Ben, one of the best places I have found for information about compressed audio formats is www.hydrogenaudio.org It contains a vast amount of information but try not to be intimidated. When you have time browse the FAQ section there. Since you are going to be using a Squeezebox2, you should stick with MP3 or FLAC. I personally use LAME 3.90.3 with "--alt-preset standard --scale x.xxx" I calculate the scale with WaveGain in album mode. That way all of my albums have the same relative loudness. One could also use MP3gain on the files after compression but I would find it easier to do it before hand. However if I had Squeezebox2 and enough disk space I would go the FLAC route for sure. Good luck, Steven
On 4/19/05, bjmacdow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JTH, > > I am the total Novice here. I just did a search on LAME encoders > as I did not know what they were. On Friday I will do a listening test, > and then, if necessary, reformat the 200gb drive and start over ripping > with LAME. Thanks for the suggestion. > You prefaced your suggestion with, "if you are going the MP3 > Route". Is there a better route to consider that will also allow a > fair amount of compression and decent reproduction? > > -- > bjmacdow > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
