I haven't ripped/encoded any CDs in a while. I have always used the external encoder with LAME and --r3mix settings. I decided to copy one of my REM CDs and used the built in encoder of MJ8 (beta 207) under Normal quality and added the --r3mix to the custom command line option. I also had rip and encode simultaneuously checked which as I remember took forever, but to my amazement the mp3s were created very quickly. In fact, I thought that I had ended up with just wave files, but nope I am currently playing the VBR MP3 files right now. The sound great and have an average bit rate around 190 or so. Goodbye external encoder.
BTW- Is the built in MP3 VBR based on LAME and will the --r3mix setting make any difference here. If you use the command line options, does the other settings have any effect?
Great job with MJ8!
RAVMAN
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