Posted by NRen2k5 on 11/22/06 04:54

Brad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been recording music from LP records using "AIPL Singulator" which
> creates WAV files. This software has features designed for LP records.
>
> Then I use "Free Converter" V1.5.0 by Renan Broquin to convert the WAV
> files to MP3. I used these programs on two Windows 98SE computers (Compaq
> and Toshiba) that basically have the same software installed such as Media
> Player V9, etc.
>
> As a test, I transferred a copy of a particular WAV file to the Compaq
> computer, and made a MP3 file of it so I could compare it with the one from
> the Toshiba computer. It turns out they are not the same! The length of the
> files are the same, but byte for byte, there are some differences. Listening
> to the MP3 files, it is hard to tell any difference. Why does
> "Free Converter" create an MP3 file of the exact same WAV file, but on a
> different computer, that isn't exactly the same MP3 file?

Maybe they are slightly different versions of Free Convertor, or are
using a slightly different encoder?

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