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The Transcontinental Railroad

First, you have locate a girl from the west coast and a girl from the east coast. Then, you have to find a solid gold dildo. Once you've aquired the solid gold dildo, you give it to the girls, who proceed to use it. This unites the west coast and east coast with a gold spike. Grant would be proud.
"President Grant, we've completed the Transcontinental Railroad."
"Marvelous! When can I ride it?"
"Hmm... I believe that's up to them sir."
by The Decafe Coffey April 1, 2009
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transconsole

transconsole, adj.

a video game that had been created for more than one same generation video game console under the same name with little or no difference in the gameplay.
Thankfully, the Sims 3 is transconsole because I can only play it on my PS3; my computer is broken for the time being.
by MegamanTTEX October 3, 2010
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tragicore

A subset of the hardcore music genre. While genres such as crabcore focus more on chugging breakdowns and stances, tragicore involves more involving themes- minor keys, horns, violins, and depressing lyrics are crucial.
Johnny - "Dude, that band made me cry last night; totally tragicore."
by Raphabas October 16, 2010
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transcode

What is a Transcode?

Put simply, a transcode is any audio file that wasn't encoded from an original lossless source, such as a retail CD (not created from lossy files) or a properly made lossless rip. At What, we only allow one lossy step in the lineage of any upload.

Why is transcoding bad?

Whenever you encode a file to a lossy format (such as mp3, m4a(AAC), ogg, or mpc) information is permanently lost. It doesn't matter what you do, it's impossible to get this information back without making a new rip from the original lossless source. If you reencode it to a different format or bitrate, all you're doing is reducing the quality. This applies to any lossy to lossy conversion, so even if you convert from 320kbps to 192kbps, the final file will still sound worse than if you had just ripped to 192kbps in the first place.

It's also important to remember to verify that lossless rips actually came from an original source. People that download lossless expect it to be identical to the original. There's no point in people downloading a bigger file just to get another lossy rip.

So how do I verify that my upload isn't a transcode?

The simplest way is to rip and encode it from the original source yourself. That way, you know that there has been only one lossy step (or that the rip is truly lossless, if you decided to do a lossless rip).

You should also check it by using a wave editor (such as Adobe Audition) to look at the spectral frequency display.
Hey here's the new Childish Gambino album! Awww it's a shitty transcode. The spectrals show it was chopped at 10 kHz. Why are the guys that leak this stuff retarded?
by uberalienultraorthodox November 13, 2011
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transcriptrix

a kinky sounding name for a some one writing the meeting minutes
The association was getting a little stodgy, so this year instead of electing a secretary, we changed the name to transcriptrix
by mandingoe June 8, 2004
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Transbrevisanus

Denoting or relating to a person whose self identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of height. Transbrevisanus is a condition where a 6'6" person is trapped in a 5'6" body. From the Greek meaning; short arse thinks he's tall. People may be 'transbrevisanusaphobes' and sufferers of the condition can be prone to 'transbrevisanusaphobia' attacks, mainly verbally by being called shorty, short arse, pygmy boy, or other such pejorative.
When someone shouts...hey short arse!, one must complain that they are the subject of a 'transbrevisanusaphobic' attack.
by Stewdeva May 24, 2016
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Petroleum Transference Engineer

A position given to those who transfer gas to your vehicle. Amateurs are known as Gas Attendants, however as their skillset increases, they become Petroleum Transference Engineers.
I went to the local Citgo and the Petroleum Transference Engineer pumped my car so hard.
by jpg20369 December 25, 2018
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