10-10-2013, 03:01 AM
(10-09-2013, 09:26 PM)ThugsRook link Wrote:no sarcasm im serious ~ i upscaled the D1 sounds to 22k 8bit mono and they sound much better. upscaling to 44k 8bit mono is just padding, it sounds the same as 22k. this upscaling sounds much better than SDL_mixer's upscaling.If you're using Windows Sound Recorder for upscaling, then understand that (as far as I remember) that program uses "nearest neighbor" scaling, probably the most primitive kind that exists. It's not actually adding detail, even though it may sound like it is. SDL_mixer most likely uses a decent upscaler that doesn't add that false "detail."
(10-09-2013, 09:26 PM)ThugsRook link Wrote:you do notice that D2 sounds better than D1 right?Yes, but most (I think) of those sounds (the ones also in D1) either were remastered (using more sophisticated methods than simple upscaling), were re-recorded, or existed in a higher quality in the first place. These three methods, especially the latter two, produce better results than the upscaling that I think you're describing.