• @WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    iTunes sells drm-free music downloads. The still do, if you go to the iTunes Store and not the Apple Music streaming surface.

    There are better options out there though, like BandCamp.

    • @ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social
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      1221 days ago

      Bandcamp only works if the band originated there. Most labels don’t sell anything through bandcamp. If a label doesn’t release digital lossless for me to buy it’s getting downloaded on Soulseek.

      • @ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social
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        21 days ago

        Don’t do this. You will lose quality every time you re-transcode an audio file. AAC is supported by basically everything now.

        Also MP3 is a pretty bad format all things considered. The most efficient format is Opus, it’s open source and transparent at 160kbps.

          • @WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
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            021 days ago

            I mean so is MP3. If you really want to be a non-proprietary purist you need to rely on Opus for a lossy audio compression, which is not as widely supported in music players as MP3 or AAC.

            • xep
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              MP3’s licenses and patents have expired.