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MP3 Decoder Review - Cool
Edit Pro
Cool
Edit Pro Plugin by Syntrillium
-- Review
courtesy of David Robinson
| Decoder
Source: |
Syntrillium http://www.syntrillium.com/
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| Version: |
v1.0 © 1999
Syntrillium
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| Price: |
$29
(free demo available - 1 minute / 30 day restriction)
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| Settings: |
none
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| Similar
products: |
Code sourced from FhG.
Demo mp3 decoder CEP
GNU is completely different.
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| Verdict: |
Good |
| VBR: |
Some |
| Full
file: |
Sometimes |
| Major
Flaws: |
Loose
end of some VBR files |
| Minor
Flaws: |
End
of some files clipped by a few samples |
| Output
level: |
correct |
| 1-bit
relative accuracy: |
Excellent |
| 1-bit
absolute accuracy: |
Excellent |
"The mp3 capability provided for
Cool Edit Pro by this plug-in is licensed from FhG. This includes a file
filter that allows you to load mp3s into CEP, manipulate them, and save
them in any supported audio format (In this test, we used Windows PCM
.wav). When working, it produces identical output to Winamp
v2.22 and the ACM
1999 codec.
Unfortunately the Cool Edit Pro plug-in
chops a significant portion off certain VBR files, and also clips the
end off files produce by FhG mp3 producer pro (the industry standard).
If Syntrillium fix these bugs in the future, they will have a perfect
decoder.
EXTRA NOTES:
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Version 1.1 of this plug-in has the
same decoding problems.
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The encoding
capabilities of the MP3 me plug-in were also used in this
test. The same routines are probably built into Cool Edit 2000
(untested), available for $69."
--
Review courtesy of David Robinson
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