1. Introduction to APE format
APE is a lossless compressed audio format. Huge WAV audio files can be "downsized" and compressed into APE through the software Monkey's
Audio. Similarly, APE can also be restored to WAV through Monkey's
Audio and then burned to CD. It is often used for network audio file transmission, because the compressed APE file size is more than half smaller than the WAV source file, which can save the time spent on transmission. More importantly, the WAV file obtained after decompression and restoration through Monkey's Audio can be completely consistent with the source file before compression. Therefore, APE is known as the "lossless audio compression format", and Monkey's Audio is known as the "lossless audio compression software". Unlike using professional data compression software such as WinZip or WinRAR to compress audio files, the compressed APE audio files can be played directly.
2. APE player:
1. Foobar2000 (highly recommended)
Foobar2000 is an audio player developed by Peter Pawlowski, the main developer of winamp. Software, Peter
Pawlowski left the winamp development team due to dissatisfaction with the development direction of winamp. Although the Foobar playback interface is simple and unlike Winamp, which has many Skins, it can provide very good sound quality and does not require the use of external sound effect plug-ins like DFX like Winamp.
The latest version can be downloaded from its official website.
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2. Winamp
Monkey's Audio contains Winamp's APE playback plug-in. Install Monkey's
p>During the Audio process, an "in_APE.dll" plug-in will be installed in Winamp, so that Winamp also has the ability to play APE files.
3. Windows Media Player
You can also play APE after installing the corresponding plug-in
3. Format conversion
1. You can use EAC Or other audio track capture software to convert CD to Wav file, and then compress it into APE through Monkey's Audio.
2. You can also convert CD directly to APE.
3. Convert APE to MP3
You can use Monkey's Audio to decompress APE and restore it to Wav, and then use Monkey's Audio to directly compress Wav into Mp3.
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4. Burn APE directly to CD with a burner
Download the plug-in named nxMyAPE.dll (as shown below) ), directly copy the file to the shared\audioplugins directory of the burning software Nero, or
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Ahead\AudioPlugins\, Nero can Recognize APE files so that you can directly burn APE to CD.
Clothing brand APE
A Bathing Ape is a Japanese fashion brand founded by NIGO (Nagao Tomaki) in 1993. It is the representative brand of Harajuku and became popular in the mid-1990s. Many young people welcome it. In recent years, it has also launched music and catering businesses under the same brand.
Name
The official name of the brand is "A Bathing Ape in Lukewarm Water", which means "a comfortable ape". It is the name of its designer NIGO from the movie "Ape". The name was inspired by Planet of the Apes.
Although most people think that A Bathing Ape is an idea thought up by NIGO, NIGO said in an exclusive interview that A Bathing Ape is operated by him and SKATETHING (Shinichiro Nakamura), and the official name is It was SKATETHING who came up with it in his office. As for whether the inspiration for this name really came from "Planet of the Apes", NIGO did not ask SKATETHING, even though they both liked "Planet of the Apes" very much. A Bathing Ape's abbreviation "BAPE" is also used on its clothing and other products. The brand's logo is an ape's head, and camouflage designs based on ape-like patterns are also commonly seen in its products and store decorations. There is also a cartoon character "Milo" based on an ape.
Products
A Bathing Ape's products are often produced in limited quantities to increase buyer interest. There are often long queues outside the store, waiting to buy products. Product prices are often inflated and resold on auction sites such as eBay. The brand is loved by some artists from Japan, Hong Kong and other places. A Bathing Ape has collaborated with other brands to launch special edition products, such as collaborating with Japan's PepsiCo to launch limited-production, specially designed soda bottles.
History
In 1993, NIGO and Jun Takahashi opened "Nowhere Shop" in Harajuku;
In 1995, it was first launched in cooperation with the brand "UNDERCOVER" Clothes;
In 1999, the "Nowhere Shop" in Harajuku was renamed "Busy Work Shop";
In 2001, "Foot Soldier" was opened in Daikanyama;
2002 The birth of "Baby Millo" in 2005;
The first "Busy Work Shop" store was opened in Taiwan in 2005;
In 2006, Hong Kong was represented by Ge Minhui in 1999. In 2006, I.T was appointed as the agent for the transfer, and the store opened on April 1 at Queen's Road Central in Central.
