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Topspin clients tend to have hard-core fans who LOVE their music and care deeply about their sonic experience. That’s why 40% of Topspin consumers choose a higher-definition audio format when purchasing digital downloads. Hopefully that number will increase soon, because we’re pleased to announce we’ve partnered with Technicolor to offer the newest digital-compression format, mp3HD.
The original MP3 compression standard was created in the early 1990s, and its less-than-pure audio quality has gotten a lot of FLAC (see what I did there?) from audiophiles. As Internet bandwidth and data-storage capacity have increased over the past two decades, transmission and storage of larger files has become much easier for most people. But lossless audio, with its huge file-size and compatibility issues, has remained a world apart from everyday music listeners.
Last year, Thomson Consumer Electronics, a part of the team who developed the original mp3 compression standard, launched an upgraded format called mp3HD. This new format allows lossless compression of audio material while preserving backward compatibility to the mp3 standard. mp3HD files’ bitrates are around 876 Kbps, which blows standard mp3s out of the water. With file sizes between 20 – 25 MB, mp3HD files are slightly larger than mp3s (5 to 10 MB) but much smaller than FLACs (35 to 50 MB), and unlike FLACs or AACs, they can be played on any device that supports the mp3 standard.
As of today, Topspin clients can offer their music in mp3HD format. To make this format available, simply edit the Spin for the buy button on a digital product. Under “Include These Audio Track Formats”, check “MP3 HD”, save that panel, and publish the changes. Your buy-button will automatically update to include mp3HD as an option in the purchase flow. Be sure to tell your fans that your music is available in this new format, and start spreading the word. High-quality digital audio is available to the masses. Hallelujah!
Topspin clients tend to have hard-core fans who LOVE their music and care deeply about their sonic experience. That’s why 40% of Topspin consumers choose a higher-definition audio format when purchasing digital downloads. Hopefully that number will increase soon, because we’re pleased to announce we’ve partnered with Technicolor to offer the newest digital-compression format, mp3HD.
The original MP3 compression standard was created in the early 1990s, and its less-than-pure audio quality has gotten a lot of FLAC (see what I did there?) from audiophiles. As Internet bandwidth and data-storage capacity have increased over the past two decades, transmission and storage of larger files has become much easier for most people. But lossless audio, with its huge file-size and compatibility issues, has remained a world apart from everyday music listeners.
Last year, Thomson Consumer Electronics, a part of the team who developed the original mp3 compression standard, launched an upgraded format called mp3HD. This new format allows lossless compression of audio material while preserving backward compatibility to the mp3 standard. mp3HD files’ bitrates are around 876 Kbps, which blows standard mp3s out of the water. With file sizes between 20 – 25 MB, mp3HD files are slightly larger than mp3s (5 to 10 MB) but much smaller than FLACs (35 to 50 MB), and unlike FLACs or AACs, they can be played on any device that supports the mp3 standard.
As of today, Topspin clients can offer their music in mp3HD format. To make this format available, simply edit the Spin for the buy button on a digital product. Under “Include These Audio Track Formats”, check “MP3 HD”, save that panel, and publish the changes. Your buy-button will automatically update to include mp3HD as an option in the purchase flow. Be sure to tell your fans that your music is available in this new format, and start spreading the word. High-quality digital audio is available to the masses. Hallelujah!
