Compare 2 mp3's to see if they are the same

[Fog]

Originally Posted by Luthair

Torrents aren't really decentralized, they (mostly) still require a tracker.

Neither is any "searchable" network that keeps a database of files or users (nor should it be.)

[Candiarie]

Ham is that the comment metadata you posted (probably when you went to the properties in foobar)? The whole "Encoder : EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92" etc? EAC lets you add that automatically when you rip CDs. Most of mine just say Track 7; EAC (Secure Mode) though, but the rest of the information is easily available in the file.

I know in foobar the codec profile field will have "MP3 VBR V#", at least for a file I found that was encoded with lame 3.97. Other codecs like itunes will just have MP3 VBR, CBR and whatnot. Extracting that data through code I'm not too sure, I'd probably look at the foobar code or check their forums.

[Isuldor]

Originally Posted by Fog

Neither is any "searchable" network that keeps a database of files or users (nor should it be.)

Actually decentralized networks like gnutella and distributed ones like ed2k have been around for years. For the cost of a small amount of overhead protocol traffic, these networks operate independent of any central authority.