16 vs 32 vs 64 vs 128 vs 256 KBPS MUSIC COMPARISON / SOUND QUALITY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN [2024]

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  • Music: Last Summer - Ikson
    I make a video about different audio,sound,voice quality comparison and quality difference between in Kbps.
    Thank you for watching,if you like the video don't forget to like video and subscribe!
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  • @shaldon1
    @shaldon1  2 роки тому +2710

    Thanks to everyone who watched my video, please don't forget to subscribe and like the video!

    • @infradragon
      @infradragon Рік тому +14

      the idea of this video is cool and all but it is practically useless if we do not know what compression codec is being used. is it aac? speex? opus? the quality of audio can vary significantly based on the audio compression codec

    • @infradragon
      @infradragon Рік тому +9

      in addition, the audio is compressed by UA-cam as well as the editing software you use, and so the perceived audio quality is lower than it would be in a real use case.

    • @keshavrajkushwaha777
      @keshavrajkushwaha777 Рік тому +1

      Name of the music used

    • @hayden9876
      @hayden9876 Рік тому

      @@keshavrajkushwaha777 Last summer- Ikson

    • @hayden9876
      @hayden9876 Рік тому +2

      @@infradragon The bitrate of the audio on UA-cam videos is capped at 126, so there's literally no difference between the 128 and 256kbps versions

  • @ilinky129
    @ilinky129 3 роки тому +20225

    Zoom classes: 2kbps

  • @ThatKidTony
    @ThatKidTony Рік тому +11691

    Just the jump from 32 to 64 is so drastic.

    • @Hexagonian
      @Hexagonian Рік тому +535

      yeah, i wonder why the jump from 16 to 32 wasn't as drastic, or even more drastic.

    • @GoToMan
      @GoToMan Рік тому +263

      @@Hexagonian Because this song has that particular signature.

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 Рік тому

      @@Hexagonian because 32 is bigger than 16 dumbSS

    • @lusk4992
      @lusk4992 Рік тому +393

      @@Hexagonian because its an exponencial thing, the difference between 16 to 32 is 16, 32 to 64 is 32

    • @cube-nite
      @cube-nite Рік тому +159

      16 to 32 is only a 16 kb difference, and both are worse than average, so it's hard for us to differentiate. 32 to 64 is doubling the quality, and 64 is quite decent. 64 to 128 is less noticeable because both are high quality. It's like FPS: 30 to 60 is a big difference, but it starts diminishing especially when you get to 144+.
      256 is misleading because I believe 256 is only on UA-cam music or something. If I'm wrong and 256 is indeed on UA-cam, I guess the diminishing benefit thing really shows there.

  • @92LuisAlfredo
    @92LuisAlfredo 2 роки тому +8665

    If you don't notice any difference between 128 and 256 it's because UA-cam limits the audio quality to 128 Kbps to every video

    • @pineappledude5397
      @pineappledude5397 2 роки тому +766

      Well how come people are able to tell the difference between 128 and 256. Is it a placebo?

    • @92LuisAlfredo
      @92LuisAlfredo 2 роки тому +870

      @@pineappledude5397
      In this video it is, but if you get something like a song or the original video then the audio quality will be better

    • @MarkDavies10
      @MarkDavies10 2 роки тому +108

      +1 (I was about to post the same thing)

    • @DelevarOfficial
      @DelevarOfficial 2 роки тому +377

      UA-cam actually limits the audio to 128kbps for AAC and 160kbps for Opus.

    • @panuru9175
      @panuru9175 2 роки тому +96

      The most based coment i ever seen

  • @vannhantran547
    @vannhantran547 Рік тому +900

    The jump from 32 kbps to 64kbps was so drastic. I could hear the differences insanely clearly

  • @harjeet2872
    @harjeet2872 6 місяців тому +125

    But UA-cam also reduces the quality of video and audio, that is, the audio that is playing is also compressed. 😂

    • @yashwanthreddy5042
      @yashwanthreddy5042 4 місяці тому +5

      Its true that it compresses lower quality ones too but when we talk about lower quality ones the compresion dosent matter much because both will sound nearly same

    • @harjeet2872
      @harjeet2872 4 місяці тому

      @@yashwanthreddy5042 yup 🤜🏼

  • @DzakiRaslam
    @DzakiRaslam 3 роки тому +4848

    0:13 16 kbps
    0:38 32 kbps
    1:06 64 kbps
    1:34 128 kbps
    2:02 256 kbps

    • @decorateur2024
      @decorateur2024 3 роки тому +164

      i like people like you thnks bro

    • @francoie2840
      @francoie2840 3 роки тому +28

      @@naresh8428 No need to apologize. For some people, english is all they know.

    • @katethehottest4043
      @katethehottest4043 2 роки тому +12

      The first one is before cleaning your ears and the last is after cleaning

    • @kucingsuci
      @kucingsuci 2 роки тому

      @@Undamaged17 adit lu cringe anjg

    • @abed6127
      @abed6127 2 роки тому +2

      شكراً 😉

  • @DaniGaming333
    @DaniGaming333 3 роки тому +1663

    I can totally feel the differences in this audio, awesome

    • @shaldon1
      @shaldon1  3 роки тому +100

      Thank you so much

    • @rajmishra7870
      @rajmishra7870 3 роки тому +26

      Could I feel difference between 128 and 320

    • @noahtaker5394
      @noahtaker5394 3 роки тому +3

      bro dani i found you xD

    • @gowrishankar7544
      @gowrishankar7544 2 роки тому +10

      @@shaldon1 bro in youtube or other source of video watching when you change quality from 360p to 480p the sudden change in audio will happen and what kbps is that in 480p??? and
      Maximum audio songs quality that we can get easily is which quality??

