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0 pointsklodolph10y ago0 comments

Not really, no.

Maybe if you really mangled your audio by encoding at extremely low bit rates.

But in general, no.

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cthalupa10y ago· 1 in thread

Go find a CD that has been mastered to be just below the clipping point. (e.g. Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails)

Convert it to MP3 directly, use whatever settings you want

Watch as the mp3 rip is now clipping due to further compression of the dynamic range.

nitrogen10y ago

That's not because of dynamic range compression; it's because MP3 discards some phase and frequency information, e.g. so harmonics that wouldn't have clipped get phase shifted on top of a peak and clip.

kuschku10y ago

Actually, yes.

mp3, for example, loves to save space by cutting away sounds just above the noise floor, and some less-noticeable frequencies.

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