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Author Topic: What is the best compromise between sound quality and file size?  (Read 777 times)

dennisbrooks2

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What is the best compromise between sound quality and file size?
« on: February 15, 2002, 10:24:15 am »
My handheld supports both WMA and mp3, so I can use either. What have you found is the best sound vs. file size combination. Which encoding and at what bitrate gives the most bang for the buck?

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Doof

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RE:What is the best compromise between sound quality and file size?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2002, 10:55:33 am »
LAME MP3 VBR.

More specifically with these LAME commandline switches

"--nspsytune --vbr-mtrh -V1 -mj -h -b96 --lowpass 19.5 --athtype 3 --ns-sfb21 2 -Z --scale 0.98 -X0"

or just "--r3mix" for short.

If you're using MJ 7.2, then download the lame.exe and use MJ's external encoder. If you're using 8.0.206, then use MJ's MP3 encoder, and configure it for those options.
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RE:What is the best compromise between sound quality and file size?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2002, 10:56:27 am »
http://r3mix.net

You can find more info about those command line switches I mentioned at that site.
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RE:What is the best compromise between sound quality and file size?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2002, 08:36:57 pm »
Well, my money is on the WMA.  I used VBR (not the Lame, but Xing and Fraunhofer or however you spell it) and felt that a wide stereo image was more stable with WMA.  Additionally, I thought the high end was also better with WMA.

So my recommendation is to experiment for yourself.
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