    • @KTHKUHNKK
      @KTHKUHNKK 2 роки тому

      @@shaldon1
      Very nicely done

  • @minidreschi2
    @minidreschi2 2 роки тому +2611

    16: lots of missing details, u hear its compressed
    32: u get some more detail, but u also hear they are compressed still
    64: whoa! high! some "pinches" still blocky tho
    128: now its sounds 'clear'
    256: there now u have hard time to decide or notice

    • @tangoyanzkee7681
      @tangoyanzkee7681 2 роки тому +59

      You got me in 256 LOL

    • @gon5403
      @gon5403 2 роки тому +10

      so true 🤣

    • @Rafa-ej9wr
      @Rafa-ej9wr 2 роки тому +148

      as youtube compreses audio so you cant hear a difference between 128 and 256

    • @Dhanraj919
      @Dhanraj919 2 роки тому +46

      @@Rafa-ej9wr still you can feel the effect of bass and cleanliness if you use decent headphones or good earphones

    • @Tiramisu71
      @Tiramisu71 2 роки тому +55

      256kbps sounds much better at 2:13 when you compare it to 1:45

  • @kingsupreme1532
    @kingsupreme1532 Рік тому +585

    Just so you all know UA-cam automatically compresses uploaded audio to 128 kbps
    So 256 kbps audio in this video will be same as 128kbps as well

    • @anuragkat66
      @anuragkat66 6 місяців тому +69

      Not true, you can check the bitrate by opening stats of the video, max is 256, for some videos

    • @legendrags
      @legendrags 6 місяців тому +31

      ​@@anuragkat66and it depends on the device support for 256 kbps.

    • @anuragkat66
      @anuragkat66 6 місяців тому +27

      @@legendrags Yes but today everyone has devices that can easily play high res, which is way more than 256 kbps

    • @defryjusak4282
      @defryjusak4282 6 місяців тому

      Depends on your phone audio chip tho, most of phone today can play a 16bit/44khz audio files, so 320kbps are very easy to processes by phone audio chip, but if you have a dac/dap then you could probably play a 32bit/392khz audio with ease, but until today, there is no music mas mastered on 32bit/392khz, the most is only 24bit/192khz, but having that hires audio is kinda useless if you only uses it for hearing the song, unless you want to remastered/mastering a song because it help to reduce a distortion on the audio when mastering it. 24bit/44khz is more than enough because its offer all frequencies human ear could hear​@@anuragkat66

    • @EmergedFromReddit
      @EmergedFromReddit 3 місяці тому +27

      UA-cam uses Opus @160Kbps VBR and that is sometimes higher quality than a MP3 @320Kbps.
      Opus is the best audio codec for 64Kbps+ Music. It's the successor of OGG Vorbis. It's nearly 60% more efficient than MP3. Listening tests done by Audiophiles gave 192kbps opus a perfect score. 192kbps is indistinguishable from flac, even to audiophiles. 192kbps MP3 got a poor score. Even 320kbps MP3 didn't get a perfect score.
      Also, the *251* in *251 opus* isn't the bitrate, it's the format code.
      251 = Opus 128 ~ 160Kbps VBR
      250 = Opus 64Kbps VBR
      249 = Opus 48Kbps VBR
      600 = Opus 32Kbps VBR
      I'll post a reply with links to some sample files. If the comment doesn't show up, reply.

  • @gsau3000
    @gsau3000 6 місяців тому +6

    Sort of like when you watch an ad for a high definition TV on a standard definition TV

  • @ZeroAlligator
    @ZeroAlligator 2 роки тому +3619

    Different people have different opinions on what sounds good based upon how well you can hear, and the quality of your headphones. With my cheap headphones there is barely a difference between 64/128/256, but if I plug in a high range set of quality headphones the difference is pretty dramatic. This is exactly what I needed to determine the bitrate to encode for my kid’s cheap headphones, 64kpbs all the way! 😁

    • @dramaticnormanbates2605
      @dramaticnormanbates2605 2 роки тому +101

      I think you should use ~64 kbps Opus instead, 64 kbps MP3 is just not capable of capturing the beauty of music. Speaking of the crappy sound system, I picked up my cheap earphones worth about 10 euros and did a blind test on it, and the ~64 kbps Opus was indistinguishable from the 128 kbps MP3 files. It's a disgustingly efficient audio format. At ~128 kbps it basically hits audio transparency.

    • @Malte-Micha
      @Malte-Micha 2 роки тому +70

      320kbps is the best sound quality when downloading a song from internet. As a recording engineer my ears are well tuned all my music files are in CD quality, vinyl is nice but popping could be heard.

    • @tibso.
      @tibso. 2 роки тому +32

      128/256 is really hard to distinguish even with a good setup. (I can’t at least)

    • @Malte-Micha
      @Malte-Micha 2 роки тому +23

      @@tibso. As a recording and or mix engineer the ear is tuned a different way then most. For many it is hard to distinguish, for us in the music/sound industry we hear it, only because we know ow what to look for. The principals of a sine wave and sound.

    • @averagename9945
      @averagename9945 2 роки тому +19

      There’s a very vague difference between 128 and 256. 256 is crispier and gives more of the ethereal floating feeling that the others can’t give.

  • @Lucid_XP
    @Lucid_XP 2 роки тому +872

    for my own reference
    0:13 16 kbps
    0:39 32 kbps
    1:06 64 kbps
    1:34 128 kbps
    2:02 256 kbps

    • @biswatma2383
      @biswatma2383 2 роки тому +19

      I feel 16k 32k same
      And 64k 128k 256k are same
      I have to read at graphic level.

    • @biswatma2383
      @biswatma2383 2 роки тому +4

      Try it
      You have to listen on headphone and your friend has to swap between 16k and 32k
      And same at 64k 128k 256k. Your job have to listen on close eyes.
      Can you hear any difference on close eyes at them

    • @Lucid_XP
      @Lucid_XP 2 роки тому +3

      @@biswatma2383 I think I can barely hear the difference between 64 and 256 but moreso in the regards of dynamic range (?)
      256 feels more full from the beginning to end of each note whereas 64 sounds more choppy but definitely still listenable

    • @biswatma2383
      @biswatma2383 2 роки тому +1

      @@Lucid_XP Yes right

    • @lukabosnjak3829
      @lukabosnjak3829 Рік тому

      @@Lucid_XP I can hear the difference between 128k and 256k, more response in upper treable

  • @IMRANOGC
    @IMRANOGC Рік тому +305

    Legends are watching this without Earphone 😂🤣

    • @Herobrine_Unknown
      @Herobrine_Unknown 9 місяців тому +7

      Same loll

    • @Maximk0White
      @Maximk0White 7 місяців тому +14

      And without sound!

