![]() ![]() Download a current version and unzip it so that that Lame.exe is available.ģ. Download links are in forum posts but more than one version is available - study first.Ģ. ![]() Grossly oversimplifying, there have been two development paths, the 3.99.5 series and the 3.100 series which just recently MAY have merged into 3.99.5n if I understand correctly.ġ. Headquarters for that effort is the HydrogenAudio forum, Lossy Audio Codecs, MP3, MP3-Tech. MP3 encoding is still gradually evolving - this is not a backwards compatibility problem, just a gradually improving encoder. Reduced storage size is the only reason not to go lossless. If you need SACD or better listening quality you will HAVE to go lossless and your storage space requirements will multiply. We listened to several encoding methods before doing this and you CAN hear the diffenence, but for much music played via the various internet streaming codecs the limiting factor is still the quality of the recording itself - go to UTube and play SarahJarosz "BuildMeUpfromBones" and see if that is good enough quality. ![]() Using the high quality LAME settings I use, a typical CD takes around 100MB (ten CD's per GB). VBR will save some space compared to CBR.Ĭomment: Several years ago I chose to encode my library in MP3 format becase of the space savings - even in that format I need a 128GB key or card to hold the whole thing, which was one of my goals. ![]() To answer your original question (finally!) about mp3s, I believe the general consensus is that VBR V0 (highest setting) is the same quality as CBR at 320kbps. I don't claim to have the best ear, but I cannot tell the difference between 256kbps AAC and 320kbps mp3. Downloads from the iTunes store are 256kb AAC CBR. You'll get better quality at the same bit rate. With respect to lossy formats, if you're strictly within the Apple ecosystem, consider AAC instead of mp3. The quality will only be as good as the mp3/AAC. You can convert from mp3/AAC to ALAC/FLAC, but you'll never get back the lost info. If you start with mp3 or AAC (both lossy), you've lost some information right at the start. This will let you keep the high quality ALAC files on your Mac and still save space on your iPad/iPhone. If you're loading the files to an iPad/iPhone, iTunes has an option to convert the music to 128/192/256 kbps AAC as it is loaded to the device. This will give you the best quality, works with iTunes, and you can always convert to another format (lossless or lossy) in the future. You bought a good product.Ĭonsider ripping the files to Apple Lossless (ALAC). ![]()
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