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Once a 256k has been posted to soundcloud it sounds "watery" to me. A 320K is better but still leaves a lot to be desired, but again, that is when it is streaming, not so much if it is playing off your computer or another medium.
David, to get the best quality sound from soundcloud you should upload WAV files. Soundcloud automatically encodes anything you upload to (I think) 128K MP3 for streaming playback, so if you upload an MP3 it will get encoded twice. From article https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003452847" Please be aware that we transcode all tracks to various codecs which are optimised for streaming playback. We recommend uploading uncompressed or lossless audio files to ensure this process results in the best possible quality."
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Yep. We’ve never uploaded anything but wav’s to SC from the get go. Double compression is artifact heaven.
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Thanks guys. Good advice on soundcloud. I found out many things there by trial and error before I read the instruction manual. Hey, I'm a guy.
My original point was about stuff I found out years ago when I was even more ignorant than I am now. That is, in sum:
A.) There is a massive difference between a 128k MP3 and a 320k MP3 whether you upload them or not.
B.) If you upload a 128k it will sound horrible.
C.) Yes you should upload .wavs when you can. Know that now.
D.) I am not at all convinced that a streaming anything will sound as good as the original, or something that is downloaded. Streaming stuff always sounds weak and watery to me. Always, in all circumstances. It just does. But it may just be me, and there may be something really wrong with my head, and myself in general, but that is what I hear. Streaming does not sound as good as downloaded or an original file to me, ever.
Peace out gents. Gotta go feed the machine and pay the mortgage.
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