- down song #1, wav format. 26.4 MB.
(youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav song #1 URL).
- down song #1, flac format. 23.2 MB.
(youtube-dl -x --audio-format flac song #1 URL).
Hmmm . . .
- down song #2, wav format. 44.0 MB.
(youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav song #2 URL).
- down song #2, flac format. 47.4MB!
(youtube-dl -x --audio-format flac song #2 URL).
Aren't FLAC files supposed to be much smaller than WAV files?
WTF?
Who cares
Lol what is it 2005? An HDD is extremely cheap, if you can't afford the extra memory doesn't listen to audiophile meme snakeoil
Flac is usually smaller than wav, yes. But not much smaller in all instances (though it can be depending on the source). You're likely confusing that with Opus.
IDK what youtube-dl does, these may not actually be from the same yt sauce stream.
>Aren't FLAC files supposed to be much smaller than WAV files?
No, they only compress the wave file, not compress and throw away data like lossy codecs.
why would you bother saving music from youtube in flac or wav?
You can adjust the compression of FLAC files. Could YouTube-dl be using the lowest setting?
This
A source of audio that has already undergone lossy compression will not get good savings from the FLAC codec - and you shouldn't be saving it as raw PCM either. Keep it in its original lossy format to prevent any further degradation.
>Ripping audio from Youtube in FLAC
What the fuck is wrong with you?