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		<title>Updated HE-AAC (aacPlus) reference encoder for Mac OS X</title>
		<link>http://blog.massanti.com/2009/12/07/updated-he-aac-aacplus-reference-encoder-for-mac-os-x/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diego Massanti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple / Macintosh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers & Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aac]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an updated build of the 3GPP group AAC Plus (or HE-AAC) reference audio encoder for Mac OS X 10.5 &#8220;Leopard&#8221; or newer. You can get the binary build (3 way universal binary with PowerPC, i386 and x86_64 architectures) here: enhAacPlusEnc for Mac OS X Leopard, Binary build with 3 architectures. Xcode project (3.2 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an updated build of the 3GPP group AAC Plus (or HE-AAC) reference audio encoder for Mac OS X 10.5 &#8220;Leopard&#8221; or newer.</p>
<p>You can get the binary build (3 way universal binary with PowerPC, i386 and x86_64 architectures) here:</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/enhAacPlusEnc.zip">enhAacPlusEnc for Mac OS X Leopard, Binary build with 3 architectures.</a></p>
<p>Xcode project (3.2 or newer) can be downloaded here:</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/enhAacPlusEnc1.zip">enhAacPlusEnc Xcode project (3.2 or newer)</a></p>
<p>For more info visit the original post <a href="/2007/09/30/he-aac-plus-encoder-mac-universal-binary/">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>5 things that apple could / should consider for iTunes 8</title>
		<link>http://blog.massanti.com/2008/01/13/itunes-8-wishlist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diego Massanti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple / Macintosh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers & Tech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is just a brief and humble list of things that i would like Apple to consider for iTunes 8 in order to improve the application. If im lucky enough, at least item 1 on this list will become true, and that, would make me and several other people really happy . Support for HE-AAC [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is just a brief and humble list of things that i would like Apple to consider for iTunes 8 in order to improve the application. If im lucky enough, at least item 1 on this list will become true, and that, would make me and several other people really happy <img src='http://blog.massanti.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p><img class="right alignright" src="http://blog.massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/itunes-7-red.gif" alt="iTunes Icon" /></p>
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<li><strong>Support for HE-AAC Plus V2 Audio:</strong><br />
This is one of the most modern audio codecs out there, with supporters going from 3GPP to Nero, you can get really good stereo audio quality and channel separation at bitrates as low as 48kbps, which is great for radio streams and podcasts.<br />
The following is a head by head comparison between an audio file encoded to MP3 with the <a href="http://lame.sourceforge.net/">LAME encoder</a> at 192kbps at maximum quality, and the same file encoded with the <a href="http://massanti.com/2007/09/30/he-aac-plus-encoder-mac-universal-binary/">3GPP aacPlus encoder</a> at 48kbps. </p>
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<h3>MP3 audio sample encoded at 192kbps, total file size: 2.56 MB.</h3>
<p>[vidipress height="20" width="450" mode="http" filename="http://massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/demo_mp3_192k.mp3" /]</p>
<h3>aacPlus v2 audio sample encoded at 48kbps, total file size: 0.66 MB.</h3>
<p>[vidipress height="20" width="450" mode="http" filename="http://massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/demo_aacplus_48k.m4a" fs="no" /]</p></div>
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<li><strong>Make it better on Windows, please!:</strong> Most of your iTunes users are also Windows users so PLEASE Apple, make the iTunes experience on windows as smooth as it is on Mac OS.<br />
While we are in the Windows topic, i would like also an iTunes version with <a href="http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5850874&amp;#5850874">all the memory leaks properly fixed</a>, plus, a 64bit ready version would be great too <img src='http://blog.massanti.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . It is clear that there are several &#8220;<a href="http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?threadID=&amp;q=windows+vista&amp;objID=c150&amp;dateRange=last90days&amp;userID=&amp;numResults=15&amp;rankBy=10001">glitches</a>&#8221; when running iTunes on Vista, and afaik, it is not Microsoft&#8217;s fault.</li>
<li><strong>Give it a proper video playing UI:</strong> I&#8217;m sorry Apple, but the video playing experience when using iTunes (on both Mac and PC) is just poor, poor to the point that watching videos on iTunes can be one of the most painful experiences.</li>
<li><strong>Hardware interoperability:</strong> Allow selected third party hardware vendors to use the application to load songs on other portable players, and not JUST the iPod. Ok, i know this one is a dream, but i would like that to happen, so i will leave it here.</li>
<li><strong>Improved library backup features:</strong> Include a proper <em>&#8220;Backup my Library&#8221;</em> function that allows the user to backup the library to Hard Drive folder or PenDrive. Sometimes, you want to just format your HD and be sure that after you reinstall iTunes you can restore your library just as it was before, without the use of any other 3rd party application. Actually, this functionallity is included within iTunes, but it only allows backups to DVD / CD Media, and, in my case, my library is 19GB.</li>
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		<title>Be aware of fake / counterfeit Sony &#8220;In Ear&#8221; headphones on eBay and similar places!</title>
		<link>http://blog.massanti.com/2007/12/23/be-aware-of-fake-counterfeit-sony-in-ear-headphones-on-ebay-and-similar-places/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diego Massanti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers & Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counterfeit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ebay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mdr-ex90]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sony]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi there, im writing this for anybody interested in how to identify fake copies of an incredibly good product like the Sony MDR-EX90 in-ear headphones. The real thing is an amazing product that can easily compete with much more expensive offers like the JBL Reference 220 or the Etimotycs ER-6, but sadly, a lot of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there, im writing this for anybody interested in how to identify fake copies of an incredibly good product like the Sony MDR-EX90 in-ear headphones.<br />
The real thing is an amazing product that can easily compete with much more expensive offers like the <a href="http://jbl.com/home/products/product_detail.aspx?prod=JBLREF220BLK-H&amp;Language=ENG&amp;Country=US&amp;Region=USA&amp;cat=MME&amp;ser=HMM&amp;featureid=12363">JBL Reference 220</a> or the <a href="http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6.aspx">Etimotycs ER-6</a>, but sadly, a lot of people is being scammed and is getting just a cheapo <em>&#8220;made in tajikistan&#8221;</em> imitation.</p>
<p>Here are some tips in order to avoid being scammed.</p>
<p>1) <strong>If it is too good to be true, then most chances are that it is not true:</strong><br />
Avoid cheap offers, the cheaper price you can find these headphones is around $60 or so, anything below that price line is for sure a ripoff.</p>
<p>2) Sony puts a lot of effort in packaging and branding of their products, <strong>you wont receive a Sony product in a cheap box, never EVER.</strong> If the packaging looks poor, the user manual is just a little piece of paper and there are no Sony rebates / offers inside the box, then again, most probably you were scammed.</p>
<p>3) The real headphones come packaged with the following accesories:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>3 Pairs </strong>of silicon earbuds in different sizes (Small, Medium and Large)</li>
<li><strong>A good quality </strong>leather bag to store the headphones when you are not using them</li>
<li><strong>A proper </strong>user manual and warranty card</li>
<li>A good quality box and overall packaging</li>
</ul>
<p><a title="Identifying fake SONY MDR-EX90 in-ear Headphones" href="http://blog.massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/identifying-fake-sony-mdr-ex90.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-31];player=img;"><img class="right" src="http://blog.massanti.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/identifying-fake-sony-mdr-ex90.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Identifying fake SONY MDR-EX90 in-ear Headphones" /></a>Now, an image is better than a thousand words, i took the time to create a really simple to understand image showing the <strong>main ways to identify counterfeit MDR-EX90&#8242;s</strong>, click on it to see it fullscreen.</p>
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