Change Music Format Names #2896
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Audio formats are listed as MP4 or WebM. Those are the containers, not the codecs.
If this were video MP4 would be the better choice, however this being an audio-player WebM is the superior format.
MP4 is mp4a and WebM is opus. opus is newer and provides the same or better sound with less bandwidth which means faster loading of tracks.
Before someone comments, bitrates in relation to one another are irrelevant.
Think of opus as 1 mile and mp4a as 1 km.
opus is 1609m/5280ft and mp4a is 1000m/3280ft
Two very different units. Same goes for quality, opus is capable of higher frequency ranges as where YTs mp4a cuts audio frequencies.
Suggested solution
Part 1
Make WebM Default (maybe it is, can't remember)
Part 2
Relabel:
MP4 - mp4a
WebM - opus
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