# HG changeset patch # User Ryan C. Gordon # Date 1005350243 0 # Node ID 0f958979b1dd32d4bd87e66771b3f95bd3b7e008 # Parent 28c1e3ce2ed448c63c3311443835d049c9321d33 Updated my intro comments. diff -r 28c1e3ce2ed4 -r 0f958979b1dd decoders/shn.c --- a/decoders/shn.c Fri Nov 09 23:17:54 2001 +0000 +++ b/decoders/shn.c Fri Nov 09 23:57:23 2001 +0000 @@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ * Shorten decoder for SDL_sound. * * This driver handles Shorten-compressed waveforms. Despite the fact that - * SHNs are popular in online music trading communities, they tend to be - * much bigger than MP3s. If an MP3 crunches the waveform to 10-20 percent - * of its original size, SHNs only go to about 50-60%. Why do the Phish fans - * of the world use this format then? Rabid music traders appreciate the - * sound quality; SHNs, unlike MP3s, do not throw away any part of the - * waveform. Yes, there are people that notice this, and further more, they - * demand it...and if they can't get a good transfer of those larger files - * over the 'net, they haven't underestimated the bandwidth of CDs travelling - * the world through the postal system. + * SHNs tend to be much bigger than MP3s, they are still the de facto + * standard in online music trading communities. If an MP3 crunches the + * waveform to 10-20 percent of its original size, SHNs only go to about + * 50-60%. Why do the Phish fans of the world use this format then? Rabid + * music traders appreciate the sound quality; SHNs, unlike MP3s, do not + * throw away any part of the waveform. Yes, there are people that notice + * this, and further more, they demand it...and if they can't get a good + * transfer of those larger files over the 'net, they haven't underestimated + * the bandwidth of CDs travelling the world through the postal system. * * Shorten homepage: http://www.softsound.com/Shorten.html *