    • @Frostbound_Magic
      @Frostbound_Magic 7 місяців тому

      me 😂😂

    • @Frostbound_Magic
      @Frostbound_Magic 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Maximk0White lol
      what are you watching 😂😂

    • @kcscustom9759
      @kcscustom9759 6 місяців тому +1

      If you have a device with decent speakers (for example I am watching on an iPad Air gen 4) you can actually hear the difference just fine.

  • @MarkandJello
    @MarkandJello Рік тому +27

    Perfect example of the different bitrates, really helps out!

  • @Mibe519
    @Mibe519 Рік тому +27

    0:13 UA-cam quality

  • @C_Corpze
    @C_Corpze Рік тому +774

    Do keep in mind that thus can vary WILDLY depending on what audio format you use.
    OGG Vorbis and Opus can encode audio in very low bitrates but sound like 192 - 240kbps still.
    Their compression algorithms are extremely clever and well designed, able to shave off a lot of bits with no audible loss in quality.
    I’d love to hear a comparison of those tbh.

    • @ozordiprince9405
      @ozordiprince9405 Рік тому +34

      That's why video games encode their sound effects in ogg. They're lightweight but still HQ

    • @Sb129
      @Sb129 Рік тому +28

      I remember back in the day WMA encoded 64 and 128kbps to a smaller size than MP3s and yet sounded pretty much the same.
      The old days of trying to cram as many songs into a 64mb MP3 player as tolerable.

    • @DAN9I
      @DAN9I Рік тому +1

      Алгоритмы работают так, при информации самых верхних частот битрейт повышается, когда нет вч битрейт снижается

    • @pwnwin
      @pwnwin Рік тому +1

      Ooh, nice.

    • @raffaeleserfilippi8363
      @raffaeleserfilippi8363 Рік тому +9

      aac for example on a 256kb/s bitrate sounds better than mp3 on 320kb/s, that's another example of the efficiency of the sound compression

  • @sakkechu99
    @sakkechu99 2 роки тому +194

    first big difference for me was from 32kbs to 64kbs the quality and clearance of the audio is big imo

    • @gamerskavilla9552
      @gamerskavilla9552 Рік тому

      Bcoz the Data coming To your speaker Is doubled Dude 🤣

  • @airwack
    @airwack 10 місяців тому +12

    isn't UA-cam capped at 128Kbps?

  • @lmars
    @lmars Рік тому +10

    Doing this same video with audio from a live band with some light vocals would really help over digital audio. As you could get the highs from the cymbals to lows of the kick drum, and the warm mids from a vocal accompaniment. Nice video though.

  • @ozkaar5287
    @ozkaar5287 Рік тому +131

    For additional insight:
    I have the excellent equipment. It’s all perfectly placed. All the room correction is setup. The room is dedicated for A/V. SACD, Blu-Ray Audio, DTS disks, Atmos Blu-rays, streamed MQA, etc.
    I can tell a good recording / production from a bad one. I can usually tell a remastered version from an original track.
    I cannot tell high/low bitrate past ~192. I’ve done enough A/B testing across codecs, media formats, and streaming to have proven this to myself.

    • @ivanalvarado3646
      @ivanalvarado3646 Рік тому +9

      Even the trained ears have to listen in a quiet setting, in a song they know very well, to be able to hear the difference.
      And it’s usually “Oh the cymbals are ever so slightly crisper.” It’s not like the song becomes something and totally different.
      Lossy codecs are amazing considering how they were during the Napster days. While I still download all my music in FLAC, I have zero issues with 320kbps LAME MP3, Ogg, and 256kbps AAC for streaming.

    • @coviren
      @coviren 10 місяців тому

      @@ivanalvarado3646 that's what i was thinking... imho i ave no problem either with even 196kbps m4a for streaming or downloading random songs, but for mixing tracks i need at least 320kbps mp3...

    • @TheSpartacusTV
      @TheSpartacusTV 6 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@ivanalvarado3646Gonna stay true to my 1536 or 2116kbp .wav files, haha

    • @totoche_9488
      @totoche_9488 6 місяців тому

      Maybe you have best equipments, but i think you don't have ears to listen the differences between 192kbps, 320 kbps and wav without comp.
      But as an audio professionnal, i can hear the difference, because i know what i have the listen to hear that.
      Making your A/B testing on real website (not ytb lol) is maybe the best thing to know if your ears are golden (but i think you already did it)
      It's not about equipment but its about ears and listening

    • @EvzenEmanuel
      @EvzenEmanuel 6 місяців тому

      @@totoche_9488not true and no, you can not hear it consistently and definitely not on the mediocre gear.

  • @gamezvideos2
    @gamezvideos2 2 роки тому +160

    You will feel the difference in the higher frequencies, so you gotta have good tweeters to tell the difference. The quality also varies from one codec to another (for example: 64kbps sounds horrible in MP3 but it's great in OPUS)

    • @iikatinggangsengii2471
      @iikatinggangsengii2471 Рік тому

      yeah feel is the correct term, larger file sounds/feels clearer and 'stronger'

    • @lowkeychains
      @lowkeychains Рік тому

      Pov u listen to music at 300kbps

    • @EricChiEric
      @EricChiEric 6 місяців тому

      i find 64kbps to still sound a bit compressed, and i think with how much storage computers have you're better off with 256 kbps or something

  • @이브웨-w5y
    @이브웨-w5y 2 роки тому +46

    16k 32k 64k 128k 256k
    0:24 0:49 1:17 1:45 2:12
    0:24 0:49 1:17 1:45 2:12

  • @mohdnasir_14
    @mohdnasir_14 Рік тому +37

    0:14 New meme unlocked

  • @jahidsarkar3768
    @jahidsarkar3768 Рік тому +3

    UA-cam playing the audio @128Kps peak 💀

  • @iloveyellow7214
    @iloveyellow7214 Рік тому +39

    Since recovering from my traumatic brain injury in 2018 the sound perception of my ears sounds so different. Since there is a hole at the right side of my head. The quality of sound of my left ear is different from the quality of sound from my right ear.
    I found your video today(nov. 14, '22) and I have never been happier(since Im testing my new headphones)
    Thank you for making this and for existing
    I hope you have a great rest of the day 💃😘

    • @gerlansilvasousa9702
      @gerlansilvasousa9702 6 місяців тому +1

      Uma velha conhecida, teve leucemia 😰 e um dos sintomas depois da quimeo, foi um barulho ensurdecedor que lê tirou a audição, a parte do cérebro responsável pela conversão do som proveniente do ouvido em pulsos elétrico, ficou comprometida, gerando um zumbido de alta frequência que a impedia de escutar sos de baixa e média frequências entre 60 a 4.000 hz

  • @erixccc
    @erixccc 3 роки тому +335

    Why this video is so underrated?
    It should have had more than a million views till now❤️

  • @MunnaKumar-km2ng
    @MunnaKumar-km2ng 3 роки тому +38

    Wow, it's amazing.i mean there is very big difference in 🎶🎙️.
    here quality is matter that which is the quality of our music

    • @shaldon1
      @shaldon1  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for your nice comment.

