if you make a VBR file you are punching the midrange of the sound right
in the gut. 192 is if you just want a "useful" mp3, but it must be
accepted that the first generation mp3 must have a higher bitrate than
that for real quality. so, it depends on what you are aiming for. if you
really want quality, use LAME, but at 256 CBR with true stereo, as joint
stereo also messes up a file for manipulation during playback or
remixing later on... lower bit rates and joint stereo are no good if you
really, really appreciate the track or tracks in question... for more
coommon tracks or brute4 archival purposes, you can use 192 just fine
though... many people even use 160k for vinyl, which is kind of a
twisted rationale if you ask me, if we recall that vinyl is supposed to
have a wider dynamic range compared to CD even if it also has more
noise... therefore vinyl should also be ripped at a higher rate... a
friend says even a vinyl mp3 will still sound "warm" and have good
definition...
On Thursday, January 31, 2002, at 02:36 , No one in particular wrote:
quoted 18 lines On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Irene McC wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Irene McC wrote:
>
>> Is this *really* better than a fixed, say, 192?
>
> Can it hurt? You lower the bitrate for some parts that are easier to
> encode, and raise it for parts that are harder. If the quality is high
> enough, you might average 192 still, but you'll have a better sounding
> mp3. If the quality is lower, the average bitrate will be lower, but it
> will still sound as good.
>
> Bottom line: The quality/size ratio of a VBR file will always better if
> you have a good encoder.
>
>
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