ABC/HR Version 1.1 beta 2, 18 June 2004
Testname: 

1L = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.90.3 - ABR - 096].wav
2L = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.97a5 - VBR - V8].wav
3R = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.97a5 - ABR - 096 - XX10].wav
4R = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.96.1 - ABR - 096].wav
5L = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.97a5 - VBR - V7].wav

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General Comments:
First, I've rated each files on applauses only. But applauses are occuring on the first second, and this could be problematic for some advanced (adaptative) encoders and/or settings.

Therefore, I've decided to rate another part of the sample, and to NOT count the results obtained on applauses in final notation. 1L was therefore considerably lowered (worse on music); 3R was considerably highered.
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1L File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.90.3 - ABR - 096].wav
1L Rating: 2.5
1L Comment: applauds are distorted (but others files are much worse) and noisy. Music is really acceptable.
3.0/5

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Cymbals are distorted; annoying.
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2L File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.97a5 - VBR - V8].wav
2L Rating: 1.5
2L Comment: applauds are clean (no noise) but heavily distorted (a lots of artefacts, metallic sound, etc...)
1.2/5

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Not as awful, but still bad.
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3R File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.97a5 - ABR - 096 - XX10].wav
3R Rating: 3.0
3R Comment: a compromise (good or worse: it will depend of the subjectivity of each listener) between 1L (noisy but natural reproduction of applauses) and 2L (noise free but completely distorted).
Here, few or maybe no noise (hard to tell) but distortions is audible. Less artifacts than 2L
2.5/5

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Clear progression here. Cymbals are really better than 1L (but still distorted); no real problems on guitar.
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4R File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.96.1 - ABR - 096].wav
4R Rating: 1.0
4R Comment: even worse than 2L
1.0/5

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still awful
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5L File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\096 kbps\Layla [3.97a5 - VBR - V7].wav
5L Rating: 3.8
5L Comment: no noise, small level of distortions. Some people would proabalby prefer 1L to this one, but in my opinion, this one is preferable.
3.5/5

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Still the best
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ABX Results:
