[LAU] mp3 codec question

[James Stone]

If you are using mp3 as the guide track, it is good practice for the guide
track to include sync tones. You can copy/paste these into your exported
wav of your guitars or whatever and then accurate alignment with the
original session is possible.

See:

http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/sync.learn.music

James
 On Feb 12, 2013 9:44 AM, "Lorenzo Sutton" <lorenzofsutton at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/02/13 20:35, Aaron L. wrote:
>
>> OK.....
>>
>> Friend sends rough mix of drums and bass in mp3 form.
>>
>> Tells me to record new guitars to this.....(he expects a wav file in
>> return).
>>
>
> Are you expected to return only the guitars you record or the whole 'mix'?
> In the former case you might bear with the quality loss introduced by
> encoding to mp3, especially if the bitrate is not too low (I guess at least
> 256kps). In the latter case I would politely ask your friend to send you a
> lossless version of the file(s) - e.g. wave or flac.
>
> Lorenzo.
>
>>
>> This "master in mp3 form" makes me a bit nervous.  Why?
>>
>> Because I don't know enough about the mp3 encoding process.........
>>
>> Is it "lossy" simply because it rounds-off stuff?
>>
>> Or does it actually drop samples (like various lossy video encoders?)
>>
>> If so, the wav file that I send him could get weird sample-wise when he
>> imports it into the "real" session, no?
>>
>> Am I picking nits here?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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