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MP3 / Re: Low bitrate MP3 (+ unsupported bitrates)
Last post by Kraeved -From my table, it should be obvious that the relationship between bitrate and space taken is extremely small at this scale (a few kilobytes), but the difference by ear between 16 and 24 kpbs is quite noticeable (download and listen to “Broken Sword - History” samples if you haven't done so yet). There are reasons why bitrate is usually associated with powers of 2, more common bitrates are much more likely to have psychoacoustic enhancements, etc.
Therefore, I suggest following the KISS principle, i.e. keeping it simple unless you have no choice, and using one of the above-mentioned encoders (three for MP3, one for Vorbis OGG) without lowering the bar below 24 kpbs and giving priority to mono — mankind has listened to this quality for decades without complaints, and some still listen to it on smartphones and boomboxes, not to mention it will pair well with a, cough, vintage Flash technology.