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RE: people who think all ******* sites aren't about quality, welcome to the world of private trackers. Here's jpopsuki's rules for audio uploads page.
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There is a wide variety of formats currently allowed for upload (check the upload form for a list) but PLEASE use common sense and upload in formats that actually makes sense. Use TAK/TTA and other obscure formats only if you really have to since these might give other ppl problems while FLAC for example is useable on all kinds of systems with almost no problems at all.
MP3 in V0 (LAME VBR setting with an average bitrate of 250kbps) is our preferred lossy format. It gives the best quality at a resonable filesize.
For Lossless files, FLAC is our preferred format since it is the most widely useable format and best adopted. Include a .cue and .log file if possible.
Music releases should have an average bitrate of at least 128kbps, regardless of the format.
Albums must not be ripped to a single track. If the tracks on the original CD were separate, you must rip them to separate files. If you need a tool to split up an MP3+CUE into individual tracks, you could try musiCutter.
This does NOT apply to lossless releases. Everything lossless is fine in a single file IF it includes a .cue file!
Music releases must be properly labelled and must also have corresponding tags (ID3/APEv2/Vorbis comment). There are no guidelines on if your files should be tagged with romaji or kanji, but UTF-8 and kanji is supported by most players these days and thus it is recommended to have your files nicely tagged with the original kanji.
No transcodes or re-encodes of lossy audio files are acceptable here. There are no exceptions to this rule, no matter how rare you claim it is. The only acceptable transcodes are releases that were transcoded from a lossless source (eg. CD or FLAC). We know that lots of the releases currently posted on japanese filesharing sites are transcodes from 128kbps to 320kbps and if we or you find such releases, report them. They will be removed to make room for real encodes.
Official lossy-mastered releases are not considered to be transcodes, and are allowed on the site.
Music releases must be a folder containing the music, not an archive (i.e. .rar, .zip, .tar). The only exception to this is if it is a single file where a ******* of a single file would be acceptable, though still not archived.
We recommend that music releases be properly labelled. Although this is a guideline as opposed to a strict rule, we advise that folder names in your uploads should at least be 'Artist - Year - Title'. It is also highly recommended that you include the track numbers in the file names.
*******s should never be tagged as [REQ] or [REQUEST]. If you fill a request using Requests then everyone who voted for it will be automatically notified.
The Artist field in the ******* name should contain only the artist name. Any tags like [Advance] or sub-genres (if you must use them) should come at the end of the Title field.
CD sourced music must not contain pops or clicks (rip/encode errors). They will be deleted if reported.
All music *******s must be encoded with a single encoder using the same settings. This means you cannot create a ******* which contains both CBR and VBR files, nor can you upload *******s containing a mix of APS/V2 and APX/V0.
All music *******s must represent a complete album (ie. must not be missing tracks, or, in the case of a multi-disk release, disks).
Duplicate *******s are not allowed on the site. These are our dupe rules:
If there is no existing ******* of the album in the format you've chose, you can upload it in any bitrate at or over 128kbps.
If a ******* is already up in the format and bitrate you want to upload it in, you are not allowed to upload it - it's a dupe. So if there's a 192kbps MP3 version on the site, you are not allowed to upload another 192kbps MP3.
Once a CBR rip has been uploaded, no CBR rips of that bitrate or lower can be uploaded. For example, if a 320kbps rip is already on the site, you are not allowed to upload a 256kbps CBR.
Once a V2 (LAME VBR setting with an average bitrate of 192kbps) rip has been uploaded, you are not allowed to upload any CBR (Constant Bitrate) ******* with a bitrate under 256kbps.
Once a V0 (LAME VBR setting with an average bitrate of 250kbps) rip has been uploaded, you may not upload any CBR rip with a bitrate under 320kbps, nor may you upload a V1 (LAME VBR setting with an average bitrate of 220kbps).
You may upload a V0 or 320 at any time as long as another rip with the same bitrate and format doesn't already exist. So if a V0 is on the site, you may still upload a 320 version.
If there is a 320kbps rip on the site, you are not allowed to upload a VBR rip below V0.
A FLAC release which contains a .log of the rip process can be uploaded when there is already a FLAC with or without a log that has CRC mismatches/errors. In that case, the existing ******* must be reported or your new one will be deleted as a duplicate.
A rip from a different medium or release of an already existing ******* counts as a different release, and the dupe rules do not apply between the two *******s. So if a FLAC ripped from a CD is already up, you are still allowed to upload a FLAC ripped from vinyl. And if a 320kbps release of an original mastering of an album was uploaded, you are still allowed to upload a 320kbps remaster.
Multi-album *******s are now not allowed on the site under any circumstances. That means no discographies, pitchfork compilations etc. Discographies make it a hassle for users to download individual albums, result in a lot of duplicate albums being uploaded and are generally very poor quality.
All music *******s must be one release, so if an album is 2CDs, it is fine to upload that as a single *******. However, uploading 2 or more different albums in one ******* is strictly forbidden. Greatest hits, best of compilations, and box sets with several CDs are ok.
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