Free Song Downloads and Sound Quality
Free song downloads are a great way to assemble massive song libraries and to sample the ever expanding menu of new groups and artists releasing tunes out there. Now, pretty much all free song downloads are structured in a compressed format, which is great for smaller file size, but not so great for sound quality. Compressed audio files take a lot of the color out of the music, the color intended by the original artist.
So what’s a music fan to do for better sound quality? Well, for those albums that are your all-time favorites, you might consider actually buying the CD. Hey, CD’s have come down in price and are a small price to pay for the added sonic burst you will receive. From the physical CD, you will now have the option to rip to Mp3 format, but in a lower compression setting. This will give you a higher sound quality mp3 for your favorite songs.
