best way to make mp3s?

[orangezero]

hello,

i was wondering what is the best way to encode to get the best quality in a small space. i was thinking of using lame at 160 and with VBR and set it to high quality. I'm not really concerned with the time it takes to encode too much. I didn't know if i should use ABR or not. isn't that just if you want to make sure its a specific size, right? i still am thinking VBR is the best quality. These will be for my JVC car mp3 receiver so it has to be in mp3 format. Any other suggestions?

i realize if i looked for hours i could find out the best way, but this is easier and more up to date. a lot of the info on the net on this is somewhat old and probably out of date.

thanks for the help

[Maddman]

Mostly it is personal preference make a few and see what you like. I use lame and VBR and set it at the max setting but that's just me

[JigPu]

Well, how good is the sound system in your car? I'd go for at least 192Kbps (or whatever averages to that with VBR), and use high quality encoding. VBR also sounds like a good idea too me. Lame is a great choice. Makes small files that sound great.

JigPu

[AlanSr]

I incode at 320, I know its alot of space "10MB average" but the sound outstanding. It actually sounds better than most CD's. At least on my JukeBox it does anyway.
I've tried 128 since thats what all the comapies try to tell you is cd quailty, but I always find that the sound is flat. 192 sounds real nice also but nothing comares to 320.

[mujgy]

i agree with having it at 320 its just like listening to the cd but i have a question what progam do you recogment to use for encoding mp3s i have used musicmatch but all it does is crash and cdex it was freeware it work well to but i think my system is just getting flaky im also thinking of getting a soundblaster audigy card with 9x encoding acceleration might get the 200 dollar one with the breakout box in the bay what do you guys think

[JigPu]

I use AudioGrabber. First and only MP3 program I've used. Nice easy to use interface that I really like.

Well, I always encode at 128 and they sound fine, but that's because of these evil speakers of mine that aren't exactly great. I can definatly hear the encoding with some songs (extremely high notes distorted) when played in our Suburban. Goes to show ya how important the speakers are :rolleyes:

JigPu

[Maddman]

I use cdex ver. 1.3 and I am doing ogg files when I encode for myself.

[AlanSr]

I use playcenter 2.5
and it encodes at 320 @ 40X
a full cd takes me about 4 minutes

[m1066ad]

I've used cdex, too, it worked fine, for me(except you have to write down all the song data, and enter it by hand, if I remember right), but the encoding worked fine.

[cornbread]

Originally posted by m1066ad
I've used cdex, too, it worked fine, for me(except you have to write down all the song data, and enter it by hand, if I remember right), but the encoding worked fine.

Nope, you can use the "cddb" option in cdex and it will download the song info.

Orangezero,

HERE (http://www.r3mix.net) is a good link to learn more about ripping/encoding, vbr/cbr, lame and so on. I agree with the others CDex is a great little tool with the lame settings. I also use a tool called "Razorlame" to encode my music. You can find out more info at the link I provided above. :)