But since its here and you all know I am off my trolley it does not matter 
I have just done a rmx for someone and they asked for the 320 to send to the label - just to clarify does that mean the wav file or what?
no. its an MP3 with the highest quality. If you are using ableton you will need to convert from a wav file. You can use a program called Switch if you are on a Mac or you can use iTunes to convert for you.
[quote]howiegroove (11/04/2011)[hr]no. its an MP3 with the highest quality. If you are using ableton you will need to convert from a wav file. You can use a program called Switch if you are on a Mac or you can use iTunes to convert for you.[/quote]
Thanks Howie - just found the answer too - I use Audacity and realise how to change the options to export to 320
this might be a dumb question as well - why dont they want just a wav file??
Yeah, weird that they want the mp3…
My thoughts exactly - oh well see what happens 
WAV files are significantly bigger than an mp3 and it’s difficult to notice the difference in quality (although many will likely argue that statement)
yah usually a wav file is around like 50-80 mbs versus the 10-12 from a 320 mp3.
it just takes longer to download.
But nowadays, with internet speeds…
Anyway, if you check out most remix competitions, they all want you to send the track in 320kbps as well.
I question with todays ipod and mp3 whore societ if anyone even knows what a .wav file is anymore…
I do think I have trained my ears well and its hard to notice the difference tbh, what I am starting to notice in my tracks is the difference between 16bit and 24bit, I gave myself a pat on the back for that one lol…
Some time ago I read an article about this compression of wav files. Apparantly kids today like the sound of bad compressed music. They prefer 192Kbps above the better quality and sounding 320Kbps…
I think hearing the difference really depends alot on the playback system.
If you’re listening to a 128kbps MP3 on your iPod using the stock iPod earphones, then it’s hard to hear the difference.
However, if you’re listening to a 128 kbps MP3 on a Audiophile system or a nice club system, then YES, I definitely think you can hear a difference.
320 kbps, hmmm, I PROBABLY couldn’t tell the difference on any system, but my ears are not GREAT. However, this doesn’t help the fact that I am an anal/psycho bastard and feel this need to rip my collection at Apple Lossless which is pretty much a lossless file. WAV is a TRULY lossless file, but Apple Lossless is close and you can do ID3 tagging in iTunes.