While the two major Japanese fashion brands UNDER COVER and NUMBER(N)INE have successively moved their bases to develop abroad, Nigo, the mastermind of APE, has no intention of moving his base or changing his style. I believe he has his own ideas. I have my own opinions and opinions, but no matter what, the status of Street Fashion in Japan will never be shaken.
The founder of APE "NIGO" Tomaki Nagao
In 1970, a boy named "Tomaki Nagao" was born in Takasaki City, Hongunma Prefecture. In November 1993, He founded the brand with the full name "A Bathing Ape in Lukewater", which is now in its twelfth year.
In 1998, superstar Takuya Kimura debuted the ape camouflage JACKET series in his advertisement, which immediately set off a BAPE craze across Japan. Since its establishment in 1993, BAPE has a history of more than ten years without realizing it. Its official name is ABATHINGAPEINLUKEWATER (meaning an ape-man who lives peacefully and contentedly with the status quo without arrogance and desire). It has developed from an unpopular brand in the Harajuku area of ??Tokyo to the number one street brand in Japan. After successfully entering the UK and Hong Kong markets, the mastermind NIGO is intending to transform BAPE from a street brand into a trendy label in the fashion industry.
This year, the fashion industry is playing with military elements. BAPE has also launched new camouflage patterns to add to the fun, including military camouflage and desert camouflage. The BAPE head is hidden in the camouflage pattern, which is very thoughtful.
Dazzling winter fashion is indispensable without the decoration of rhinestones. NIGO, the mastermind of BAPE, is an avid fan of rhinestones. From belt buckles to dentures, everything must be rhinestoned. Fortunately, BAPE's T-shirts and sweatshirts are decorated with Swarovski crystals, otherwise it would be difficult for BAPE fans not to go bankrupt!
In the first two years or so, Bape was designing T-shirts. Because the design was unique, the quality was guaranteed, and it was limited edition, it could show one's own personality, so it gradually became popular among Japanese hipsters. After gaining some fame, I slowly began to design other clothes.
The designer of BAPY is KIKO, and the clothes are all cute elements, such as ice cream, leopard print, etc. The theme of the recent spring and summer is this tongue-out skull named Chloé chan. This is BAPY The desktops downloaded from the website http://www.bapy.co.jp/ are all very beautiful.
NIGO can be so successful because, according to him, it has always been based on his own preferences, without considering consumer demand or market reaction.
After graduating from Bunka Fashion College, Nigo founded "A Bathing Ape in Lukewater" in November 1993. He was very familiar with Undercover's Jun Takahashi and opened a fashion store in Harajuku together.
Nigo means
A Bathing Ape's logo sometimes appears under other names, including "Bape", "A.S.N.K.A", "Ape General", "Busy Work Shop", "FootSoldier" or "Bapexclusive", in short, ever-changing .
A Bathing Ape is inspired by the 1969 movie. And "A.S.N.K.A" also comes from the famous line "Ape Shall Never Kill Ape" in the movie. Nigo himself is an ape fan and a collector of ape items.
Nigo often appears in various magazines, such as personally wearing BAPE's new season products for publicity purposes. Nigo has his own column in each issue of Relax to teach you how to buy things and travel around New Zealand. York and playing Figures.
Most of Harajuku culture is headed by Nigo. Nigo also cooperates with other units from time to time to create special tees and hold concerts. With Harajuku musicians Cornelius, Keigo Oyamada and Mo'wax boss James Lavelle is very friendly. It is produced by Mo'wax and has Futura as the cover. Cornelius, Money Mark and Ben Lee also participated.
A Bathing Ape's Busy Work Shop has branches all over Japan, including Osaka, Nagoya, Aomori and Hong Kong. It is also scheduled to enter the United States in 2001 and will be sold in New York Recon.
In addition to men's clothing, Nigo also tried to create another brand specifically for women, BAPY (meaning Busy Working Lady). On January 1, 2001, it officially opened in a specialty store near Harajuku. Opening. I hope this brand can better cater to the tastes of female ape fans. The designer of BAPY is a girl named Kiko.
A Bathing Ape crossed over with Pepsi in September 2001, launching a series of ape camouflage Pepsi sodas, as well as various fashions, toys and other products.
