Re: mp3 encoding
On Mon, 2001-11-26 at 17:46, nate wrote:
> William T Wilson said:
> > On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, nate wrote:
> >
> >> i use l3enc for encoding(very slow but good quality), i found a
> >> serial# for it a few years ago(i can't find a way to buy it) and i
> >> use
> >
> > Although l3enc is the only "legal" encoder I know of that runs on
> > Linux, I wouldn't necessarily say it has the best quality, except
> > at very low bitrates. I've heard that LAME is the best quality
> > encoder at "normal" (128-256K) bitrates. I do not know which
> > encoder is best for variable bitrate.
>
> yeah. i originallly started using it because i encoded stuff
> at 32kbps/96kbps for my rio. when i last tried lame(~2 years ago) it
> sounded weird(music was not stable, hard to describe it sounded
> wobbly). im not concerned too much about quality(unlike some
> who insist on 192kbps or something), but that was far from
> usable at the time, sort of like playing a tape in a screwed
> up cassette deck. at the time, l3enc sounded better at
> 32kbps then some other encoders(maybe lame too) at 96kbps.
>
> the key for me though is mp3make. i've tried several X based
> CDA->MP3 converters in the past, KDE based, gnome based(can't
> remember names off the top of my head) and all of them had
> severe problems for me, crashing, or wouldn't encode or
> i couldn't figure out the advanced options. as of the
> current version it doesnt seem as if mp3make supports
> lame out-of-the-box. thought it did .......runs
> on 8hz-mp3, l3enc, mp3enc, or bladeenc.
>
Try abcde, it's console based but pretty good in my opinion. Does cddb
querying and editing, id3 tagging, ripping and encoding through the
programs of your choice.
--mike
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