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Posted by NRen2k5 on 04/30/06 01:05
dadiOH wrote:
> John wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a 8MB mp3 file which is used on a client's website. The
>> problem is that this is taking around 85% of site bandwidth. is it
>> possible to reduce the file size without substantially (noticeably)
>> reducing the quality?
>>
>> Any recommendations on what to do and what software to use would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>
> Re-encode it using a lower bit rate with CDex (Convert>Re-encode
> compressed audio file).
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cdex
And you'll lose quality.
But there really is no way to shrink an MP3 without losing quality.
If the recording has a lot of silence in it then you may be able to
substantially reduce its size using variable bitrate (VBR).
LAME 3.97 (http://rarewares.org/mp3.html) is an MP3 encoder that can do VBR.
- NRen2k5
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