  • @suryapratap_tech
    @suryapratap_tech 6 місяців тому +2

    Sound quality becomes so great and real-like at higher frequencies.

  • @bitangayves2125
    @bitangayves2125 Рік тому +11

    I have learned the hard way when i started dj -ing to never use anything below 320 kbps 😅.
    Now i use flac amd wav files which easily range from 800 to 1780 kbps. ..... crisp sound, i tell u😊😊😊😊

  • @minty_x
    @minty_x 2 роки тому +52

    there is more separation between instruments the higher you go. awesome video!

    • @primex3497
      @primex3497 2 роки тому +1

      when it comes to your mom, there is also separation with her legs.

    • @classicidiot2255
      @classicidiot2255 2 роки тому +1

      @@primex3497 Dou, so cool!

    • @flymaxgaming7883
      @flymaxgaming7883 2 роки тому

      @@primex3497 like yours bro

    • @primex3497
      @primex3497 2 роки тому +1

      @@flymaxgaming7883 Who knows, you probably have many brothers and sisters that you don't know about, but I'm not one of them, sorry man 🤭🤭

    • @flymaxgaming7883
      @flymaxgaming7883 2 роки тому +1

      @@primex3497😂😂 I know all of them

  • @Hawk_112
    @Hawk_112 Рік тому +63

    you can clearly hear the diffrence upto 128kbps but 256 sounds exactly the same because youtube audio bitrate is locked at 128 max , I think it would be better if you would include a link or a site so we could really hear the 256kbps bitrate or even higher if you gonna do that in future , anyway still a good video :)

    • @macksuting6263
      @macksuting6263 Рік тому +2

      Now this makes me wish to know a website to download songs on higher bitrate

  • @GeForce1080
    @GeForce1080 Рік тому +5

    128kbps < 192kbps < 256kbps < 320kbps < FLAC

  • @antivanti
    @antivanti 6 місяців тому +2

    Forgot to mention what compression algorithm you used. But the tags mentioned mp3 so I suspect that is it

  • @mr.abdullahcheema3958
    @mr.abdullahcheema3958 Рік тому +36

    the tranformation between 32kbps to 64kbps is insane BTW love your work and effort on this video.Appericate that😊😊😊

    • @MyouKyuubi
      @MyouKyuubi Рік тому

      and and the jump from 64 to 128, wasnt super great, but it basically just added dynamics.

  • @majidnobles
    @majidnobles 3 роки тому +19

    Ikson's music getting more and mmore exposure ^^

    • @sunnyfon9065
      @sunnyfon9065 Рік тому

      @dinocoblueWatch the beginning of the video, where the 16 kbps music starts; you’ll find the name of the music.

  • @saanvi5660
    @saanvi5660 Рік тому +6

    Wao Nice👌👌
    After this listening this music in Spotify and that was awesome sound quality,in Basic mode it was More than 256kbps 🔥🔥🔥

  • @schulz8397
    @schulz8397 Рік тому +1

    I'm not really sure why the video bothered to put in a 256kbps test because youtube limits the audio quality to 128kbps anyways

  • @hamsternik_
    @hamsternik_ Рік тому +7

    16KBPS - 0:13
    32KBPS - 0:38
    64KBPS - 1:06
    128KBPS - 1:34
    256KBPS - 2:02

  • @pauljs75
    @pauljs75 Рік тому +17

    Some genres get hit harder by compression than others though. In rock music you can lose a lot of detail in drums or guitar power chords when there's not enough of a sample rate. (Basically when there's more going on at the same time.)

    • @jakearmstrong2127
      @jakearmstrong2127 10 місяців тому +1

      I agree. I listen to a lot of metal and rock and can definitely a difference between "lossless" and non-"lossless" audio.

  • @G6JPG
    @G6JPG Рік тому +2

    The only real difference I could hear was the disappearance of "birdies" at the transition from 32 to 64.

  • @Elvin360
    @Elvin360 Рік тому +6

    I remember in 2006 64 kbps was enough for me, and still in 2022 I feel okay with 64 kbps 👍🏻

  • @dushkin_will_explain
    @dushkin_will_explain Рік тому +1

    Мне, конечно, корова на ухо наступила, но я практически не слышу разницы даже между 16 и 256, не говоря уже о соседних градациях.

  • @dsmith9626
    @dsmith9626 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow. I've remastered all my original mostly- instrumental guitar compositions-many from the early 90s and from ANALOG cassette- to 320 KBPS files and I'm shocked how "relatively decent" they sound today on my YT channel. And I always try to get mp3 files that are a minimum of 256 KBPS. It DOES make a difference . Good demo here.

  • @Osama-KIN_TMZ01
    @Osama-KIN_TMZ01 2 роки тому +59

    I think you should've used a song with higher pitched synths or strings/horns for a better comparison in 128/256. It is pretty hard to tell the difference without many layered, you need a good ear for details but it becomes pretty obvious when high strings sound a bit pitchy or compressed. Then again, I guess depends on how well it is encoded to begin with.

    • @Osama-KIN_TMZ01
      @Osama-KIN_TMZ01 2 роки тому +4

      @@Chichichihuahua True. Actually, many classical rock songs would've worked well, also some modern synth hip-hop like Tyler The Creator too. You just need heavy layers of varying shapes and highs/lows.

    • @Osama-KIN_TMZ01
      @Osama-KIN_TMZ01 2 роки тому +1

      @@Chichichihuahua Same bro. Also yeah, I hope more use it. I think it is partly due to copyright, but there are many fitting songs out there that are free-to-use or easy to bypass copyright.

