Posted by SlobbyDon on 03/05/07 18:55

Rob wrote:
> Hello all... This is my first post to this group, please excuse me if
> i step on anyone's toes, or irritate anybody...
>
> I was wondering, it is at all possible to take a low bit rate mp3,
> say a 128kbs and some how re sample it, without the original source
> file up to 192 or higher?
>

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Don't try it. I routinely redo 320kbps mp3s to 192 VBR and often find evidence they never had the 320kbps originally! Look at this LAME log (input=320kbps) and you'll see what I mean:

Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=2) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 7.3x) qval=2

Can't step back 511!

32 [ 6] *

40 [ 0]

48 [ 2] *

56 [ 1] *

64 [ 1] *

80 [ 3] *

96 [ 534] *********

112 [4156] ********************************************************************

128 [1460] ************************

160 [ 87] **

192 [ 1] *



Encoded one file in 0:00:24


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SlobbyDon

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