Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Problem with Lame 3.92 dll and Sony ZS-X3CP Boombox

2002-07-16 Thread Gabriel Bouvigne
Hi Steve, The problem was that the initial VBR tag (all zero's) was inserted into the MP3 file for CBR files, so when the beWriteVbrTag function was not called at the end of the encoding process you end up with an empty frame at the beginning of the MP3 file. It is on purpose that the INFO

[MP3 ENCODER] Feature Request (cmdline options in ancillary data)

2002-07-16 Thread Caster
When reading the thread about ancillary data patch, i found this: From: David Balazic Subject: Re: [MP3 ENCODER] clean frames in ancillary data with patch Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 04:38:23 -0700 If it was my decision , not only the encoder name, but its exact version, build options, build

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] ripping vinyl

2002-07-16 Thread Scott Manley
You need to record the audio from the soundcard first then run lame on the files you record. I rip a lot of vinyl and I use a program called gramofile for the capture and track detection. Scott Manley (DJ SM) - Original Message - From: Kameron A. Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Problem with Lame 3.92 dll and Sony ZS-X3CP Boombox

2002-07-16 Thread Steve Lhomme
Gabriel Bouvigne wrote: Hi Steve, The problem was that the initial VBR tag (all zero's) was inserted into the MP3 file for CBR files, so when the beWriteVbrTag function was not called at the end of the encoding process you end up with an empty frame at the beginning of the MP3 file.

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] ripping vinyl

2002-07-16 Thread Ross Levis
lame only encodes digital WAV or RAW files. You need to transfer your vinyl or cassette audio to your PC first. Ross. Kameron A. Cole wrote: Does lame also take other media (e.g. vinyl, cassette) as input for ripping? thanks, kc ___

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Mp3 testing tools

2002-07-16 Thread Raider
On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 00:46, Vladimir Mincev wrote: Is there a tool that can compare two mp3 files with original and tell me which one is better quality (sounds more like original)? I already tried Mp3 Utility and EncSpot but none of them doesn't do what I want to. Any clue what tool can

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Feature Request (cmdline options in ancillarydata)

2002-07-16 Thread Raider
On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 16:28, Caster wrote: I agree, I would like to have more information in the ancillary data too, maybe it's impossible to manage putting compiler infos to file in sourcecode, but the most important to me is the command line options used... sometimes i would like to know

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] ripping vinyl

2002-07-16 Thread Raider
On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 05:30, Kameron A. Cole wrote: Does lame also take other media (e.g. vinyl, cassette) as input for ripping? lame doesn't take any media as input for ripping. If you read the documentation you see that lame doesn't even do ripping. lame does only encoding. ripping is your

[MP3 ENCODER] Réf. : Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Mp3 testing tools

2002-07-16 Thread jeansebastien . tauth
Raider : I agree with your opinion about quality but it's sometimes useful (or interesting) to analyze how different settings of compression damaged the original signal. I'd like to have one of this tool...

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Feature Request (cmdline options in ancillarydata)

2002-07-16 Thread Caster
Yes it is possible, but! 1) it isn't automatic, you have to add it yourself 2) it can be changed, deleted, forgotten, misstypen, fakedetc Using anciliary data means the information is sticked much deeper into the file and can't be easily changed etc. Caster - Original Message -

Re[2]: [MP3 ENCODER] Lame vbr and vbr-new difference?

2002-07-16 Thread Vladimir Mincev
Hello Raider, R You should read more careful the included documentation. -vbr or R --vbr-old is the old way of doing Variable Bitrate Encoding. Slower, R much tested. As of 2.91 if I recall well the --vbr-new is as good as R --vbr-old when it comes to quality. But keep in mind that is a R

Re[2]: [MP3 ENCODER] Mp3 testing tools

2002-07-16 Thread Vladimir Mincev
Hello Raider, Wednesday, January 16, 2002, 7:57:39 AM, you wrote: R That particular tool is your ear. Some have a better hearing than you, R some have a more poor hearing than you. It's all up to your ears. And R as the medical science says - our ears aren't getting any better with R time.