Posted by Curtis on 01/02/06 22:14

'twas Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:44:14 -0800, when "Pete Rissler"
<peter_rissler@rissler.reno.nv.us> was compelled by mysterious forces
of nature to write:

>> --
>It's definately nonstandard but there are a few computer software players
>that will play them thought I don't know of any hardware players that will.
>Here's what AllOfMP3.com has on the subject.
>My audio player does not play the files I've downloaded in the 384 Kbps bit
>rate.
>This 384 Kbps bit rate is used for encoding MP3 files using 'Free Format'
>technology. The playback of such files is not supported by most audio
>players.
>
>Here is a list of players/decoders that do support Free Format:
>
> a.. MAD: up to 640 kbps
> b.. LAME: up to 550 kbps
> c.. FreeAmp: up to 440 kbps
> d.. l3dec: up to 310 kbps
>
>You can turn Free Format into WAV using the LAME encoder by inputting the
>following into the command line: lame --decode filename.mp3
>
>MP3 files encoded in the Free Format also play on the MAD plug-in for
>Winamp.
>
>LAME version 3.91 and the MAD plug-in are available for download from the
>"Software" section of this website.

Bloody hell, you learn something new every day. You've got to wonder
why they even bother. Found this (little out of date I know)
http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/freeformat.html


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