mp3 data compression. what do you use?

Affiliation · Post by **Affiliation** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:56 am

just curious

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:23 am

LAME encoder, 320 kbps

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:31 am

lame --preset insane
lame --preset studio

Affiliation · Post by **Affiliation** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:57 am

is straight forward mp3 compression the same algorithm with any software? or some of them just shit out crap?

pepezabala · Post by **pepezabala** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:10 am

I just use itunes. But then again my buddy C. told me it would be crap. since then I used audacity a couple of times, with the lame plug in.

itunes mp3 encoding - crap?

DiMuTech · Post by **DiMuTech** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:26 pm

Adobe Audition 2. This gives you tons of options for converting to mp3

brunob · Post by **brunob** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:13 pm

Ditto Audacity (it's free anyways) with the lame encoder. Just follow instructions on Audacity's page they explain how to install the Lame plugin for mp3 encoding.

Affiliation · Post by **Affiliation** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:10 am

thanks a bunch, seems to work

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:50 am

iTunes encoding is ok, not bad by any means, though I prefer others still. If Lame is 10/10, then I'd give iTunes MP3 encoding 8/10.

Affiliation · Post by **Affiliation** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:14 am

would that be because of the available options or just sound quality?

h_double · Post by **h_double** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:35 am

"lame --alt-preset standard", or else if that's not good enough I use FLAC.

Affiliation wrote:is straight forward mp3 compression the same algorithm with any software? or some of them just shit out crap?

Different encoders can work differently. One big difference is that not all encoders support VBR (variable bitrate), which allows for a nice compromise between sound quality and file size. Many encoders also implement bandpass filters to remove noise artifacts.

DiMuTech · Post by **DiMuTech** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:08 am

h_double wrote: Different encoders can work differently. One big difference is that not all encoders support VBR (variable bitrate), which allows for a nice compromise between sound quality and file size. Many encoders also implement bandpass filters to remove noise artifacts.

Adobe Audition does. It's has CBR(Constant) and VBR. You can encode from 20 kbps up to 320. So it's cool for making ringtones out of tracks you like as you just clip out the part you want.
It has mp3 pro encoding so it can reconstruct the lost higher frequencies so you can save it at a lower kbps but not lose the quality.

eurose23 · Post by **eurose23** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:14 pm

very easy for mac is the converter-programm "switch"