    • @Osama-KIN_TMZ01
      @Osama-KIN_TMZ01 2 роки тому +1

      @@Chichichihuahua Those bots are freaking annoying lol. The amount of false strikes lately are ridiculous.

    • @koffisverygoodforhealth
      @koffisverygoodforhealth 2 роки тому +1

      Its almost impossible to hear the difference between 128/256 because youtube maxium bitrate is 126 or so you maybe could hear more compression artifacts on the 128kbps version but i doubt it personally i hear differences to 1,536kbps (16bit 48khz) Kbps cant really tell after that

    • @Osama-KIN_TMZ01
      @Osama-KIN_TMZ01 2 роки тому +1

      @@koffisverygoodforhealth That's incorrect as fuck tho. If you use Spectrograph most of the qualities are reaching 20,000hz aka 320kbps. Obviously you can see a line on 16,000hz point in 144p video because youtube AI removes some unnecessary high frequency sounds to reduce the file size. Furthermore audio spectrum for 1080p is exactly same as 240p.
      So from 240p onwards, there is no audio quality difference on youtube, the audio you listen is 320kbps.
      And even the audio as a whole you get is not that bad as some websites claim, like - “stop watching video songs on UA-cam they are only 128kbps”. (they are actually not)
      Moreover you can see the same song on wynk music playing at so called - “Super high 320kbps settings”. Frequencies cut off at only 17,000 Hz. That means ~ 190kbps.
      Humans can also hear up to 20khz, so you can very much hear the difference...
      You need to get your information in check bro.

  • @garycard1826
    @garycard1826 Рік тому +3

    Good video. I think it would be a better demonstration with acoustic music or Classical. Our ears know what real instruments should sound like but electronic music could be anything.

  • @feizai245
    @feizai245 2 роки тому +33

    First, I was on iPhone with the standard Apple earbud, it was no difference between 128 and 256. So then I moved to my PC with a K-5 Pro DAC and AKG K257 studio headphones and BAM! Still no difference. I'm pretty sure that you need a track with more instruments covering from the lowest to the highest dynamic range to tell the difference. -12dB lowpass to +12db highpass. The track being played in the video doesn't have enough information. People who say they can tell the difference between those two must have superhuman hearing ability or out-of-this-world audio devices, or simply are victims of the psychological effects.

    • @SinistralEpoch
      @SinistralEpoch 2 роки тому

      Funny thing is, that between 128/192/256 - there's not much of a difference to *humans*, as our ears genuinely have limits to what they can hear. You can *absolutely* pick out the differences in quality above 128 if you know what to listen for exclusively, but there's not enough gain between 128 / 256 to fret over it (unless you're cranking the music), tbh. I spent a few years on this, to realize that my Studio Monitors didn't sound much different than my 200 dollar speakers with a DAC when push came to shove.
      The difference between analog and digital is more pronounced than the difference between digital compression rates at the higher end, imo.

    • @yttrv8430
      @yttrv8430 2 роки тому +3

      haha tricked by business!

    • @franciscopostigogarcia2694
      @franciscopostigogarcia2694 2 роки тому

      UA-cam's audio quality limite is 128kbps.

    • @franciscopostigogarcia2694
      @franciscopostigogarcia2694 2 роки тому

      @@SinistralEpoch there is an audible difference between flac 256kbps, 320kbps, 990kbps and 1440kbps. above that I cannot affirm something because I am not able to distinguish.
      if you can't hear it it doesn't mean nobody can

    • @SinistralEpoch
      @SinistralEpoch 2 роки тому +1

      @@franciscopostigogarcia2694 Did you even read my comment?
      At no point did I say, "You can't hear the difference." I said, unless you're *actively* listening for the differences, you're really not going to notice them. The audio quality between 128 and 256 is not *as* noticeable to the human ear without active listening.
      Take any test between 128 and 320kbps and it'll show you *real quick* that you can't always tell the difference, you just *think* you can.
      Audio quality is diminishing returns after a certain point, and spending money on the "off chance" that you'll hear audio above 192kbps and it'll enrich your experience somehow? It's wasted money, in my opinion.
      More important is the *quality* of the equipment you're using. That's when you'll really notice the differences.
      Analog v Digital v Bluetooth, etc.

  • @brlinrainf
    @brlinrainf 11 місяців тому +2

    the list from the difference you can't tell to absolutely jump
    1. 128 to 256
    2. 16 to 32
    3. 64 to 128
    4. 32 to 64

    • @brlinrainf
      @brlinrainf 11 місяців тому

      thanks for 1 like

  • @dericksilva281
    @dericksilva281 Рік тому +2

    Since UA-cam always caps any audio bitrate to 128, there's no difference from 128 to 256. The the other ones, do show difference from 32 to 64 and from 64 to it's double.

  • @punit_jain
    @punit_jain Рік тому +50

    Fun fact I watched this video in 144p 😂😂

  • @liefesutliffmusic
    @liefesutliffmusic Рік тому +4

    Really cool to see how far audio quality has come!

  • @vivekmudgal7427
    @vivekmudgal7427 Рік тому +7

    THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @gamatek666
    @gamatek666 2 місяці тому +2

    Fun fact, youtube (and all) video is in 128kbps for the audio

  • @ManishKrGurjar
    @ManishKrGurjar Рік тому +2

    Please tell me Which sound or Music is
    I want to Download it for Ringtone 🙂

  • @mil_zero
    @mil_zero 3 роки тому +8

    idk why this is in my recommendation but im glad it is

  • @sarlongbey5689
    @sarlongbey5689 11 місяців тому +4

    From 64 kbps it starts to sound nice

  • @tuntufyekyusa2300
    @tuntufyekyusa2300 Рік тому +4

    one of best explanation,no words needed

  • @jokeer3148
    @jokeer3148 Рік тому +2

    UA-cam that compresses sound: okay

  • @camilocruz92
    @camilocruz92 Рік тому +1

    audiophile note: nothing like hearing over 5000 to 9000 kpps, found in lossless compression files like FLAC or ALAC, whose bitrates of 24 or higher make perfection
    If 320kbps seems good to you, you can't imagine what can be heard at this quality (24/48 khz, 24/88 khz, 24/96, 24/192...)

