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Poll

What lossy or semi-lossy format do you use on a *common* basis?

MP3 (*.mp3)
[ 22 ] (23.2%)
AAC-LC/HE-AAC/HE-AACv2/xHE-AAC (*.m4a, *.aac, ...)
[ 27 ] (28.4%)
LossyWAV + a lossless format (*.lossy.flac, *.lossy.lpac, *.lossy.wv, ...)
[ 3 ] (3.2%)
FSLAC (*.flac)
[ 2 ] (2.1%)
Windows Media Audio (*.wma)
[ 0 ] (0%)
TwinVQ (*.vqf)
[ 0 ] (0%)
Ogg Vorbis (*.ogg)
[ 5 ] (5.3%)
Opus (*.opus)
[ 22 ] (23.2%)
Encodec (*.ecdc)
[ 0 ] (0%)
TSAC (*.tsac)
[ 0 ] (0%)
Musepack (*.mpc)
[ 8 ] (8.4%)
MP2 (*.mp2)
[ 0 ] (0%)
MP1 (*.mp1)
[ 0 ] (0%)
SBC (*.sbc)
[ 0 ] (0%)
Speex (*.spx)
[ 0 ] (0%)
IMA ADPCM/Microsoft ADPCM (*.wav)
[ 0 ] (0%)
Quite OK Audio (QOA) (*.qoa)
[ 0 ] (0%)
AC3 (*.ac3)
[ 3 ] (3.2%)
AMR (narrow-band/wide-band) (*.amr, *.awb)
[ 0 ] (0%)
Real Audio Cook (*.ra)
[ 0 ] (0%)
WavPack Lossy (*.wv)
[ 2 ] (2.1%)
I don't encode or listen to lossy or semi-lossy audio on a common basis.
[ 1 ] (1.1%)

Total Members Voted: 46

Voting closes: 2024-12-31 23:39:35

Topic: 2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy] (Read 924 times) previous topic - next topic
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2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy]

My second poll, thank you!  :)

This is a lossy/semi-lossy format poll.  ;D  ;D

Remember: FSLAC, IMA ADPCM, Microsoft ADPCM, Quite OK Audio (QOA) and LossyWAV are so called semi-lossy formats and not truly lossy. They only use quantization and not other methods to compress audio.  :P

Also remember: TSAC and Encodec are neural audio formats.  8)

Vote as fast as you can! :D

There are so many formats, which a part of them, people use rarely.  ::)

Re: 2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy]

Reply #1 –
Is it intentional that one can select only a single option? I'd rather pick up to N options.

Re: 2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy]

Reply #4 –
Quote from: birdie on
WAV is not lossy.
In and of itself, no, however whether the audio data contained in a WAV container is a lossless copy of the original or whether it has been processed is another matter entirely.
lossyWAV -q X -a 4 -s h -A --feedback 2 --limit 15848 --scale 0.5 | FLAC -5 -e -p -b 512 -P=4096 -S- (having set foobar to output 24-bit PCM; scaling by 0.5 gives the ANS headroom to work)

Re: 2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy]

Reply #5 –
WavPack is missing. You should add it.
You should also remove VQF, Real Audio, SBC, Encodec, MP1 and MP2: they are nonsensical in 2024. If you really need to offer an exhaustive overview of vintage formats, check https://www.rarewares.org/rrw/programs.php and give to Mafuka a chance ;)
xHE-AAC is different from AAC (LC and HE), I would make a different entry for it.


EDIT: I would also remove WMA: 0 vote in 2016
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,112400.0.html

EDIT2: there's already a 2024 lossy poll:
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,125552.0.html
Wavpack Hybrid: one encoder for all scenarios
WavPack -c4.5hx6 (44100Hz & 48000Hz) ≈ 390 kbps + correction file
WavPack -c4hx6 (96000Hz) ≈ 768 kbps + correction file
WavPack -h (SACD & DSD) ≈ 2400 kbps at 2.8224 MHz

Re: 2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy]

Reply #6 –
* Lumping xHE-AAC/USAC with older AAC formats is not useful. USAC's story is separate even platform/decoder support wise.

* "use" is ambiguous.
  * Does consuming content with a codec considered use?
  * If yes, then we all probably consume (E-)AC3. And MP2 is quite alive in broadcast too, making @guruboolez objection to its inclusion off the mark.
  * IMHO, defining "use" as "encoding to" would be more useful, either here or in a separate poll.
 

Re: 2024 Format Poll [Lossy/Semi-Lossy]

Reply #8 –
Quote from: MihaiPopa12346 on
Remember: FSLAC, IMA ADPCM, Microsoft ADPCM, Quite OK Audio (QOA) and LossyWAV are so called semi-lossy formats and not truly lossy. They only use quantization and not other methods to compress audio.  :P
Also WavPack Lossy is still a semi-lossy format (I call it as a lossy format that only use quantization). :P