I'd like to point that with 3.95, targetting 128kbps I think that -q1 and -q0 can really improve encoding quality.
is it possible to use this setting along with aps? How much longer would that take? I mean it says in the ChangeLog that the new release is 10% faster, so what's the deal? I rather wait a bit longer and have a smaller file or a file with better quality...
Yes, of course it is. Just add -q after --preset standard.
But the test should be based on standard setting.
Very short speed test:
C:\Music\LAMEsamples>c:\Lame3-90-3\lame.exe --preset standard fatboy.wav
LAME version 3.90.3 MMX (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
CPU features: i387, MMX (ASM used), 3DNow!, SIMD
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz
Encoding fatboy.wav to fatboy.wav.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=2) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 7.3x) qval=2
Frame | CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU | ETA
191/193 (99%)| 0:02/ 0:02| 0:02/ 0:02| 2.1150x| 0:00
32 [ 1] *
128 [ 2] %%
160 [ 24] %%%%%%%%%%********
192 [ 14] %%%%%%%%***
224 [ 13] %%********
256 [ 47] %%********************************
320 [ 92] ******************************************************************
average: 265.3 kbps LR: 30 (15.54%) MS: 163 (84.46%)
Writing LAME Tag...done
C:\Music\LAMEsamples>c:\Lame\lame.exe --preset standard -q 0 fatboy.wav
LAME version 3.95 MMX (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
CPU features: MMX (ASM used), 3DNow! (ASM used), SSE
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz
Encoding fatboy.wav to fatboy.wav.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=2) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 7.3x) qval=0
Frame | CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU | ETA
191/193 (99%)| 0:04/ 0:04| 0:04/ 0:04| 1.1611x| 0:00
32 [ 1] *
96 [ 2] %*
112 [ 3] %%
128 [ 11] %%******
160 [ 11] %%%%****
192 [ 6] %***
224 [ 16] %%%%*******
256 [ 40] %%%%%%%*******************
320 [103] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%************************************
average: 267.7 kbps LR: 73 (37.82%) MS: 120 (62.18%)
Writing LAME Tag...done
ReplayGain: -2.2dB
C:\Music\LAMEsamples>c:\Lame\lame.exe --preset standard -q 1 fatboy.wav
LAME version 3.95 MMX (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
CPU features: MMX (ASM used), 3DNow! (ASM used), SSE
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz
Encoding fatboy.wav to fatboy.wav.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=2) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 7.3x) qval=1
Frame | CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU | ETA
191/193 (99%)| 0:02/ 0:02| 0:02/ 0:02| 2.0867x| 0:00
32 [ 1] *
96 [ 2] %*
112 [ 3] %*
128 [ 13] %%%******
160 [ 7] %%%**
192 [ 8] ******
224 [ 15] %%%%******
256 [ 39] %%%%%%%******************
320 [105] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%***********************************
average: 268.5 kbps LR: 73 (37.82%) MS: 120 (62.18%)
Writing LAME Tag...done
ReplayGain: -2.2dB
C:\Music\LAMEsamples>c:\Lame\lame.exe --preset standard -q 2 fatboy.wav
LAME version 3.95 MMX (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
CPU features: MMX (ASM used), 3DNow! (ASM used), SSE
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz
Encoding fatboy.wav to fatboy.wav.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=2) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 7.3x) qval=2
Frame | CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU | ETA
191/193 (99%)| 0:01/ 0:01| 0:01/ 0:01| 4.4350x| 0:00
32 [ 1] *
96 [ 2] %*
112 [ 6] %%**
128 [ 6] %%**
160 [ 11] %%%*****
192 [ 4] %%*
224 [ 24] %%%%************
256 [ 36] %%%%%%******************
320 [103] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%***********************************
average: 268.1 kbps LR: 73 (37.82%) MS: 120 (62.18%)
Writing LAME Tag...done
ReplayGain: -2.2dB
C:\Music\LAMEsamples>c:\Lame\lame.exe --preset standard fatboy.wav
LAME version 3.95 MMX (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
CPU features: MMX (ASM used), 3DNow! (ASM used), SSE
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz
Encoding fatboy.wav to fatboy.wav.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=2) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 7.3x) qval=3
Frame | CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU | ETA
191/193 (99%)| 0:01/ 0:01| 0:01/ 0:01| 4.4350x| 0:00
32 [ 1] *
96 [ 2] %*
112 [ 6] %%**
128 [ 6] %%**
160 [ 11] %%%*****
192 [ 4] %%*
224 [ 24] %%%%************
256 [ 36] %%%%%%******************
320 [103] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%***********************************
average: 268.1 kbps LR: 73 (37.82%) MS: 120 (62.18%)
Writing LAME Tag...done
ReplayGain: -2.2dB
Both compiles are ICL 7.1 by john33, most probably same optimisations...