How do you change bits rate on a MP3?

[dimsum]

Same question
like from 160 to 128

 

[esung]

you can't change the bitrate during the MP3 playback, if that's what you are asking. The bitrate is determined when the file is encoded via the codec. and of course you can set the bitrate when you are encode your own MP3, unless you got some really bad encoder...

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

If you're talking about downsizing your files - you can extract an mp3 back to a wav and then encode it again with a different bitrate (smaller, of course).

 

[DocDoo]

There is no need to convert it to WAV then back to MP3. Just use MusicMatch, it will convert your 160 to 128 (or whatever you like) in about 10 seconds!

MusicMatch is like a "Swiss-Army-Knife" for digital audio. I would be lost without it

 

[Azeroth]

<< There is no need to convert it to WAV then back to MP3. Just use MusicMatch, it will convert your 160 to 128 (or whatever you like) in about 10 seconds! >>



Go with musicmatch, greatest program for ripping or converting. (of course is only my opinion)

 

[afropick]

Go here to find out good information about encoding. According to this, and many others, MusicMatch doesn't produce quality mp3's.

 

[dimsum]

thanks for the input, the reason i ask is i was thinking about getting the nomad 2 MG and saw posts about it not able to play anything but 128 bitrate. just raise a red flag on &quot;well, what am i going to do then?&quot; questions

thanks again!