320 kbps CBR in AAC format. That is what I want or am searching for in a record pool. I'm not having too much luck though. Do I need to lower my standards (maybe settle for 320 CBR in mp3 or even 320 VBR in mp3)? Sometime it even seems bit rates as high as 320 are hard to come by let alone the CBR. Seems most pools are VBR in and mp3 format.
I read the article on DJTT called "Digital Record Pool Round-up" and am considering settling on djcity.com and/or mp3poolonline.com if I must. But again, these don't have content in the format that I really want. I know probably the majority of you would like to tell me you cannot tell the difference between mp3 and aac or even the difference between 256 and 320 kbps. And that is fine as each person is entitled to their opinion. Just wondering if anyone knows of any pools out there (besides itunes), based in the USA (paying in dollars, not pounds) that carry high quality AAC bit rate geared toward DJs?
I don't play at any venues that have a Funktion One PA system, but if I ever did I'd want to be confident in my music quality. Any ideas what pools or formats big name DJs use that don't produce? Also, the 2 sites that I mentioned above claim to have music with marked "starting" cue points for Serato. Does that screw things up at all for those of us that play on Traktor? And nothing against Beatport, but last time I looked there wasn't a hip/hop catrgory. Thanks for your suggestions and answers.
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