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| quote: | Originally posted by NZWaverider
why would you use VBR do you think it is better?
i have recorded a couple of live sets from the local radio station here in NZ, after runnung them through cooledit they now sound really good. but with encoding, whats the diff between joint, forced joint stereo? and i did notice a difference between encoding between 128 and 160kbps, cheers |
Why VBR? VBR is more versatile because it can dynamically change the bitrate encoded based on the audio information. For instance, if you have a lot of high frequency data like hi hats and cymbals then 160 or 192 might not encode that data as well as 256 and VBR will do that for you. If you have a static bitrate @ maybe 192 then you're stuck with 192 the whole way. So that's why VBR is better if you want max MP3 quality.
As for Joint Stereo, use it every time. Don't worry about it.
128 vs. 160? MP3 compresses audio and the lesser the bit rate the more high frequency it throws out to save space. Usually only electronic music requires 160+ because it uses more hi-freq instruments which requires less compression if you want to retain quality. But for most R&B, pop, hip hop etc, 128 is just fine.
As always, if you cherrish the music you encode, do HQ VBR, you can afford the space and your ears will thank you.
DJ Rain
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