James Lavelle is also an iconic figure in the fashion industry. The Japanese super DJ Krush he signed not only made his record label Mo'Wax famous all over the world, but also helped him get acquainted with many giants in the Japanese fashion industry, including of course the famous designer Nigo from the Harajuku area. Nigo's fashion brand A Bathing Ape was represented by James Lavelle for many years. James also has his own fashion brand and has boutiques in London and Singapore. The image of his U.N.K.L.E. band was designed by Futura, a famous New York graffiti master. With his handsome appearance, super fashionable taste, and his status in the underground music industry, James has become the new favorite of the Global Underground series.
Bape also started with T-shirts. Only fifty pieces of each style were produced, of which thirty were distributed to employees and friends, and only a small amount reached the market. In the first two years or so, Bape was designing T-shirts. Because the design was unique, the quality was guaranteed, and it was limited edition, it could show his personality, so he gradually became a little famous among Japanese hipsters, and then he started to make T-shirts. Slowly work on other outfits.
NIGO can be so successful because, according to him, it has always been based on his own preferences, without considering the needs of consumers or the market response. However, the results are surprisingly good every time. For many of the same original brands, it just means standing up and talking without back pain^_^. After all, it is impossible for most people to operate a brand without the purpose of making money.
Another important reason for NIGO’s success is that he is also an important promoter of trend culture. He has been committed to introducing international trend art to Japan, and he also actively cooperates with various art design or commercial units. We vigorously promote trend culture, and it goes without saying that they are both Harajuku brands. Everyone is either a classmate or a friend, and the cooperation has never stopped.
The most criticized thing by many people is that most of Bape's products are imitations. They say they are tributes to their predecessors, but to put it bluntly, they are plagiarism. The jeans are copied from Levi's, and the shoes are copied from Nike Air Force I. Converse's ALL STAR has nothing unique about it.
Although BAPE's imitation and plagiarism on some products are too heavy, they are very creative in store decoration and product packaging. The most important thing is good quality control. Because NIGO has repeatedly emphasized that what BAPE sells is not clothing, but a lifestyle and quality of life.
Domestic fashion culture started late, and Japan, as the holy land of fashion in Asia, naturally has many advantages. Bape, the leading brand in Harajuku, is definitely a typical representative. Although there are mixed reviews, NIGO's success is obvious to all.
In 1998, the popular Japanese king - Kimura Takuya appeared in a TV commercial wearing BAPE clothes. BAPE quickly set off a craze in Japan. Later, many Japanese artists such as Asano Tadanobu and Isshiki Saei wore BAPE. There are many artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan who have appeared on TV, such as Andy Lau. Recently, the one who likes to wear BAPE is Xiaozhu Luo Zhixiang. He almost wears BAPE every time he appears on the show.
In fact, many artists in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan no longer wear BAPE, because too many people wear it, and there is no sense of individuality, unless it is a very classic style or a limited edition that is difficult to get, trendy To a large extent, this thing is about following the trend. Everyone will follow what is popular at the moment, but after a while they will no longer wear it. However, those who have their own ideas regardless of others and are comfortable in others' eyes are the ones with real style.
BAPE's shoes, BAPESTA, are also a hot-selling product. The styles are relatively simple, and most of them have changes in patterns.
Therefore, the quality of BAPE products has always been guaranteed. In the cooperation plan with Pepsi, limited quantities were adhered to. At the beginning, consumers in Hong Kong were copying and selling BAPE products, regardless of the life that BAPE represented. When thinking about the concept, he resolutely closed this first overseas store.
APE can be converted to WAV files losslessly. You can use Monkey software to convert the entire ape to wav. Then open the cue with Notepad and change the .ape after FILE inside to .wav. Now you can do whatever you want.
In fact, ape is a compressed audio, which is equivalent to a rar file. However, rar needs to be decompressed before it can be used, while ape can be listened to directly without decompression. Converting ape to wav is called decompression, and the decompression tool is Monkey or foobar.
The legendary conversion of ape to wav is lossless, because ape is called lossless compression. As for whether there is any damage, it’s up to you. If you say it’s not, then it’s not, because I think it’s almost the same~~~
By the way, the commonly used tools for converting CD to ape are Monkey or foobar. Monkey must be installed. If you want to create an entire ape track and a cue, it is recommended to use EAC. Although there are many options on EAC, and it is very troublesome to introduce them online, it is very simple to use, just set it up casually. After all, I am not a professional at this, but the sound quality is pretty good when I mess around with it, hehe