For geek audiophiles: MP3Pro, the best thing to happen since, well, MP3

[The Brain]

<i>Originally posted by SeeYouNextTuesday</i>
Does it intelligently cut out certain background sounds depending on random shit? We're still not losing any data if it's not compatible with something... thats just a matter of codecs.

<b>From the article:</b>
<i>How does MP3Pro preserve audio quality even at high compression levels? It essentially splits a signal and handles lower and higher frequencies differently. The low-frequency portion of the signal (0 to 8 kHz) is compressed using ordinary MP3 at a low bit rate. The high-frequency portion of the signal (8 to 16 kHz) is not actually compressed in the file; instead it is replicated or reconstructed on the playback side. Instructions for re-creating the complex portions of the signal are included in the file, and compatible players decode them and put the whole song together. </i>

Originally posted by Kid Afrika
As for this MP3Pro, is it backwards compatible? In other words, will my portable MP3 player be able to play an MP3Pro file?

Check on the <a href=http://www.mp3prozone.com/products.htm target=_blank>Coding Technologies</a> site for the list of products currently compatible with MP3Pro.