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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 | + | # Monkeys Audio v4.16 http://www.monkeysaudio.com |
− | # Wavpack | + | # Wavpack v4.75.2 http://www.wavpack.com |
− | # Flac v1. | + | # Flac v1.3.1 https://xiph.org/flac/ |
− | For testing we use | + | For testing we use Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240, 3.4GHz, with 4GB RAM, operating under Windows 7 Professional. All tests were run on RAM-disk with capacity of 1GB. |
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! colspan="2" | Using 6 albums of various styles: | ! colspan="2" | Using 6 albums of various styles: | ||
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− | | 1. [[# | + | | 1. [[#David Benoit - Full Circle|David Benoit - Full Circle]] || 4. [[#Erick Friedman - Violin Showpieces|Erick Friedman - Violin Showpieces]] |
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− | | 2. [[# | + | | 2. [[#Sally Shapiro - Somewhere Else|Sally Shapiro - Somewhere Else]] || 5. [[#Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat|Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat]] |
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− | | 3. [[# | + | | 3. [[#Wilko Johnson - Going Back Home|Wilko Johnson - Going Back Home]] || 6. [[#Joel Grare - Paris-Istanbul-Shangai|Joel Grare - Paris-Istanbul-Shangai]] |
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! Comparison average result of all albums | ! Comparison average result of all albums | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 9 November 2015
- Codec Overview
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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.
- Monkeys Audio v4.16 http://www.monkeysaudio.com
- Wavpack v4.75.2 http://www.wavpack.com
- Flac v1.3.1 https://xiph.org/flac/
For testing we use Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240, 3.4GHz, with 4GB RAM, operating under Windows 7 Professional. All tests were run on RAM-disk with capacity of 1GB.
Using 6 albums of various styles: | |
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1. David Benoit - Full Circle | 4. Erick Friedman - Violin Showpieces |
2. Sally Shapiro - Somewhere Else | 5. Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat |
3. Wilko Johnson - Going Back Home | 6. Joel Grare - Paris-Istanbul-Shangai |
Comparison average result of all albums |
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Additional TTA comparisons online:
Enigma - Voyageur
options | file size (MB) | % of orig. file | encode time | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |