William S. Tate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Here's the question, really two. There appears to be two different > choices of LAME. Version 3.89 and another. Which one do I use?
Use 3.89. Even though it's marked "beta" it's got dramatic improvements over version 3.70 (which is the current "stable" version, but which is also rather old). > I tried 3.89 but don't see where I can select the 128kb/s and 44.1khz > at Audiograbber. I opted for the highest quality encoding on the > Audiograbber settings page, but when I ripped, the mp3 still came out > at the lesser quality of about 50kb/s and about 20khz. If you're willing to work a bit harder, I'd suggest using a two-step process. Rip your files with Exact Audio Copy (Windows) or cdparanoia (Linux) into .wav files. These should be 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, 2-channel audio files, because that's what CDs contain. Then, use LAME from the command line to encode the .wav into an MP3 file. Use "lame -q0 -b 128 filename.wav filename.mp3" for the highest quality setting at 128 kbps CBR. (Using -q0 will slow it down, because it's working harder.) Since your input is 44.1 kHz, your output will also be 44.1 kHz. Some people may suggest other flags which may or may not give quality benefits. But start with "lame -q0 -b 128" and see how it goes. -- Greg Wooledge | "Truth belongs to everybody." [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - The Red Hot Chili Peppers http://wooledge.org/~greg/ |
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