[Discussion] List of recommended LAME settings
Reply #147 – 2005-10-04 09:30:45
I prefer your version It's better in my opinion to the current recommendations remaped as "Remarks":The presets -V 0 , -V 1 , -V 2 with or without --vbr-new switch and of course -b 320 are considered to be transparent for a majority of people. [span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'](transparent = most people cannot distinguish the mp3 from the original in an ABX blindtest)[/span] For high quality on portable MP3 players, you may use -V 4 or -V 5 (--vbr-new) (around 165 kbit/s, or around 128k). -b 320 (or --preset insane): maximum quality possible, very high bitrate (always 320 kbps).-V0 --vbr-new (or --preset fast extreme) exceptionally high quality, somewhat high bitrate, allows faster encoding and a bit higher quality than normal -V 2 (--preset extreme) (typically 220—270 kbps).-V2 --vbr-new (or --preset fast standard) generally transparent preset to most people, almost indistinguishable from --preset extreme, good size/quality tradeoff, allows faster encoding and a bit higher quality than normal -V 2 (--preset standard) (typically 180—240 kbps).-V4 --vbr-new (or --preset fast medium) mostly transparent preset, extremely suitable for noisy environments and portable use, very good size/quality tradeoff (typically 110—170 kbps).-V 5 --vbr-new is a very good replacement for 128 kbit/s encodings, eg. portable usage in cars, noisy environments. V1 or V3 are not even mentioned! The old --alt-preset system is maybe outdated, but the logical (--standard/extreme/medium and nothing between) is still haunting the thread.
Wavpack Hybrid: one encoder, one encoding for all scenarios WavPack -c4.5hx6 (44100Hz & 48000Hz) ≈ 390 kbps + correction file WavPack -c4hx6 (96000Hz) ≈ 768 kbps + correction file WavPack -h (SACD & DSD) ≈ 2400 kbps at 2.8224 MHz