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10-13-2011, 10:43 PM
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thirsty ears
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Boulder
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Not all FLAC, look at the numbers - 1.2 million torrents in total, only 280K is FLAC. Most popular albums are also found in V0, V2, and 320.
Anyway converting FLAC is easy, just drag and drop into foobar and click a few buttons...
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10-13-2011, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Rapping Community
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 Unfortunately everything I'm reading about what.CD makes it sound like to use it I have to download software, give them a fair amount of personal information, spend hours waiting online to interview, provide a lot of documentation about things I've never used, answer a crapload of questions that I don't know the answers to and ultimately spend a lot of time maintaining my account lest I get my account deleted. Is that not actually what it's like?Quote:
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10-14-2011, 01:19 AM
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eat the masters
Join Date: Aug 2008
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The personal info that you give is equivalent to any forum or website. I'm not sure about interviews, I got an invite. To maintain your account you can just download the freeleech(costs no ratio) and seed it. It definitely requires some effort, but I think it's worth it for many many reasons. The community is also really great, with knowledgeable members all around.
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10-14-2011, 06:58 AM
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thirsty ears
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Boulder
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It's true, you have to put forth a little effort to access What.CD, but only because they take quality very seriously. The fact is, many MP3s you download out in the wild have been transcoded (converted from one lossy format or bitrate to another). This is especially true for downloads marked as 320kbps which seems to be a "sweet spot" for a lot of downloaders. What.CD does not allow transcodes, and for good reason - transcoding degrades audio quality.
For the interview, all you need to know is right here: What.CD: A Beginner's Guide To keep your account in good standing, you just have to give back what you take. And regarding transcoding FLAC on a MAC, a quick look at the What.CD forums suggests that XLD is the application to use. X Lossless Decoder: Lossless audio decoder for Mac OS X
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10-14-2011, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Finland
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My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Paradise Lost - Lost Paradise Paradise Lost - Gothic Paradise Lost - Shades of God Paradise Lost - Icon Paradise Lost - Draconian Times Reverend Bizarre - III: So Long Suckers Sepultura - Bestial Devastation Sepultura - Morbid Visions Sepultura - Arise Slint - Tweez Slint - Spiderland That's my list of buying priorities.
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10-14-2011, 09:48 AM
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Master, We Perish
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Havin a good time, rollin to the bottom.
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Sons of Otis - Spacejumbofudge
i'm not above harassment.
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10-14-2011, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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10-14-2011, 06:52 PM
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thirsty ears
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Boulder
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Seriously? You're not willing to work a little for the opportunity to have half a million records at your fingertips?
Wow. Well here's a hint of what you're missing - it's the download section for Bjork's new album, Biophilia: Code:
- 2011 - Original Release / One Little Indian / TPLP1016CD / CD » AAC / 320 114.39 MB » FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue 254.84 MB » MP3 / 320 113.60 MB » MP3 / V0 (VBR) 76.97 MB » MP3 / V2 (VBR) 62.11 MB » Ogg Vorbis / q8.x (VBR) 79.48 MB - 2011 - One Little Indian / TPLP1016CDX / Deluxe Edition / CD » FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue 329.94 MB » MP3 / 320 146.58 MB » MP3 / V0 (VBR) 100.59 MB - 2011 - HDtracks Audiophile Edition / WEB » FLAC / 24bit Lossless 1.15 GB - 2011 - iTunes Deluxe Edition / WEB » AAC / 256 130.68 MB - 2011 - Universal International / UICP-9043 / Japanese Edition / CD » AAC / 320 152.78 MB » FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue 341.34 MB » MP3 / 320 152.06 MB » MP3 / V0 (VBR) 104.07 MB » MP3 / V2 (VBR) 84.31 MB » Ogg Vorbis / q8.x (VBR) 106.47 MB - 2011 - One Little Indian / TPLP1016D / The Manual Edition / CD » AAC / 256 229.65 MB » FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue 657.94 MB » MP3 / 320 283.17 MB » MP3 / V0 (VBR) 195.32 MB » MP3 / V2 (VBR) 152.77 MB » Ogg Vorbis / q8.x (VBR) 198.93 MB
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10-14-2011, 06:54 PM
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eat the masters
Join Date: Aug 2008
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More like this: DSOTM
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10-14-2011, 07:06 PM
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Mate, Spawn & Die
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Rapping Community
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^I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking at there. Is that just dozens of versions of the same very well known and easy to find album? If so, I guess I'm not fully understanding why I'd be excited.
 I don't mean to sound like a dick or anything, I'm just struggling to see how this is worth effort. |
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