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<li><a href="http://tausoft.org/wiki/True_Audio_Codec_Support">Codec Implementation</a></li>
 
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==Comparing the [[True_Audio_Codec_Overview|TTA]] codec with three popular lossless audio compressors==
 
==Comparing the [[True_Audio_Codec_Overview|TTA]] codec with three popular lossless audio compressors==
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This section compares [[True_Audio_Codec_Overview|TTA]] with other free open-source lossless audio compressors.
 
This section compares [[True_Audio_Codec_Overview|TTA]] with other free open-source lossless audio compressors.
 
All music files were [[Wikipedia:WAV|WAV]] format files which were extracted from original audio [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]s. No pre-processing was performed.
 
All music files were [[Wikipedia:WAV|WAV]] format files which were extracted from original audio [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]s. No pre-processing was performed.
 
  
 
# Monkeys Audio v3.97 http://www.monkeysaudio.com
 
# Monkeys Audio v3.97 http://www.monkeysaudio.com
 
# Wavpack v3.97 http://www.wavpack.com
 
# Wavpack v3.97 http://www.wavpack.com
 
# Flac v1.1.0 http://flac.sourceforge.net  
 
# Flac v1.1.0 http://flac.sourceforge.net  
 
  
 
For testing we use P4 Celeron, 2.6GHz, SATA, with 256MB RAM, operating under Windows XP Home edition.
 
For testing we use P4 Celeron, 2.6GHz, SATA, with 256MB RAM, operating under Windows XP Home edition.
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* http://web.inter.nl.net/users/hvdh/lossless/main.htm
 
* http://web.inter.nl.net/users/hvdh/lossless/main.htm
 
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==Enigma - Voyageur==
 
==Enigma - Voyageur==
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| colspan="5" align="right" | Comparison [[#Top|Top]]
 
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==Franz Liszt - Piano Concertos==
 
==Franz Liszt - Piano Concertos==
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| colspan="5" align="right" | Comparison [[#Top|Top]]
 
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==Dagda - Celtic Trance==
 
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==Ott - Blumenkraft==
 
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==Schumann - Piano Concerto==
 
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==Yello - The Eye==
 
==Yello - The Eye==

Revision as of 19:09, 4 June 2015

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Comparing the TTA codec with three popular lossless audio compressors

This section compares TTA with other free open-source lossless audio compressors. All music files were WAV format files which were extracted from original audio CDs. No pre-processing was performed.

  1. Monkeys Audio v3.97 http://www.monkeysaudio.com
  2. Wavpack v3.97 http://www.wavpack.com
  3. Flac v1.1.0 http://flac.sourceforge.net

For testing we use P4 Celeron, 2.6GHz, SATA, with 256MB RAM, operating under Windows XP Home edition.

Using 6 albums of various styles:
1. Enigma - Voyageur 4. Ott - Blumenkraft
2. Franz Liszt - Piano Concertos 5. Schumann - Piano Concerto
3. Dagda - Celtic Trance 6. Yello - The Eye
Comparison average result of all albums

TTA comparison - Average result

Additional TTA comparisons online:

Enigma - Voyageur

options file size (MB)  % of orig. file encode time
WAV file - 477.8 100.0 *47:20
TTA 3.0 - 275.6 57.7 0:49
Monkey's Audio 3.97 fast 277.3 58.0 0:52
Wavpack 3.97 fast 296.6 62.1 0:22
Flac 1.1.0 fast (0) 302.0 63.2 0:43
Monkey's Audio 3.97 normal 272.4 57.0 1:12
Wavpack 3.97 normal 279.8 58.6 0:44
Flac 1.1.0 normal (5) 284.6 59.6 1:21
Monkey's Audio 3.97 high 271.5 56.8 1:25
Wavpack 3.97 high 273.6 57.3 1:43
Flac 1.1.0 high (8) 283.3 59.3 10:34
Comparison Top

