% and * during Lame Encoding

2003-05-15 04:24:43

I use --alt-present-standard with LAME 3.90.3 and Exact Audio Copy.

After EAC rips the track and opens the command prompt I can see each bitrate.  Can anyone tell me what the information here actually means?  I tried to do a search on but it wouldn't let me due to the less than three character limit.

For instance

320 [2321] %%%%%%%%********

What do the numbers in the bracket and the % and * mean?  Every track I have encoded on various albums contains both, but on one track from Led Zeppelin one I only saw %'s.

Thanks in advance.

% and * during Lame Encoding

Reply #1 – 2003-05-15 05:13:01

Search the forum for your answer.

% and * during Lame Encoding

Reply #2 – 2003-05-15 05:18:04

Yes thank you.  I actually cannot search on the '%' and '*' characters due to a minimum three character limit in searches.  I'll try elsewhere.

% and * during Lame Encoding

Reply #3 – 2003-05-15 05:18:53

Try the words LAME and histogram.

% and * during Lame Encoding

Reply #4 – 2003-05-15 05:52:41

Ignore Steve here... he's being a jerk.

the % means L/R (stereo) frame, while the * denotes a M/S (mid-side stereo) frame. These only show up when using Joint Stereo.

% and * during Lame Encoding

Reply #5 – 2003-05-15 06:13:12

320 [2321] means 2321 frames (1 frame = 1/75 sec.) encoded at 320kbps.
Different frames are encoded at different bitrates when using VBR modes ; very hard to encode frames are encoded at 320kbps to achieve good quality.

[span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%']Anyone correct me if I'm wrong.[/span]

% and * during Lame Encoding

Reply #6 – 2003-05-15 20:00:15

It's in the FAQ, two positions left to the "search" button.