file or other compressed format would crash.
Flac is just a form of completely lossless compression that is optimized for audio files.
My point was that you must extract the zip first to run the exe, (or to save argument must run the zip code first), and that even today that nominal time adds up across bigger projects... and only to explain what I meant by "purity" as a concept and workflow previously.
Compression works by removing blank space, authors notations etc, and optimizing common instructions from the text in the code.
The computer still must read the code to execute it, and if an exe or sound uses 1000 lines, wrapping it means adding code after removing some.
Flac is another animal than zip.... not even close other than they both use a form of compression.
Some formats are considered "lossless" because the wrapper they use is also more optimized, flac being lean and mean because it uses a container with only one purpose, so it adds much less than a rar, which is considered leaner than zip, or at one time was.
A system that recognizes flac, already knows its a sound, zips etc must recognize the compression then read what it is inside before it can determine what to do next. Flac can better predict and start before the data is read... at least in theory, since I'm more of an expert in web scripting than compiled code. lol
These days, as opposed to just 5 years ago, computers are faster and handle tasks faster and unnoticeable for the most part, and that's why it becomes "old habit", but in the long run, until computers can read a million instructions instantly, even with my beefy machine, it's still good practice within the "big picture". IMO
I'm excited about the new synth, and that is the best format to use if not uncompressed, and if I must convert and have two copies of the sample I will ... at least it's not mp3! lol
Much love for CW and all the "desert munching" members here ... coffee, cake, and good conversation is a great thing.
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