EAC compression, help, goin crazy

[Vad3r]

I use Exact Audio Copy for creating my personal mp3s. For the longest time, I've been using CBR 192. I thought cbr was better, found out I was wrong. VBR seems to be the way to go. Best quality, with best file size.
Using google, found all kinds of compression commands (alt standard, alt extreme, alt insane).
Standard gives me a max of 192
Extreme gives me a max of 232 (guess here, max I saw)
Insane gives me 320, but it's CBR.

The other two give me VBR, but Insane gives me cbr, even though I've put "-V %0".

Could someone please paste a good compression setting for me. I want the max, but not constant max. If the music requires 320 then use it, but if it doesn't, maybe low as 160 or so would be good.
I've copied the same track and had a listen so many times now, I'm looseing it !.

--alt-preset standard --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --tt "%t" --ta "%a" --tl "%t" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" --tg "%m" %s %d -V %0

Could anyone edit that so that compression is max 320, min is 160 in VBR.
Thanks for any help with this, I can't get what I want on my own :/

 

[DaveSimmons]

You might do some searching in the forums and wiki at www.hydrogenaudio.org

domain fixed -- should have pasted instead of typign ti 🙂

 

[Vad3r]

You might do some searching in the forums and wiki at www.hydrogrenaudio.org

not a valid address

 

[Daaavo]

Originally posted by: Vad3r

You might do some searching in the forums and wiki at www.hydrogrenaudio.org

not a valid address

Here.

You might look at this, as well.

 

[Vad3r]

thanks for the links. I've found my answer, and I'll post it should anyone else search it here.

Recommended encoder settings:
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--alt-preset standard (~190 kbit/s, typical 180 ... 220)

--alt-preset fast standard (~190 kbit/s, faster but potentially lower quality)

--alt-preset extreme (~250 kbit/s, typical 220 ... 270)

--alt-preset fast extreme (~250 kbit/s, faster but potentially lower quality)

--alt-preset insane (320 kbit/s CBR, highest possible quality)
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These are the LAME presets. When I choose "insane", it automaticly makes it CBR. So EAC/LAME was doing it correctly, I was wrong in trying to make "insane" VBR. You can't 🙂
I'll be using Extreme.
Again, thanks for that link, I've been reading for the past few hours, lots of great info for mp3 quality.

Oh, and the link should anyone else want to read further - http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/

 

[Gurck]

Why not just rip to ogg? Easier & sounds better.