  • @michaelbeckerman7532
    @michaelbeckerman7532 Рік тому +86

    The most impressive and entirely surprising thing about this entire video is just how good the 16 kpbs stream actually sounds. I was expecting it to sound horrible, but it actually sounds remarkably good. I think that's just a testament to how good digital audio really is today. Sure the higher bit rate recordings sound better and unquestionably have more dynamic range to them, but even at 16 kbps there is more than enough sound quality and fidelity there to be able to completely enjoy listening at that level.

    • @elementor85
      @elementor85 Рік тому +2

      Just to make things more clear, what format is used to encode at 16 k? I was about to comment the same thing.

    • @xPandamon
      @xPandamon Рік тому +15

      No, it sounds terrible and lacks any detail or clarity. Nobody would want to listen to that quality unless there's no other choice..

    • @92kosta
      @92kosta Рік тому +5

      Don't know what device you're listening on, but it actually sucks. It sucks even on my phone speaker, let alone headphones or PC speakers.

    • @bitangayves2125
      @bitangayves2125 Рік тому +3

      Dude . Anything below 320 kbps sounds terrible on quality headphones and speakers. It's especially true for dj's..... on massive and high end speakers of clubs amd bars, a dj would be totally embarrassed to play those because the sound system amplifies everything. If the source material is crap, then u re fckt, and u will never get hired again by that venue. 320 kbps is great, but I don't play mp3s, I play flac and wav files which are easily in the 900's to 1780 kbps range - my files anyways. So u can imagine how clean they would sound on high end dj equipment and speakers 😮😮😮

    • @harshpherwani6590
      @harshpherwani6590 Рік тому

      it doesnt sound painful, thats for sure.

  • @MichaelMajorStudio
    @MichaelMajorStudio 2 роки тому +7

    Really Helpful.
    Heard the difference 🥂

  • @dongwinwin1367
    @dongwinwin1367 3 роки тому +55

    So do yoy prefer 128k or 256k? I've tried listening to a song named Next Level in 128k and 256k with my earbuds and it still sounds the same. Is 256k better? If so why is it only half the mbs of 128k?

    • @KomentarAna
      @KomentarAna 2 роки тому +7

      My ear too

    • @nathanael3500
      @nathanael3500 2 роки тому +30

      You knew that sound basically was carried/produced through wave data right. Basically, 256k improve the graph to be more smooth. While 128k and below difference was more noticable because of the more information carried. 128k is like 720p. Its alr good, but 256k is 1080p, basically more better.

    • @MiXMOSAMV
      @MiXMOSAMV 2 роки тому +8

      You will not feel the difference unless the headset is large, as for the handset headset 128, so you will feel the 256 exactly the same because it is the same headset as running a headset with a larger volume, you will see the difference

    • @babylegion
      @babylegion 2 роки тому +4

      Por que tus audifonos no tienen el rango suficiente de frecuencias por eso la halta CALIDAD no la soporta

    • @mz1281
      @mz1281 2 роки тому +4

      @@nathanael3500 and 320 kbps is 4k

  • @Arthurius_prime
    @Arthurius_prime Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much, coz for all these years, I didn't know the difference between each

  • @shahriarrshadhin4002
    @shahriarrshadhin4002 6 місяців тому +2

    meanwhile... Listeners can't hear past 160KBPS from youtube 😄

  • @itzR0hit
    @itzR0hit 2 роки тому +205

    After using headphones 🙃
    The result is mind blowing
    I can feel the difference between every layers of sound quality
    Except the last one 🕜

    • @WatchIt1
      @WatchIt1 2 роки тому +6

      Even at 256?

    • @itzR0hit
      @itzR0hit 2 роки тому

      @@WatchIt1 close enough 🙂😊

    • @WatchIt1
      @WatchIt1 2 роки тому +9

      @@itzR0hit because I can't feel it at 256

    • @pacarts2544
      @pacarts2544 2 роки тому +1

      @@WatchIt1 its maybe a wrong song, you will absolutly hear the difference between die bitrates with high quality songs which use a lot of different instruments

    • @franciscopostigogarcia2694
      @franciscopostigogarcia2694 2 роки тому +20

      UA-cam's audio quality limite is 128kbps.

  • @Hadii127
    @Hadii127 2 роки тому +5

    I can feel the differences, well-done 👏🌷

  • @axtrifonov
    @axtrifonov Рік тому +6

    It depends on codec. Mp3 is quite old, there are more modern codecs that provide much better quality at the same bitrate, e.g. Opus (used by UA-cam) or AAC+.

    • @derSkedda
      @derSkedda Рік тому +1

      Yeah. Considering UA-cam encodes audio in 160kbps opus I'd love to know how that compares to an mp3. When doing some research on AAC compression I've read that a 128kbps AAC "sounds" the same as a 192kbps mp3.

    • @axtrifonov
      @axtrifonov Рік тому +1

      @@derSkedda there is AAC and there is also AAC+

  • @Avdetti
    @Avdetti Рік тому +7

    64 kbps, и тут сразу вспомнил моё прошлое, моё детство с моторолой Е-398, почти все песни были с таким качеством:) но по тем временам это было круто по сравнению с Siemens у которых были Vav с диктофона :) я прям ностальгирую :)

    • @Elvin360
      @Elvin360 Рік тому +3

      Wav как раз был хорошим в зависимости от битрейта, как и MP3, просто формат неэкономный, много места занимал в сравнении с .mp3, а вот в формате .amr действительно было качество диктофона.

  • @mategamer20
    @mategamer20 5 місяців тому +1

    time stamps for better test
    00:01
    Introduction
    The video begins with an introduction to the topic of comparing music at different bitrates.
    00:21
    16 kbps
    A sample of music at 16 kbps is played, demonstrating the sound quality at this bitrate.
    01:09
    32 kbps
    A sample of music at 32 kbps is played, showing a slight improvement in sound quality compared to 16 kbps.
    01:55
    64 kbps
    A sample of music at 64 kbps is played, revealing a noticeable improvement in sound quality compared to lower bitrates.
    02:23
    128 kbps
    A sample of music at 128 kbps is played, demonstrating a significant improvement in sound quality compared to lower bitrates.
    02:38
    256 kbps
    A sample of music at 256 kbps is played, showcasing the highest level of sound quality among the tested bitrates.

