I was wondering if there was a site you
could go to so you could convert 192 bit rate
or higher MP3's into 128 bit rate MP3's.

what is the difference?

japanrocks said:

file size

sound quality

phunkdaddy said:

You can do it in iTunes I think.


Make sure your preferences in iTunes are set to the type of compression you want to make (AAC, MP3, M4p, etc.), then in the iTunes library, highlight the tracks, right-click and select "Make Mp3 versio" (it will say 'make AAC version' if you have the compression type in your preferences set to AAC instead). iTunes will then create copies of the tracks in the manner set by your preferences tab.

128 bit is sort of low end of fidelity though, and you may loose a bit of detail or 'bass' sound, though some people can't tell the difference--I have a hard time telling the difference without high-end earphones.

One thing you can do is set it to AAC or Mp3 VBR (variable bit rate). So the parts of the song that are quieter or not so busy are compressed in a lower bit-rate, while the parts that are louder/more busy are compressed in a higher bit-rate.

phunkdaddy said:

It's not a good idea to transcode MP3 files. They'll sound terrible. Why do you want to convert them?

mp3 is shit and should be outlawed

there's no excuse for compressing lossless digital music files into an inferior format



why would you wanna turn something that's shit in the first place turn into something even shittier ?
[Edited 10/25/09 4:30am]

Dewrede said:

if someone has shit speakers at their computer and little hard disk space it probably doesn't matter

I solve this dilemma by simply never listening to music

[Edited 10/25/09 4:42am]

Dewrede said:

Dewrede said:

MP3 compression is fine - if used properly.

^

no , it's not
it degrades and butchers music's integrity

http://www.geocities.com/cfr707/mp3.htm
[Edited 10/25/09 5:25am]

there's better ways to rip your cd's to your HD than converting them to mp3

Winamp (a free media player) enables you to rip (and play) them to FLAC files
(Free Lossless Audio Codec) (lossless meaning ; no loss in sound quality)

or you could do it with this http://flac.sourceforge.net/
(download the software)

to play FLAC files in Windows Media Player you need a codec
[Edited 10/25/09 5:59am]

If compressed at low bitrates i will hear it, but on bitrates from 320 and higher i do not hear any difference. but it's half the size with a flac file.

and frequencies above 20.000 makes not much sense, the human ear can roughly hear 15-20.000 Hz. (with some exceptions offcourse)

http://hypertextbook.com/...rose.shtml

i can tell the difference @ higher bitrates too , for sure


yes when the music industry started making CD's they changed the frequency standard to upto 20.000 HZ thinking people wouldn't be able to tell the difference to vinyl

i believe this to be untrue

vinyl definitely sounds better than CD to my ears
[Edited 10/25/09 6:11am]

Dewrede said:

I understand what you mean to me vinyl sounds warmer but must say that mp3 is easier to carry around.

but Im going to rip all my cds into flac files

oldpurple said:

records feel way more toppy to me, but that's all

oldpurple said:

i ripped all my Prince cd's to my HD in FLAC
[Edited 10/25/09 6:23am]

Dewrede said:

how long did it take you and what programme did you use?

Dewrede said:

Most adults can't hear anything over 18 khz, so what's the use in keeping the higher frequency data?

I used to be overly precious about lossless audio too, but a simple online hearing test changed my mind forever.

did you perform the test with low watt computer speakers ?

Dewrede said:

I used my ears.

For those who don't like the modern cd's and want the good ole vinyl experience

http://www.izotope.com/pr...dio/vinyl/

LeCram said:

VST! that's for Cubase, right?

GirlBrother said:

i'd think the results would depend on the equipment you use
that's why i asked
[Edited 10/25/09 7:00am]

LeCram said:

im at work so cant down load it whats it like?

LeCram said:

hey that's cool , thanks

ZombieKitten said:

as far as i know