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@lloydc Thanks for the little bit more. @SourceRaver Pretty much summed up exactly what I was looking for, which was pretty awesome. Thanks! @DJAdumbration That's intriguing. What would be a good place to buy audio files for hardstyle/hardcore in any of these "ground shaking frequency" inclusive formats, and what formats would they be?

I guess a better phrasing of what I'm looking for is "What is the lowest bit rate that would still be appropriate for venue size of say, a venue like ..." Though, I'm not sure that's much better. @eggssell Thanks for the info so far. I'm thinking hardstyle/hardcore/Europop-y stuff/dubstep at the moment. I'll look into Juno as a source, thanks. @lloydc So 256kbps aac is approximately good enough for 320kbps mp3? Cool, that'll be nifty to know, thanks.

I've looked around for answers regarding this, and I am aware of a few things, particularly: - higher bit rate (from original source) is always better - equipment will generally dictate how the bit rate needs to be - re-encoding low bit rates to higher bit rates won't increase quality Although, I've never seen anything regarding venue size. Since bit rate mainly becomes noticeable as you start playing louder and louder. Roughly what bit rate is good for what size venue? e.g varying from house parties, to basketball sized areas and up. Kinda just wondered this since iTunes sells things at 256kbps and have heard, through word of mouth, that there are people who go lower than that. On a side note, I've heard various things about raising bit rates to higher qualities different things depending on who I asked (e.g nothing, makes it handle better on louder systems)? Thanks!