Posted by Joseph Ashwood on 02/04/07 19:29

"fred-bloggs" <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Talal Itani" <titani@verizon.net> wrote in
> news:WRRwh.166$MH2.137@trnddc03:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I need to compress music down to 40 kbps, and play it back on MP3
>> players. Which MP3 coder will give me broad compatibility with MP3
>> players, and maintain the best sound quality possible?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> T.I.
>>
>>
>
> At low bitrate, AAC-HE (MPEG4) is a much more efficient encoder than any
> mp3 encoder but at the moment few mp3 players support it.

So is Ogg Vorbis, and any number of others. Ogg is also much more widely
deployed in hardware than AAC-HE (which is actually optional in MPEG-4 and
requires a seperate license fee).

But the OP requested MP3 encoders, to play back on an MP3 player.
Joe

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