A good resource for this is www.r3mix.net
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quoted 21 lines From: excm. prin. fuminaro konoye <fuminaro@yahoo.com>
>From: excm. prin. fuminaro konoye <fuminaro@yahoo.com>
>To: No one in particular <idm@cocksalad.com>
>CC: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] VBR vs fixed rate ripping
>Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:50:34 -0600
>
>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...
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