The Opus Music Thread

I don’t know how many of you are aware of this, but Opus 1.1 just came out about two weeks ago. So what is Opus, you ask? It is a new codec (actually two codecs) from the makers of Vorbis that purports to encode either voice (8 – 48 kbps) or music (64 – 510 kbps), for streaming or storage, with very little quality loss even at very low bit rates. Better than Vorbis or HE-AAC! More here: Opus – Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Opus)

In my experience, 96 kbps is almost transparent for virtually all types of music. This is necessary, as my Nexus 5 only has about 27 GiB of usable space to split amongst games, other apps, comics/manga, TV/movies, and music. So I’ve made this thread for myself and other fans of the burgeoning format to share our encodes, all being between 64 and 128 kbps. If any of my uploads prompt for a password, use "D D M u s i c", and remove the spaces. I’ll upload more albums over the next few days.

Alan Wake Sound Selection: https://mega.co.nz/#!YxYUGYTD!fsMK3Dy5X0gFCnVRbQPRUnT78ZZMabfhBrOHhQ1 WcRU

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy: https://mega.co.nz/#!UlJWhB5A!YlJJvGRYFzNiChXqoGd6-QluVLIKSPkiCuIypOROjD4

Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!FhYXWbDT!DkSpMS0BePWP2Vddu356tQoeI5scKXy7o3rWx6E 3xEA

Final Fantasy V OST – Remastered Edition: https://mega.co.nz/#!NkhnCIBK!Oy1xczhz7ZGe_gsReKZV_C0T_FlMVZmbtrPvVD5 dK3s

Final Fantasy VI OST – Remastered Edition: https://mega.co.nz/#!ogx1SS7T!GMU8gWAko3QOY8l1RhkB7WX0SlFSy3Y0RHAWeSF dPrE

Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!g5YCGBxQ!LNvjXXeme6IywFTN3G-MsiVrVp0wvdnsLLl7dqaiyNg

Metal Slug 3 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!lh5ERZRR!FYbxnEHbDNfPknD8ualFTW9CM9sqoEWSz5V1YrK 6cLE

Offspring Fling Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!w1QUSIKC!H374Pmj54Xi52Og60Et5CStwxktBKBmbotFldeV pqzs

Persona 3 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!8gAHka7T!X6itGnDapwcDGOPmJeKi634DrgMhZVG-ctPDfgwXkYo

Persona 4 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!w0gh1IKa!W3iJRxrw3cWcIlah6I00cj2VgdFQVNMPnKhRlvH tShI

Subarashiki Kono Sekai OST: https://mega.co.nz/#!99x1xQiZ!PAow0Xfb8HRk7Btw0GzdbGyLERAGx_2KdGgxR8l ABws

Super Mario Galaxy OST – Platinum Edition: https://mega.co.nz/#!AxJDURIJ!EuGGSSL-NDduXrNvW1Gtshfs4h1m_yJJQxi7XkYFNjo

Super Mario Galaxy 2 OST – Platinum Edition: https://mega.co.nz/#!MoICwSRC!IN2tsEx4OlnQXA9vpy1h3B7iXOAHZO96_ZCKEqt tCq0

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: https://mega.co.nz/#!IoozkC7R!HMJS4F5ebmK53YT9b1XCNRjUDMsDbTzIs3b_uRm p3Zw

Tower of Heaven OST: https://mega.co.nz/#!klZUUBpA!DtW93EI8bm6InLLpoFvvgVKnHmlu8viT72BPl-jloiM

If anyone notices any weird artifacts in the audio, let me know. I’m still new to Opus. Here’s some more:

Persona 3 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!8gAHka7T!X6itGnDapwcDGOPmJeKi634DrgMhZVG-ctPDfgwXkYo

Persona 4 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!w0gh1IKa!W3iJRxrw3cWcIlah6I00cj2VgdFQVNMPnKhRlvH tShI

Subarashiki Kono Sekai OST: https://mega.co.nz/#!99x1xQiZ!PAow0Xfb8HRk7Btw0GzdbGyLERAGx_2KdGgxR8l ABws

One last round of uploads for now. I’m trying to convert and upload as many different styles of music as possible to test out the codec.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy: https://mega.co.nz/#!UlJWhB5A!YlJJvGRYFzNiChXqoGd6-QluVLIKSPkiCuIypOROjD4

Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!g5YCGBxQ!LNvjXXeme6IywFTN3G-MsiVrVp0wvdnsLLl7dqaiyNg

Metal Slug 3 Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!lh5ERZRR!FYbxnEHbDNfPknD8ualFTW9CM9sqoEWSz5V1YrK 6cLE

Offspring Fling Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!w1QUSIKC!H374Pmj54Xi52Og60Et5CStwxktBKBmbotFldeV pqzs

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Maybe one last upload. This one includes my favorite album ever: Chrono Cross!

Alan Wake Sound Selection: https://mega.co.nz/#!YxYUGYTD!fsMK3Dy5X0gFCnVRbQPRUnT78ZZMabfhBrOHhQ1 WcRU

Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack: https://mega.co.nz/#!FhYXWbDT!DkSpMS0BePWP2Vddu356tQoeI5scKXy7o3rWx6E 3xEA

Tower of Heaven OST: https://mega.co.nz/#!klZUUBpA!DtW93EI8bm6InLLpoFvvgVKnHmlu8viT72BPl-jloiM

I have an OPUS upload that I would like to share. it is the soundtrack for Magical Tetris Challenge for the Playstation. The bitrate is 48kbps, & is 100 percent Transparent! http://www.mediafire.com/download/1yzyud0fh5z3dne/Masato+Kouda+-+Magical+Tetris+Challenge+Soundtrack.rar

I have the soundtrack to the 1998 film Hard Rain by Christopher Young in the Opus Codec. here is the link http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=05155397925052484929