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HE AAC decoder source code released as open source

The HE AAC (High Efficiency) AAC audio compression provides huge sound quality improvements for low bitrate applications, for example to be used in portable players. With HE AAC one can achieve pleasant sound quality with extremely low bitrates (<96kbps).

The first HE AAC encoder is included with the Nero 6 retail version, by Ahead Software. Today Audiocoding.com has released the source code of a HE AAC capable decoder, and it is likely that HE AAC enabled audio players will emerge soon.



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Source: Audiocoding.com

Written by: Lasse Penttinen @ 29 Jul 2003 10:45

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• seanbyrne

  Audiocoding has also released a Winamp2 plugin for the playback of HE AAC encoded MP4 files ;-)
  http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/in_mp4.exe
  
  

  29.7.2003 13:00 #1

• rjamorim

  Actually, Audiocoding doesn't release binaries. That binary was released by RareWares. :)
  
  You can also get command line decoders for both Windows and MacOS X at RareWares:
  http://rarewares.hydrogenaudio.org/
  
  Regards;
  
  Roberto.

  30.7.2003 08:44 #2

• ReiMomo

  Nothing can beat OGG

  26.12.2011 21:37 #3