Schtiffles Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I'm curious, because Soundcloud streams in extremely low quality (128kbps), and tends to crush the hell out of highs. Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Make the file downloadable, which solves the problem. Link to post Share on other sites
Schtiffles Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Make the file downloadable, which solves the problem. Sorry I thought the title was clear enough, I meant assuming both options are available. Is it the case that you'll always download when possible then? Link to post Share on other sites
timaeus222 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If both are available, they should always download the file for the original fidelity. Link to post Share on other sites
Schtiffles Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If both are available, they'll always download the file for the original fidelity. Awesome, exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much Link to post Share on other sites
Flexstyle Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 If both are available, they'll always download the file for the original fidelity. I like how the non-judge chimed in here with no basis for that claim. Depends. I can usually get what I need out of the 128 kbps streamed file in order to judge a track, but if there's something going on where I think the quality would make a difference, of course I get the better MP3. Really, though, it doesn't always make a difference. If the arrangement isn't up to par or the mix is off by a certain amount, then the stream is all I need, and no point downloading anything. Link to post Share on other sites
timaeus222 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I like how the non-judge chimed in here with no basis for that claim. Depends. I can usually get what I need out of the 128 kbps streamed file in order to judge a track, but if there's something going on where I think the quality would make a difference, of course I get the better MP3. Really, though, it doesn't always make a difference. If the arrangement isn't up to par or the mix is off by a certain amount, then the stream is all I need, and no point downloading anything. Well, if you're going to give a consistent judgment whenever the production is compromised AND is more significantly problematic than the arrangement, I just don't see why you would download some mixes but not others. I can see why sometimes it can be negligible, but that's what I would do, at least. Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I download any file whenever available. However, Flex is right that sometimes the stream itself is perfectly fine to make a decision. If I were to YES something off a stream, it would be conditional on getting an actual copy of the file, since we'd have to post an actual MP3. Nothing more to add. timaeus222 and djpretzel 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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