MP3 is to some musicophiles what 30 FPS is to some PC gamers... ;)
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It could be the push for someone on the fence about it though. I know I would rather have FLAC over MP3, but that is mostly because my car plays MP3 terribly (some how, no idea why, it skips and pops with virtually all MP3s, plays FLAC nicely)
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That's weird. One would expect FLAC to play worse on a low-spec device.
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It could be encoding? I don't know much about FLAC, but MP3 is "compressed" so it can actually have a higher performance hit than uncompressed audio.
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True, but I would expect sheer bitrate to have more of an impact. And FLAC is encoded, too, just lossless. Probably just a poor MP3 decoding implementation.
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Some car devices don't like MP3 files with variable bit rate. Convert it to constant 256 or 320 bps and try again. It must be horrible to have to use uncompressed raw FLAC since they take up a lot of space and most car sound systems are not that high end to make the difference...
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Space isn't an issue, it has 64 GB and is expandable. The CDs I ripped were all at 320, reripping them as FLAC (which does take a lot more room like you said) seemed to make my car happy. Same with Bandcamp songs. The 320 MP3s still play terrible and the FLAC is fine.
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I fill my music player (8 gigs) with FLAC mostly. They may take space but it's worth it. (:
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Actually it's more like 60Hz monitors vs 120Hz ones (or even 120Hz vs 140Hz) because the audible difference between properly encoded 320 kbps MP3 and FLAC is usually non-audible.
The advantage of FLAC is that you have a RAW digital track and so any further re-encode in other formats (vorbis, mpeg 3/4, windows media, real audio, etc) will not suffer from the distortions applied by the mpeg encoder.
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I don't know for sure, but I would bet yes.
All of the other Double Fine games I have on humble have both mp3 and Flac soundtracks, so chances are good that it would have Flac this time too.
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It doesn't make a difference to you if it's FLAC or MP3 (high bitrate), you can't tell them apart. Unless you have tested yourself with the ABX test (link) or similar test with high bitrate MP3 file and FLAC file and have got a sufficiently high % to prove otherwise.
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I work a lot with music in my spare time and I teach at the local technical university. I used to think it matters, but since my knowledge about the science behind it has increased I know that usually it does not matter for most of the people (mostly sound engineers and pros should tell them apart). So, I haven't had the heart to test it out, because I probably won't like the outcome :)
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The soundtrack is listed in the bundle page. What they don't tell you is if it's a direct download from their site, or if the $13 tier of the bundle includes the "Grim Fandango Remastered - Soundtrack Edition" or the base game only. Or if it's both (download and Steam Sountrack Edition).
Same goes for Massive Chalice, it's nor clear how the OST is delivered (a "Soundtrack Edition" also exists on Steam).
The recent "Build your Double Fine Bundle" sale on HB featured this games as the "normal" edition (with DRM-free download), but no soundtrack at all. Now this one includes the soundtrack. Personally, I think that giving away the soundtrack as a DRM-free download only and not include the "Soundtrack Edition" of the game is a stupid move. You already have the soundtrack as a direct download on HB, so why would it hurt to also include it on the Steam key that is provided?
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Oh didn't notice it. I bought it from the store some months ago and effectively it didn't have the soundtrack
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The soundtracks are direct downloads. You can tell because of the small CD icons at the bottom of the bundle. If they were providing the Soundtrack Edition, then it would be specifically named that. Humble almost always provides the music DRM-Free, rather than as Steam DLC. And no, they never give you both.
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Here's the most complete version of the soundtrack:
http://www.sumthing.com/p/grim-fandango-remastered-directors-cut/
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Hi all
Thanks for your contribution but
Stilll no one clearly has answered my question:
Is it Flac or Mp3 ?
Thanks.
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looks like if you want a useful answer you need to ask humble support :)
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It's MP3. Humble does not and has never provided FLAC.
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Sorry, but you're wrong. Just checked like 25-30 titles in my HB library and more than 50% of them have FLAC version of well, besides the MP3
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You're right. It seems they don't do it on a consistent basis, so it must depend on what the publisher provides.
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Yep, I was wrong on that one. You can tell I don't normally pay as much attention to game soundtracks.
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you don't normally pay as much attention to game soundtracks.
i think i really can. good to know.
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I just want a customer advice from other gamers.
If anyone read this : is the current humble bundle grim fandango OST in FLAC or in MP3 ?
Thanks
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Hi.
If anyone recently bought the last weekly humble bundle with grim fandango.
Can you tell me if the Grim Fandango OST is Flac or Mp3.
Thanks for your help.
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