Skip to main content ↑ ↓

Notice

Please note that most of the software linked on this forum is likely to be safe to use. If you are unsure, feel free to ask in the relevant topics, or send a private message to an administrator or moderator. To help curb the problems of false positives, or in the event that you do find actual malware, you can contribute through the article linked here.
Topic: Test Lossless Files (Read 9485 times) previous topic - next topic
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Test Lossless Files

Is there any way I can test if my APE files are actually ripped from CDs (genuinely lossless) instead of converted up from a lossy format like MP3?

Thanks.

Test Lossless Files

Reply #1 –
Quote from: fuxasive on
Is there any way I can test if my APE files are actually ripped from CDs (genuinely lossless) instead of converted up from a lossy format like MP3?

Thanks.


you don't remember? 

Test Lossless Files

Reply #2 –
You can burn the ape files to cd and use Tau Analyser (or auCDtect) to see if the original sources were lossy or lossless: http://www.true-audio.com/Free_Downloads

Test Lossless Files

Reply #3 –
Off Topic:
Quote from: Liquid_Predator on
You can burn the ape files to cd and use Tau Analyzer (or auCDtect) to see if the original sources were lossy or lossless: http://www.true-audio.com/Free_Downloads

Would Tau Analyser work with a virtual drive using a mounted CUE sheet and WAV image, thus saving one the cost of a CD?

@ fuxasive-

I haven't anything fancy like Tau Analyzer. Install FooBar2000 and activate the spectrum view. Play something of yours that is genuinely lossless and then something that is genuinely lossy. You'll see a difference. Then look at what yours looks like.

However, I am with n3tfury, you don't remember if you upped your MP3s or something to an APE file?
OP can't edit initial post when a solution is determined  :'-(

Test Lossless Files

Reply #4 –
Quote from: fuxasive on
Is there any way I can test if my APE files are actually ripped from CDs (genuinely lossless) instead of converted up from a lossy format like MP3?

Thanks.

yeah, convert back to WAVE and compare them to the original WAVE files.
 

Test Lossless Files

Reply #5 –
Quote from: SamHain86 on
Off Topic:
Quote from: Liquid_Predator on

You can burn the ape files to cd and use Tau Analyzer (or auCDtect) to see if the original sources were lossy or lossless: http://www.true-audio.com/Free_Downloads

Would Tau Analyser work with a virtual drive using a mounted CUE sheet and WAV image, thus saving one the cost of a CD?

auCDtect works directly on wav files. Just convert to wav. There is no need to burn a cd.