Hi Ed Martin wrote:
> The CDs contain the BBC Lord > of the Rings radio play. As for this particular recording, it is a wide scale of complexity: sometimes music, sometimes voice. That's why I'd rather stick to a VBR preset, something like "--alt-preset standard -b96" or maybe even "--alt-preset standard -b80". This "-b80" thing changes the minimal bitrate. It is O.K. to do it and it doesn't mix up with any internal routines of VBR. Minimal bitrate is only for safety purposes (VBR engine sometimes chooses too low bitrate) and it's normally -b128 with --alt-presets, which will be too high for voice. > So, I wish to ask - has anyone done anything similar? What worked best for > you? I'm pretty damn sure someone was asking about the same BBC Lord Of The Rings recording at hydrogenaudio.org, but I can't find the thread, so if you want to contact him, you have to ask there yourself. > > Also - how good is lame at these lower bit rates nowadays? For bitrates equal to 96 and less, Fraunhofer's mp3 still sounds better than Lame. Regards, Olcios _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
