help > Audio Formats
You can download High Quality MP3s (160-190 kbps, Stereo) and 16 bit, 44.1k WAV files.
We are interested to know if clients would also like AIFF files. If that's a requirement please let us know.
WAV or MP3 ?
WAV files are much larger than MP3's but are not necessarily noticeably better quality. Selecting WAV's will result in much larger download times. Our MP3's have been carefully created to broadcast quality and will suffice in most professional applications.ID3 tags (iTunes)
Our MP3's are tagged with ID3 track info which will appear in iTunes. iTunes does not display information from imported WAVs. However, other applications (like QuickTime and Final Cut Pro) will properly display the track information embedded in our WAV files.Surround Sound
Some tracks are downloadable as Quad / 5.1 format files
You can search for these tracks in Advanced Search from the Version Type drop-down menu:
You can download a zip file of 48k mono WAVs (L,R,RL,RR and sometimes LFE)
We do not use the center channel.
We are currently busy remixing many tracks in Surround.
Those which we haven't got around to remixing yet we can do specially for you on request - where you see:
Our philosophy of Surround Mixing
We recognise that for many applications the music should not be overwhelming and editors will be prioritising surround channels for SFX. So we tend to make the soundtrack subtlely more spacious by using true surround reverb algorithms across the mix.
Some tracks inspire more adventurous use of surround. Eg. ambient soundtracks where a sense of awe can be created by feeding some low frequency sounds into the LFE channel.
Occasionally we place instruments in a quad soundscape for effect.
We recognise that for many applications the music should not be overwhelming and editors will be prioritising surround channels for SFX. So we tend to make the soundtrack subtlely more spacious by using true surround reverb algorithms across the mix.
Some tracks inspire more adventurous use of surround. Eg. ambient soundtracks where a sense of awe can be created by feeding some low frequency sounds into the LFE channel.
Occasionally we place instruments in a quad soundscape for effect.