  • @SakTamean
    @SakTamean Рік тому +3

    Aunque la calidad de audio esta limitada por UA-cam no suena realmente a 256kbps y para que suene a esa velocidad necesitas reproducirlo en YT Music que hay puede reproducir hasta 320kbps y la máxima calidad que he escuchado es en 1024kbps pero si tienen un audio en esa calidad y unos parlantes con esas características se escucha real es decir que si reproduces un ruido como hablar y lo pones se escuchara como una persona real, al igual que las pantallas OLED que tienen una imagen real y negros perfectos es decir obscuridad totalmente sin que se vea nada de luz de la pantalla, mientras mas calidad mas cuestan los equipos pero mas satisfactorio es

  • @CZghost
    @CZghost Рік тому +8

    It should be also noted which codec is used. This seems like MP3 codec (most widely used), which frankly isn't the worst codec, but definitely not the best. For some reason it's most popular tho. If you did the same comparison with Opus (probably the best and most efficient codec so far), results would be vastly different.

    • @randominternetguy88
      @randominternetguy88 Рік тому +2

      Mp3 is the most popular audio codec because of it's easy accessibility. Cheap media players can easily access mp3 and most audio in mp3 codec are small in size, so you can store a large amount of them while they take very little space. Although it's rather outdated when it comes to quality, it's definitely preferred due to how easily available mp3 is.

    • @okaravan
      @okaravan Рік тому +1

      Music is usually encoded at high bitrates for better quality. And at high bitrates (192 kbps and higher) the difference between the codecs (MP3, AAC, Vorbis, Opus) is negligible. So there are no big advantages of using something other than MP3. And MP3 is the most compatible audio format, which is supported by everything for decades. There are millions and millions of hardware players supporting only MP3 and nothing more. And they use highly optimized hardware decoders, allowing them to work longer from accumulators. All the patents on MP3 are expired long ago, so that's not an obstacle now. And there is free MP3 encoder (LAME), which was highly optimized for different types of music, for many years.

    • @CZghost
      @CZghost Рік тому

      Yes, I agree. MP3 is very easy to use, it's now free codec that's been released to the public, and for many devices it's the only supported format. Opus nowadays however starts to get more recognition, it's even more efficient in compression algorithms, and it's a completely free and open source audio codec, which finds its usage in video files for audio encoding. Anyway, I didn't notice much of a difference between 16kbps and 32kbps audio, but from there, even 64kbps was a huge step up in sound quality. Opus and VP9 (or nowadays AV1) are on the rise, and even UA-cam supports those video and audio codecs. The only question is how many browsers and their versions support those relatively new formats.

    • @EmergedFromReddit
      @EmergedFromReddit 3 місяці тому

      @@CZghost Opus support is required for WebRTC so all browsers have support for Opus.

  • @soupornochakraborty2247
    @soupornochakraborty2247 3 роки тому +6

    Excellent work!

  •  Рік тому +2

    I'm Use 64Kbps on my Sony Ericsson S710 32MB internal Memory | 128MB Memory Stick Duo expandible. 2005 old good times.

  • @VirtuallyVollaged
    @VirtuallyVollaged Рік тому +2

    New but why is no one talking about the 2016 music this has

  • @chenyee5451
    @chenyee5451 Рік тому +12

    When I used to have the iPod, I used AAC format 128 kbps (that was the standard at that time), and it sounded awesome! I could not tell the difference between that and the CD

  • @netorego87
    @netorego87 2 роки тому +37

    Se você for parar pra pensar, o formato mp3 surgiu num contexto em que a Internet ainda engatinhava no que se refere a banda larga. Retirar um áudio de CD em wav a 1411kbps requer cerca de 90MB de espaço físico, enquanto que o MP3 128kbps reduz para aproximadamente 9MB. Ou seja, uma redução em quase 90% do tamanho mantendo uma qualidade de áudio aceitável (embora irrisória, se comparado ao CD.)
    Como a Internet de banda larga se popularizou bastante nos últimos 10 anos, não faz mais tanto sentido o uso de formatos tão comprimidos.
    O próximo passo, acredito, seja popularizar ainda mais os serviços de streaming de áudio baseados em formatos de compressão sem perdas, a exemplo do flac.

    • @lucasaugustomunizfreitas2966
      @lucasaugustomunizfreitas2966 2 роки тому +2

      Boa noite amigo. Então, no caso de baixar músicas da Net, como foi tube, por exemplo, onde tem sites on line pra conversão. Neste caso, quanto mais kbps melhor, isso?? Abraço.🐺👍🇧🇷

    • @netorego87
      @netorego87 2 роки тому +1

      @@lucasaugustomunizfreitas2966 A ideia é que quanto mais bit por segundo, mais informação da música estará preservada.
      O formato mp3, apesar de apresentar perdas, continua sendo uma excelente opção para economizar espaço físico da mídia e poder armazenar um grande número de músicas. Eu particularmente opto por baixar músicas apenas quando não as encontro nas plataformas digitais, e assim mesmo no formato mp3 320kbps, que tem uma qualidade absurda.

    • @lucasaugustomunizfreitas2966
      @lucasaugustomunizfreitas2966 2 роки тому +1

      @@netorego87 Estou procurando um Site que faça esta conversão dos vídeos do UA-cam para mp3 para eu poder ouvir no carro pelo pendrive, porém só aparece com download de 128kbps. Tinha um que era de 300 pra cima, porém removeram. Tem algum pra recomendar? Abraço.🐺👍🇧🇷

    • @rianfreitas9725
      @rianfreitas9725 2 роки тому +1

      @@lucasaugustomunizfreitas2966 a versão mais atual do snap tube já tem os 300 kbps

    • @thiagooo2096
      @thiagooo2096 Рік тому

      @@netorego87 Ultimamente venho baixando so WAV

  • @BigMartian
    @BigMartian 3 роки тому +5

    Thx for information this was what I need.

