Whole-known-network
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.superseriousbusiness.org/@gotosocial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gotosocial</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@MF_Dume" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MF_Dume</span></a></span> This is the post where I learned it. Linked to a post that gives it to us straight from the source: <a href="https://mastodon.art/@enriquericos/112344997887042033" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.art/@enriquericos/112</span><span class="invisible">344997887042033</span></a></p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.nano.lgbt/users/Rairii" class="u-url mention">@<span>Rairii</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lilacTeeth" class="u-url mention">@<span>lilacTeeth</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snack.social/users/bhtooefr" class="u-url mention">@<span>bhtooefr</span></a></span> correct</p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@ross" class="u-url mention">@<span>ross</span></a></span> Maybe? I don't actually care! I just want to know!</p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mcc" class="u-url mention">@<span>mcc</span></a></span> time to slap a wireshark on that?</p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snack.social/users/bhtooefr" class="u-url mention">@<span>bhtooefr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lilacTeeth" class="u-url mention">@<span>lilacTeeth</span></a></span> i'm not giving a messenger my phone number; i do not trust a phone company to keep it available</p>
<p>Okay so it appears very likely that in the *current* Tidal interface, "FLAC" means literal FLAC and not something else. Unfortunately the clearest evidence of this anyone's yet shown me is… a statement in person by Tidal executives at a trade show. <a href="https://mast.hpc.social/@fclc/112355440678482810" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mast.hpc.social/@fclc/11235544</span><span class="invisible">0678482810</span></a> I remain frustrated with the poor transparency.</p><p>(It also appears from the links in that thread that the future of MQA's parent company is in doubt, so Tidal probably has non-technical reasons to transition away from it now?)</p>
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@danirabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>danirabbit</span></a></span> love it 😍</p>
<p>A note: I find one claim on the Internet that Tidal FLAC used to be MQA but now it is literally FLAC. I don't know if this is true, but if it's true, it demonstrates the importance of not literally lying when designing UI. If Tidal had not lied about FLAC before, I would not assume they are lying about FLAC now. <a href="https://community.roonlabs.com/t/is-tidal-max-actually-lossless-and-not-just-relabeled-mqa/267092/2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.roonlabs.com/t/is-ti</span><span class="invisible">dal-max-actually-lossless-and-not-just-relabeled-mqa/267092/2</span></a></p><p>(Also, if I understand MQA correctly, switching to FLAC might actually result in poorer service.)</p>
<p>Tidal has updated me to its "FLAC" quality level without charging me any additional money.</p><p>This makes me happy because (1) it is very good quality and (2) it's cool they're giving it at the low pay tier.</p><p>I am also angry, because it is not FLAC. It is something called MQA and it is extremely extremely good lossy compression, maybe as good as lossy compression can possibly get, maybe so good FLAC would be a waste, but it is not FLAC. It is literally a different thing.</p><p>EDIT: See below.</p>
