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Topic: YouTube/YouTube music has begun offering 256Kbps audio for premium users (Read 16593 times) previous topic - next topic
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YouTube/YouTube music has begun offering 256Kbps audio for premium users

From https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/new-youtube-premium-features-2025/

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High-quality audio: Premium members will experience new audio enhancements, enjoying high-quality 256kbps audio on music videos with more clarity and depth.
I wonder what the codec is, probably Opus again. If there are premium YouTube users here you could probably use youtube-dl or yt-dl to download audio files and check if there's something radically different vs the existing 160Kbps or so audio.

Must be enabled in https://youtube.com/new

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using yt-dl or equivalent while logged in, supposedly, has a risk of getting that google account banned
a fan of AutoEq + Meier Crossfeed

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YT Music premium uses AAC-LC 256Kbps.  Maybe they're now using the format for YT Premium as well.  I suppose one could create a burner YT account and sign up for the Premium free trial to find out

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Quote from: magicgoose on
using yt-dl or equivalent while logged in, supposedly, has a risk of getting that google account banned
That was my thought. Interesting news, but I wouldn't ever feed JDownloader etc. my Google credentials.

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Idk. But youtube used both 256k Opus and LC-AAC for some music videos and mostly in youtube music. And the worst part is that those formats can't be downloaded with ytdlp (without the premium account), unlike premium VP9 1080 high bitrate.

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what does this topic mean download youtube music? why not listen to it directly from your device

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Quote from: userPaul on
what does this topic mean download youtube music? why not listen to it directly from your device
Sure, but the itch is to analyse the files, we're HA here after all, hence downloading.

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Quote from: userPaul on
what does this topic mean download youtube music? why not listen to it directly from your device
some like to listen to their music without streaming it.
maybe it's mix that one is particularly fond of. It can get tagged and cue sheets created for it for off-interwebz listening and archival purposes.

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Quote from: jaybeee on
Quote from: userPaul on
what does this topic mean download youtube music? why not listen to it directly from your device
some like to listen to their music without streaming it.
Also, things occasionally disappear from YouTube.  Some old stuff I like has.
It's your privilege to disagree, but that doesn't make you right and me wrong.

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yes, exactly.
 

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I am now listening to rain on me direct from my device.