How to compare mp3, flac audio data in a file, ignoring header data (ID3 tag) etc.?

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Published on 2011-02-21T15:31:53Z Indexed on 2011/02/22 15:27 UTC
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I've backed up some audio files up in 2 places and added ID3 tags into one backup but not the other, since time has passed my own memory has faded on whether the backups are actually the same, but now one has ID3 data and the other doesn't, basic binary compare will fail and inspection will be cumbersome.

Is there a tool to compare just the audio data (not the header, ID3) in mp3s, flac files, and other files using header data such as ID3.

started a thread on beyond compare here: http://www.scootersoftware.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7413

would consider other comparison software that does this task

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