    • @derSkedda
      @derSkedda Рік тому

      As a musician you maybe shouldn't base your knowledge off of a single UA-cam video but do actual research xD

  • @scottgaskin8574
    @scottgaskin8574 9 місяців тому +2

    Is there a way to listen to the UA-cam songs in a better quality that the regular music on there .thankyou

  • @gururajsawant
    @gururajsawant Рік тому +1

    64kbps used to give some good enough quality to enjoy music back then where storage was a big issue

  • @helloworld9019
    @helloworld9019 3 роки тому +25

    wow i feel so good difference in music

  • @DrHouse-zs9eb
    @DrHouse-zs9eb Рік тому +4

    The difference between 32 and 64 is incredible.

  • @mosquitodaselva7319
    @mosquitodaselva7319 Рік тому +7

    I never thought the jump from 128 to 256 would be so amazing. Awesome experience

    • @MrTsuyoshi123
      @MrTsuyoshi123 Рік тому

      What? But youtube videos only reach 128kbps lmao so... The audio at 256kbps is still 128kbps

    • @mosquitodaselva7319
      @mosquitodaselva7319 Рік тому +2

      @@MrTsuyoshi123 I heard clearly the difference, it is much smoother, I don't know...

    • @MrTsuyoshi123
      @MrTsuyoshi123 Рік тому +1

      @@mosquitodaselva7319 maybe it's your brain that is autosuggesting you bc it's impossible to hear more than 128kbps from a youtube video.

    • @mosquitodaselva7319
      @mosquitodaselva7319 Рік тому

      @@MrTsuyoshi123 maybe

    • @alpmagirus
      @alpmagirus Рік тому +2

      @@MrTsuyoshi123 nope it depend on the device/app/browser you listen
      in setting there is a tab called statistics for nerds when i use it, it shows me that mine is 251 opus

  • @mintyemerald3935
    @mintyemerald3935 Місяць тому +1

    This was uploaded in 2021, why Does it say [2024] in the title!

  • @fabriciogodoy5034
    @fabriciogodoy5034 Рік тому +1

    No 320 kbps reference??? I've come across a couple of MP3s with higher quality, is that possible?? 640 or near there.

  • @Jez_rblx
    @Jez_rblx Рік тому +5

    and school will still use 16kbps audio 💀

  • @biomarshal
    @biomarshal 3 роки тому +4

    Listen the big difference between 0:13 and 2:02

  • @jerrymyboy
    @jerrymyboy 3 роки тому +5

    how does this only have 880 views

    • @shaldon1
      @shaldon1  3 роки тому +1

      Sad UA-cam algorithms

  • @zeableunam
    @zeableunam Рік тому +2

    So the difference in Bits is the Compressive effect to it,🤔 I'd like someone to make a video telling the diffence between 8Bit music; all the way to 1024Bit music.

  • @dumdumdunx
    @dumdumdunx Рік тому +2

    the jump form 128 and 256 is just powerfull ( u need alot of quality for. this got me trusty imac

  • @buddy1337
    @buddy1337 2 роки тому +7

    The 32kbps it's perfect to use for a 2000s style content

  • @alamdar2238
    @alamdar2238 2 роки тому +5

    Not really feeling any differences between 128 KBPS and 256 KBPS.

    • @panuru9175
      @panuru9175 2 роки тому

      @Subtitles is because at this point mp3 is pointless, if you want a top tier format you should reconsider acc or flac, those are very good than mp3
      Even people can tell the difference,whathever, wuth youtubr audio encoding comparison should be dammed

    • @iorreneft
      @iorreneft 2 роки тому

      @Rodney Nguyen youtube limit is at 512 kbps

  • @manthansonawane849
    @manthansonawane849 3 роки тому +7

    So which is better 128k Or 256k

  • @TarunSaini-li8vf
    @TarunSaini-li8vf 3 місяці тому +2

    0:23 = 16KBPS
    0:38 = 32KBPS
    1:07 = 64KBPS
    1:34 = 128KBPS
    2:02 = 256KBPS
    Thanks 🙏🏿

  • @pwnmeisterage
    @pwnmeisterage Рік тому +2

    UA-cam limits audio playback to 128kbps resolution. It also uses lossy compressions.
    Most computers - especially laptops and smartphones - have audio chips limited to 64kbps resolution.
    And, while this demo video is an exception, most audio is sampled at 64kbps, it just can't and won't ever sound better than that regardless of how high-fidelity your "audiophile" gear might be.

  • @mistersmith6963
    @mistersmith6963 2 роки тому +5

    At the end you need to go back and play the 16kbps and the 256kbps to contract the ranges.

  • @stephennyemba3712
    @stephennyemba3712 3 роки тому +6

    Very good illustration, thanks.

  • @ayushraj1_
    @ayushraj1_ 3 роки тому +5

    Bro, wait this is going to 1M views

    • @shaldon1
      @shaldon1  3 роки тому +1

      I look forward to that day :)

  • @RaneKunLovesNightcore
    @RaneKunLovesNightcore 9 місяців тому +2

    32 kbps - wooden pickaxe
    64 kbps - stone pickaxe
    128 kbps - iron pickaxe
    256 kbps - diamond pickaxe
    320 kbps - netherite pickaxe
    990 kbps - golden pickaxe

  • @Asya14cat
    @Asya14cat Рік тому +1

    I didn't have a single sound in the video. What could be the reason?

  • @RCSXDV
    @RCSXDV 3 роки тому +17

    64 kbps sounded ALMOST well great just as 128 and 256. But 256 kbps is a winner.

    • @kitanachapo1104
      @kitanachapo1104 2 роки тому +8

      64 SOUNDS TERRIBLE! Lol

    • @RCSXDV
      @RCSXDV 2 роки тому

      @@kitanachapo1104 And I believe you. I'd STILL go with 256 kbps.

    • @DeathMetalSon
      @DeathMetalSon 2 роки тому +1

      16 and 32 sounds terrible, 64 isn't bad, but I can still feel a difference between it and 128. 128 and 256 are barely differentiable

    • @RCSXDV
      @RCSXDV 2 роки тому

      @@DeathMetalSon You have a point. Though I found barely any difference with 128kbps, it still had some medium quality in it. So I would recommend 256. But MOST importantly, 320.

    • @OMNIDROID2995
      @OMNIDROID2995 2 роки тому

      To me, the treble at 64 kbit/s sounded like a gravel truck had fallen over. Fine details even at 128kbit/s