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Please add support for the hidden ORIGINAL mp3 in mixcloud.com

Flashgot Media finds only the compressed m4a 64kbps version (its quality is not as good as the original) and the track's preview (it's a 20 seconds 96kbps mp3).

There's a good site that does find this original mp3:
http://offliberty.com/
[They also have there a bookmarklet.]
Note that sometimes clicking the bookmarklet doesn't find the mp3 so you need to try again.

Here's a link to a mixtape in mixcloud.com which has the original hidden 192kbps mp3 file.
http://www.mixcloud.com/heavysoulbrutha ... -together/

There's also a post which explains how to find the hidden original mp3 of mixcloud.com without using the bookmarklet.
Download Mixcloud Mixes As MP3 M4A Or AAC

TIA.

URL: Sounds Of The Year... So Far!


FlashGot Media see's the .m4a.
.mp3 preview is: .mp3 is: Looks like if you s/m4a\\/64/originals, then s/.m4a/.mp3/ you'll get the mp3.

Considerable size difference; 36 MB for the m4a, 67kbps, 102 MB for the mp3, 192kbps. (Wonder if there is an actual quality difference between the two? And if not, then it makes no sense to get the mp3.)


Bookmarklet works.


Might be a simple change to FlashGot to accommodate, will have to see?

Considerable size difference; 36 MB for the m4a, 67kbps, 102 MB for the mp3, 192kbps. (Wonder if there is an actual quality difference between the two? And if not, then it makes no sense to get the mp3.)

Yes, there is an actual quality difference between the original mp3 and the m4a.

Here are 2 links to the same mixtape .One is on souncloud.com and the second is on mixcloud.com.

The original mixtape is a 52MB 128kbps mp3.

You can test the difference between the original mp3 and the compressed m4a even without downloading the files. (just click the play button on both os the links)

https://soundcloud.com/bamalovesoul/bam ... nts-steady

http://www.mixcloud.com/bamalovesoul/steady-groove-3/

Soundcloud streams it as it is (BTW - Souncloud streams all its files in 128kbps mp3 - even if the original is is more than 128kbps).
Mixcloud.com streams a compressed (probably to save bandwidth) version - a 64kbps m4a.

If you have good speakers/headphones you will easily notice that the original mp3 trebles are much better. (Listen to the first minutes of the mixtape).

Converting audio usually reduces quality.
http://mp3.about.com/od/musicformats/a/MP3settings.htm
Lossy to Lossy:
"The MP3 format is a lossy format and converting to another lossy format (including another MP3) is not recommended. Even if you try to convert to a higher bitrate, you will still lose quality. It is usually best to leave the original as it is, unless you want to reduce storage space and don’t mind a reduction in audio resolution."