I figured this would be the place to post this since it pertains to software. I've been reading up on mp3 encoding, and the different engines and what they can produce, and finally came up with a site whose information was extremely helpful and proved to be what I was looking for.
There is a somewhat new technology in terms of mp3's called VBR or Variable BitRate. The encoded looks at the music frame by frame ANYWAY as it encodes it, this process will take slightly longer (2-4 minutes depending on the length of your song, to encode) but the benefits are simply amazing.
You will end up with an mp3 which AVERAGES 150-180 kbps. This is because certain parts of the song do not need to be encoded any higher than 128kbps. It might only be for a few frames but the encoder can accurately determine these, save you disk space, and create for you a file which is of superior audio quality, sometimes going up to even 320kbps if the music calls for it dynamically.
If you've ever seen a file on napster with an odd bitrate such as 155, 163, 177, well you get the idea, more than likely this is a VBR file, you should download it and notice the difference in quality. Certain encoders like Xing mangle the sound, I didn't believe it until I listened to a Xing mp3 side-by-side with a LAME encoded mp3.
Go to this website for the information on downloading the software, and further analysis and graphics which support this new technology. I am in no way affiliated with this site, I just found their information extremely accurate and informative. After you get the necessary software, encode a song using Xing at 192kbps then with LAME using VBR technology and I guarantee your file which will be smaller than the 192 made with Xing will sound MUCH better. Try it out, and let me know what you think.
divinemartyr
There is a somewhat new technology in terms of mp3's called VBR or Variable BitRate. The encoded looks at the music frame by frame ANYWAY as it encodes it, this process will take slightly longer (2-4 minutes depending on the length of your song, to encode) but the benefits are simply amazing.
You will end up with an mp3 which AVERAGES 150-180 kbps. This is because certain parts of the song do not need to be encoded any higher than 128kbps. It might only be for a few frames but the encoder can accurately determine these, save you disk space, and create for you a file which is of superior audio quality, sometimes going up to even 320kbps if the music calls for it dynamically.
If you've ever seen a file on napster with an odd bitrate such as 155, 163, 177, well you get the idea, more than likely this is a VBR file, you should download it and notice the difference in quality. Certain encoders like Xing mangle the sound, I didn't believe it until I listened to a Xing mp3 side-by-side with a LAME encoded mp3.
Go to this website for the information on downloading the software, and further analysis and graphics which support this new technology. I am in no way affiliated with this site, I just found their information extremely accurate and informative. After you get the necessary software, encode a song using Xing at 192kbps then with LAME using VBR technology and I guarantee your file which will be smaller than the 192 made with Xing will sound MUCH better. Try it out, and let me know what you think.
divinemartyr
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