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Samples for a new multiformat public test

It will be useful if people will submit a samples for the upcoming public listening test.

Only one condition. It should not target one particular codec but rather be an interesting  sample to test.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #1 –
Quote from: IgorC on
Only one condition. It should not target one particular codec but rather be an interesting  sample to test.


I would be interested in seeing samples targeted as problem clips for particular codecs as long as they were indicated as such.

Attached is an electronic music test clip from Chipzel's Courtesy.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #4 –
I'd like to see a french woman singer in the test. That's why I recommend this track:
lame3995o -Q1.7 --lowpass 17

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #5 –
Quote from: 2012 on
I don't know if those qualify as interesting samples to test. But they are interesting to me.

Great samples! Of course they qualify.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #6 –
Quote from: TheBashar on
I would be interested in seeing samples targeted as problem clips for particular codecs as long as they were indicated as such.

Attached is an electronic music test clip from Chipzel's Courtesy.

That's an interesting sound, but could you please confirm that the sample came directly from lossless sources, rather than to encode to flac from lossy source?

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #7 –
Interesting piano sample with pure natural sound and reverb.
🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #9 –
Quote from: Kamedo2 on
Quote from: TheBashar on
I would be interested in seeing samples targeted as problem clips for particular codecs as long as they were indicated as such.

Attached is an electronic music test clip from Chipzel's Courtesy.

That's an interesting sound, but could you please confirm that the sample came directly from lossless sources, rather than to encode to flac from lossy source?


Yes, I can confirm that came from a lossless FLAC source.  I loved it so much when I was playing Super Hexagon that I bought the EP from Chipzel.  For 1GBP it can be yours too:  http://chipzelmusic.bandcamp.com/album/super-hexagon-ep

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #10 –
Another my finding for the last time. Sample for testing high frequencies encoding, that audibly affect sharpness of acoustic guitar
sounding.
This is only one sample which helped me to ABX 16 kHz low-pass.
🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #11 –
Guys, please submit a lot of new samples.

We considering to renew a data base of test samples.

Quote from: andrew_berge on
So you're just looking for interesting sounds, nothing really particular?
I have a track with some interesting male vocals here.

Interesting in a context of testing lossy encoders.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #12 –
There are lots of samples I would find interesting for the test, most of them lean a bit much towards the "killer" side though, so I don't know how useful they are. An attempt of a rough preselection:

More conventional:

[attachment=7735:Club_27__Sample_.flac] (Agressive Rock with loud Hi-Hats/Cymbals)
[attachment=7737:Blender_...ample_2_.flac] (Mix of densely produced guitar, bass and busy drums)
[attachment=7738:Eye_To_E..._Sample_.flac] (Synth lead with lots of delay and distortion, not uncommon for EDM)
Girl In The Fire (Acoustic guitar)

Very aggressive/unusual:

[attachment=7739:I-E-A-I-..._Sample_.flac] (Tight drum rythm with fast Hi-Hats followed by very aggressive metal chords)
[attachment=7741:Reloaded...ample_2_.flac] (Sharp and noisy synthesizer)
[attachment=7740:Last_Of_..._Sample_.flac] (Hard to describe, it's mainly about the attacks that the kick creates together with the synthesized sounds)

Some samples for modern Drum & Bass/Dubstep/Electro that include the typical aggressive basslines and compressed drums would be great too, as this kind of music has become very popular during the last years, for example:
DnB with compressed drums
Dubstep with aggressive bass

Unfortunately I have these kind of tracks in mp3 only, so uploads from other people here are welcome.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #15 –
This is a short sample from the song Revenge of Hell by Root, it's bass driven heavy metal, with quite clear drums. This sample has caused some trouble in my own testing, but particularly for Vorbis.

[attachment=7745:Root_-_R..._of_Hell.flac]

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #16 –
More sample clips:

Marche Slave - Classical with staccato orchestra
Is All Not One - Clarinet, Koto, and Shakuhachi with stereo separation
DragonForce - Electric Guitar Insanity
Cambridge Singers - Spiritual Choir
Boston - Classic Rock Electric Guitar with High Hat
Day Without Rain - Piano with accompaniment
David Holsinger - Modern Classical with Chimes
Orff - Operatic Choir
Refused - Punk Rock with dynamic range
Eagles - Classic Rock Acoustic Guitar
Slavonic March - Classical with piccolo flutes
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Only Time - Vocal with light accompaniment
Gustav Holst - Classical with cymbals and chimes

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #18 –
I've randomly picked 3 lossless samples from my wav library, using this: http://zak.s206.xrea.com/bitratetest/lvqcl.htm
1. Shinsho pool by Yoyo(4:24). 3:45 ~ 4:04
2. Greatest Love of All by Keiko Lee(3:42) 2:57 ~ 3:17
3. I'm A Fool To Want You by Billie Holiday(3:28) 0:14~0:25

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #19 –
Three randomly selected lossless samples from my library:

Asleep: Love Spirals Downwards - Temporal
Severance: Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg
Song for a Winter's Night: Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #20 –
Two samples from the same album which can give, among other things, surprising results about the stereo image rendering, especially at low bitrates.

EDIT: added a possible more interesting version of Leave it.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #21 –
Three lossless samples from my collection.

Líadan - The Harp and Shamrock / Off to California
Amon Amarth - Slaves of Fear
Sava - Tros Y Gareg

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #23 –
Rush - 2112 (MFSL) - 2112, 3:26 ~ 3:46
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Box Set - Hey Tonight, 0:35 ~ 0:55
Primus - Brown Album - The Chastising of Renegade, 2:21 ~ 2:41

[attachment=7778:01_-_211...Overture.flac][attachment=7779:6-16_-_H..._Tonight.flac][attachment=7780:14_-_The...Renegade.flac]
It's only audiophile if it's inconvenient.

Samples for a new multiformat public test

Reply #24 –
Part 1 of my 2010 test set as a concatenated file. Each sample is 15.0001 seconds long. IIRC one sample, Velvet/spahm, is not exactly the same as originally listed but was replaced. The sources are all from HA and listed here.

Part 2 doesn't need to be uploaded, except for "Memories" from the Cats musical, which was lost and is attached here.

[attachment=7781:ha_aac_t...le_2010a.flac]
[attachment=7782:Memories.flac]
Chris
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