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Skriven 2006-03-27 18:16:16 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
  Kommentar till text 10345 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Questions Re: Audio Ripping
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From: Mike '/m' <mike@barkto.com>




Yikes, I mis-typed the URL.  Here is the correct URL:

  http://www.hydrogenaudio.org

  /m<I hate when that hapens, especially when there's a squatter>


On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:34:42 -0500, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote:

>This may be a dumb question but I've seen some quotes like those at the link
>below that give priority to VBR. Is this a bit of misinformation?
>
>http://www.mp3machine.com/news/842/
>
>Constant Bit Rate (CBR) encoding means that you encode a file at a fixed
>rate, such as 128 Kpbs. For many people this is a common method of encoding
>MP3s. You can usually tell CBR files because they have consistent file sizes
>and sound quality. OK, file sizes aren't the kind of thing most of you will
>look out for. We know that.
>Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding is a method that ensures high audio quality
>bit-allocation decisions during encoding. The encoder allocates an
>appropriate amount of data per second, depending on the complexity of the
>audio file.
>
>If there are very complex parts in a song it will use a quite high bit rate
>and a lower bitrate for something such as silence. The average bit rate may
>not be as high as the bitrate of an MP3 of the same quality with constant
>bitrate.
>
>You should use VBR encoding when consistent audio quality is the top
>priority.
>
>"Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:4425aa73$1@w3....
>> WinLame is a good wrapper around the basic encoder, I use it all the time
>> to make MP3's we ship to radio.  320kb/sec fixed rate.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>> "Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>> news:nhj622t9l6scnsbdedebl0pfea8gcfqf3v@4ax.com...
>>>
>>> LAME is reputed to be very good for lossy ripping at the higher
>>> bitrates, some say the best.
>>>
>>> http://lame.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>>  /m
>>>
>>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:22:38 -0500, "Gary Britt"
>>> <email@from_Gary_Britt.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>How up to date is the LAME encoder?  I've got a Creative PlayCenter 2
>>>>software encoder from a 3 year old Sound Blaster Live card in one of my
>>>>machines, Windows Media Player 10 in my new XP laptop, and also what Nero
>>>>6
>>>>and 7 come with.  How does LAME compare to these?
>>>>
>>>>Anybody have any thoughts on if it makes much difference what software
>>>>encoder is used to do the ripping?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Gary
>>>>
>>>>"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:1lq3229dcmdkcruidcnk24tnqjmjqrslki@4ax.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> I ripped at 320kbps constant bitrate, joint stereo, using the LAME
>>>>> encoder.  I would have ripped lossless if I had enough disk space.
>>>>>
>>>>> I use CDex for ripping, and I set the error detection and correction to
>>>>> its maximum ("Paranoia, Full").  CDex tells you, on a per-track basis,
>>>>> how many errors it could not correct.   Out of about 2,000 CDs (26,000+
>>>>> songs) I ripped, I'd say there were about 50 tracks that had
>>>>> uncorrectable errors, usually 1 or 2 per track.
>>>>>
>>>>> I had 4 CD drives running the ripping.  Two on my main PC (dual-CPU,
>>>>> 500MHz Pentium 2 or 3), 515MB RAM.  Another on my notebook (500MHZ CPU
>>>>> (Pentium 2, 512MB), and another on a junker (probably a 400MHz Pentium
>>>>> something or other, with 256 MB memory).   All were running Windows
>>>>> 2000.
>>>>>
>>>>>   /m
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:12:53 -0500, "Gary Britt"
>>>>> <email@from_Gary_Britt.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> >When ripping an audio CD to MP3 file format is it better to use
>>>>> >constant
>>>>bitrate or variable bitrate?  What about if you are ripping to WMA file
>>>>format.  Is it better to use constant bitrate or variable bitrate?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >When doing the ripping the CD ripper I set up auto configured for
>>>>> >digital
>>>>extraction and NO error correction.  Question:  Should I turn error
>>>>correction on for audio CD ripping?  Does error correction make much
>>>>difference during ripping to MP3/WMA files?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >What if I'm doing the audio CD ripping on a 500mhz Pentium III with
>>>>> >640
>>>>megs of ram and Win2K, would that knowledge change any of your answers
>>>>above?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Thanks,
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Gary
>>>>
>>
>>
>

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