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MP3 Decoder Review - MPEG
DJ GoWave!
MPEG
DJ GoWave by Xaudio.de -- Review
courtesy of David Robinson
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Source: |
Xaudio http://www.xaudio.de/pages/gowave.html
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| Version: |
1.30 © 1999-2000 Sahin Tepe
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| Settings: |
none
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| Similar
products: |
Xaudio.de
(not to be confused with Xaudio.com
- different company!) provide a range of mpeg tools.
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| Verdict: |
Good |
| VBR: |
All |
| Full file: |
Always |
| Major Flaws: |
Occasional
large high-frequency errors |
| Minor Flaws: |
Low level
accuracy |
| Output level: |
correct |
| 1-bit relative
accuracy: |
Fair |
| 1-bit absolute
accuracy: |
Fair |
"MpegDJ GoWave! is a stand-alone freeware
decoding utility. Browse to your mp3 files, drag them into the job list,
and click Decode to Wave.
MpegDJ GoWave! occasionally makes large
high frequency errors. For 1/100th of a second, it will fail to decode
any frequencies above 16kHz. This is beyond most people's hearing, but
may be audible to some people. This problem occurs during test signals
and real music. The following plots show the onset of a burst of noise.
In the top plot, l3dec
correctly decodes the noise up to 21kHz. In the bottom plot, MpegDJ
GoWave! fails to decode frequencies above 16kHz at the onset of the
noise burst.
MpegDJ fails to decode frequencies above
16kHz at start of noise burst (black area centre top).
Horizontal scale=samples Vertical scale=frequency
The high frequency errors made by MpegDJ
GoWave! are potentially more serious than those noted with other
decoders since they occur with most signals, and affect large amplitude
(i.e. loud) frequency components.
The other problem with MpegDJ GoWave! is
that its low level accuracy is questionable. The sine waves used in the
Least
Significant Bit test were present when decoded by MpegDJ, but
they were distorted and more noisy than those decoded by the correct
decoders.
In Conclusion, though MpegDJ GoWave!
copes well with all mp3 files (it never crashes), it cannot be
recommended due to high frequency and low level errors in its output."
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Review courtesy of David Robinson
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