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From:
David Whewell
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Date:
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 19:48:44 +0100
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Re: [idm] Emusic moves to 192k VBR encoding
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there is not bitrate for VBR (by definition, it's variable!) but --alt-preset standard will give higher bitrates than 192k on average, probably closer to 200-210k. sounds SO much better though, a lot better than 192k CBR. david At 11:45 05/09/2003 -0700, StaticBeats wrote:
quoted 20 lines I'm shocked actually that it's taken them *this* long to up the quality of>I'm shocked actually that it's taken them *this* long to up the quality of >their MP3s from 128k to 192k VBR but Im not sure when this happened. I >imagine it was only in the past few months. > >Im curious - have any of you noticed a substantial increase in sound quality? >Is it worth becoming a subscriber again ? > >Anything else new and improved with their service in the past 2 years? I >subscribed when it first came out and spent about a month downloading >every single track from the "electronic" category - many of which I notice >are no longer available > >FYI - They are using LAME 3.92 -alt-preset standard for encoding > >Emusic VBR FAQ is here: http://help.emusic.com/help/emvbr/ > > >Shimone/Justes >http://www.staticbeats.com > Electronic Music > Digital Culture >http://www.boomboombap.com > First Come > First Heard
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