Bandcamp only works if the band originated there. Most labels don't sell anything through bandcamp. If a label doesn't release digital lossless for me to buy it's getting downloaded on Soulseek.

[–] EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 16 hours ago

Qobuz and 7digital have pretty good libraries and high quality downloads.

[–] windowsphoneguy@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Also PSA that Amazon Auto-Rip still exists for all CD and vinyl purchases you ever used your account for

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

256kbps AAC is still proprietary, but you can convert it to an MP3 with something like dBPowerAmp

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don't do this. You will lose quality every time you re-transcode an audio file. AAC is supported by basically everything now.

Also MP3 is a pretty bad format all things considered. The most efficient format is Opus, it's open source and transparent at 160kbps.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How is AAC proprietary?

[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is patented and requires a license for legal use.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I mean so is MP3. If you really want to be a non-proprietary purist you need to rely on Opus for a lossy audio compression, which is not as widely supported in music players as MP3 or AAC.

[–] xep@fedia.io 4 points 19 hours ago

MP3's licenses and patents have expired.