Franz Liszt - Piano Concertos

options file size (MB)  % of orig. file encode time
WAV file - 659.2 100.0 *59:42
TTA 3.0 - 226.3 34.3 1:01
Monkey's Audio 3.97 fast 226.2 34.3 1:05
Wavpack 3.97 fast 274.3 41.6 0:25
Flac 1.1.0 fast (0) 247.4 37.5 0:52
Monkey's Audio 3.97 normal 219.7 33.3 1:34
Wavpack 3.97 normal 236.0 35.8 0:56
Flac 1.1.0 normal (5) 240.0 36.4 1:40
Monkey's Audio 3.97 high 217.0 32.9 1:53
Wavpack 3.97 high 225.5 34.2 2:16
Flac 1.1.0 high (8) 239.3 36.3 13:12
Comparison Top

Dagda - Celtic Trance

options file size (MB)  % of orig. file encode time
WAV file - 567.8 100.0 *56:14
TTA 3.0 - 347.4 61.2 0:59
Monkey's Audio 3.97 fast 345.8 60.9 1:01
Wavpack 3.97 fast 361.9 63.7 0:27
Flac 1.1.0 fast (0) 366.2 64.5 0:54
Monkey's Audio 3.97 normal 340.1 59.9 1:26
Wavpack 3.97 normal 348.7 61.4 0:53
Flac 1.1.0 normal (5) 352.0 62.0 1:36
Monkey's Audio 3.97 high 337.1 59.4 1:43
Wavpack 3.97 high 342.1 60.2 2:05
Flac 1.1.0 high (8) 350.0 61.6 12:34
Comparison Top

Ott - Blumenkraft

options file size (MB)  % of orig. file encode time
WAV file - 734.2 100.0 *72:44
TTA 3.0 - 471.1 64.2 1:17
Monkey's Audio 3.97 fast 472.1 64.3 1:18
Wavpack 3.97 fast 507.2 69.0 0:34
Flac 1.1.0 fast (0) 520.0 70.8 1:07
Monkey's Audio 3.97 normal 463.4 63.1 1:49
Wavpack 3.97 normal 477.0 64.9 1:06
Flac 1.1.0 normal (5) 485.7 66.2 1:58
Monkey's Audio 3.97 high 460.8 62.8 2:11
Wavpack 3.97 high 465.8 63.4 2:34
Flac 1.1.0 high (8) 482.9 65.8 15:14
Comparison Top

Schumann - Piano Concerto

options file size (MB)  % of orig. file encode time
WAV file - 618.7 100.0 *64:49
TTA 3.0 - 218.6 35.3 0:58
Monkey's Audio 3.97 fast 216.1 34.9 1:00
Wavpack 3.97 fast 252.7 40.9 0:23
Flac 1.1.0 fast (0) 235.7 38.1 0:48
Monkey's Audio 3.97 normal 212.3 34.3 1:27
Wavpack 3.97 normal 224.6 36.3 0:53
Flac 1.1.0 normal (5) 229.9 37.2 1:34
Monkey's Audio 3.97 high 210.7 34.1 1:45
Wavpack 3.97 high 216.4 34.9 2:08
Flac 1.1.0 high (8) 229.3 37.1 12:28
Comparison Top

Yello - The Eye

options file size (MB)  % of orig. file encode time
WAV file - 612.4 100.0 *61:01
TTA 3.0 - 373.6 61.0 1:03
Monkey's Audio 3.97 fast 374.8 61.2 1:07
Wavpack 3.97 fast 392.4 64.1 0:28
Flac 1.1.0 fast (0) 402.2 65.7 0:55
Monkey's Audio 3.97 normal 367.6 60.0 1:33
Wavpack 3.97 normal 378.3 61.8 0:54
Flac 1.1.0 normal (5) 382.8 62.5 1:34
Monkey's Audio 3.97 high 364.9 59.6 1:52
Wavpack 3.97 high 370.1 60.4 2:07
Flac 1.1.0 high (8) 379.8 61.9 12:43
Comparison Top