>
> In joint stereo mode, the encoder can optionally use intensity stereo and
> mid/side stereo across different frequency bands. In the bands where neither
> are applied (or for frames where IS and M/SS are disabled) is the audio
> encoded in mono or in stereo? If the latter, is a "joint stereo, stereo
> only" (mode 1, extension 0) frame effectively equivalent to a stereo (mode
> 0) frame, or is joint stereo more limited?
>
> -- Mat.
>
Yes - jstereo without M/S or IS is identical to stereo. jstereo is
just a flag to see if the IS or MS flag is added to the bitstream. by
the way, LAME doesn't use IS. I believe people have posted here that
it is only usefull for lower bitrates. We could try and add IS, but I
dont know how usefull it is since most low bitrate applications seem
to be in mono.
Mark
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