G2 improved on Real System 5, giving much better HF response but marginal, if any, gains in pitch stability - its Achilles heel. Using the Fraunhofer compression technique .mp3 achieves a 6khz ceiling using a 48khz sample, with less phase distortion and good pitch stability. Sustained notes are markedly less affected than with G2. Producer also offering the now almost universal 128kbps stereo codec for reasonable quality downloadable demo's. With hardware manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon its future now seems assured - despite being inferior to the Windows WMT 7 format at lower bitrates.
Software is simple to use and offers a good selection of bitrates.
Pity it arrived so late. This format also allows for an embedded player to be pasted into your page - a great way to present your music with the minimum fuss. The piece is 'Flute Study in C' . SoundVQ - Pentium 90. This site also has numerous other tools - an essential visit .