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Posted by Sooner on 11/30/06 16:21
"Chmeee" <NoAddress@All.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:45:52 -0500, "nascartrekkie3"
> <nascartrekkie3@oh.rr.com> wrote:
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>>What is the best format to encode my ripped CDs to? I have the options of
>>.MP3 (up to 320kbps joint stereo), .mp3PRO (through Nero) and .m4a (up to
>>256kbps Through Nero or Winamp).
>>Space is not an issue, so compression rate doesn't matter to me. I just
>>want
>>the absolute best sounding. Which of the above will give me that? Or is
>>there something else, something better than any of those?
>>Thanks in advance for your time.
>>
>> Nascartrekkie3
>>
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> Have a look at FLAC. (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
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> http://flac.sourceforge.net/ (page current to 2006-Oct-25)
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> Chmeee_AB_CDN
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Nascartrerkkie3:
If you want a file that is comparable in size to an MP3 and in a
mainstream format, I have found Ogg Vorbis to be the best for personal use.
Whenever I rip vinyl it gets encoded at 224 kbps VBR (Ogg, level Q7). Of
course, if space is not an issue, leave it as a WAV file, 44 kHz, stereo.
However, not all personal music players will play Ogg Vorbis, and most
of them have a bitrate limit of 256 to 320 kbps. To be well liked on p2p
networks, go with MP3, 128k to 256k variable bitrate.
For a unique sound that takes off the "digital edge", encode the CD
rippings through Audacity with the Voxengo tube amplifier effect.
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