Converting WAV to MP3
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Topic: Converting WAV to MP3
Posted By: Fetta
Subject: Converting WAV to MP3
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 9:54pm
Sorry once again if this has been covered, but I was wondering if someone could tell me what the best settings are when using a MP3 encoder:
Bit Rate I know is 320 but the other options I am not sure about:
1) Do I check the box that says "use variable bit rate encoding (VBR)"?..... If I do, I am assuming I go to Highest Quality from the drop down menu...correct.
2) Sample Rate - Do I keep it on Auto or do I pick a KHz setting
3) Channels - I am assuming I pick "Stereo"
4) Stereo Mode ... Do I pick Normal or Joint Stereo.
Do that last two boxes get checked... They are: "Smart Encoding Adjustments" and "Filter Frequencies Below 10 Hz."
Thanks everyone.
-Jeff
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 10:06pm
VBR is variable bit rate. It won't be a constant 320, but rather it will go up
and down depending on the complexity of the audio being encoded. I
usually use CBR (constant bit rate) and 320 is the best setting possible for
mp3.
Sample rate - should be 44,100 Hz
Yes, stereo, unless you like listening to your music in mono. Some iPods
have trouble playing mono mp3 files.
Normal stereo.
Not sure about the last two settings, but the human ear cannot hear
frequencies below about 20 Hz, so you're safe to filter those low
frequencies out if you wish.
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Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 10:11pm
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Aaron..... as always.... Thank you.
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Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 12:01am
Joint stereo is where it encodes a center-left channel, then for the right channel only records the differences. If you encode a mono song in joint stereo, it will result in a much, much smaller finished file, because there's little or no difference in the right channel.
You will find opinions all over the Net on which is better, stereo or joint stereo, but the majority of people recommond using joint stereo because, theoretically, you can end up with a higher bitrate.
AAC (the iTunes format) and WMA just automatically use joint stereo... I don't think you can override it.
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Posted By: The Hits Man
Date Posted: 25 June 2011 at 6:52pm
I made a copy of my entire FLAC music collection with
joint-stereo 320 kbps for the mp3 version.
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