--alt-preset cbr 256 or ... ?

2002-04-12 21:24:04

Hi,

I want to archive some CDs, but i have a question related to that

--alt-preset cbr 320/--alt-preset insane is the best isn't?

what about --alt-preset cbr 256? the second best? i prefer that one because of filesizes...

Should i use CBR/VBR and should i use Stereo/Joint-Stereo?

and what about the r3mix 'es settings:

CBR: "-b256 -ms -q0 --lowpass 19.5" ... I prefered this one coz CBR, 256 kbit/s and STEREO... or are there some other ones better...

I hope you can help me... Thank you in advance

Thijs

--alt-preset cbr 256 or ... ?

Reply #1 – 2002-04-12 21:34:26

for LAME mp3:

the --r3mix profile is basically obsolete due to the improvements of dibrom's alt presets...so don't use it.

@ vbr use
--alt-preset standard [under 200kbps average]
--alt-preset extreme [over 200kbps average]

@ cbr use
--alt-preset insane [320kbps constant]



truthfully, i wouldn't use the mp3 format unless you plan on using a portable player or something like that...i would go with psytel aac or musepack.

browse the "general" sections of the mp3, musepack [mpc] and aac forums for information.

for aac downloads:
http://www.inf.ufpr.br/~rja00/

for musepack downloads:
http://www.musepack.org/


later
mike

--alt-preset cbr 256 or ... ?

Reply #2 – 2002-04-12 23:46:22

--alt-preset extreme should do just fine IMO and the averages would be ~240kb/s (depending on the music)

--alt-preset cbr 256 or ... ?

Reply #3 – 2002-04-13 07:55:10

Or try ABR.  --alt-preset 224 (or 192 for lower bitrates) works well for alot of music.

--alt-preset cbr 256 or ... ?

Reply #4 – 2002-04-13 17:41:05

... and don't believe those guys who tell you "joint stereo is evil!!". They don't know much about up-to-date encoders.