So I got an iPod... bitrate question[views:1189][posts:5]_______________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 12:36pm - goatcatalyst ""] i readily admit my stupidity with shit like this... WHAT DO I WANT TO USE TO IMPORT CDS? default looks to be AAC Encoder but "Apple Lossless Encoder" just sounds more gooder or do I want to use the "MP3 Encoder" ? AND WHAT DO I WANT TO SET MY IMPORT BITRATE AT? default looks to be 128 (high quality), but wikipedia tells me 32 kbit/s — MW (AM) quality 96 kbit/s — FM quality 128–160 kbit/s — Decent quality; difference can sometimes be obvious 192 kbit/s — Good quality; difference can be heard by only a few 224–320 kbit/s — High, near transparent, quality help a dude out, please |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 12:39pm - the_reverend ""] I use CDEX @ 128bit cause they are fucking mp3s. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 12:42pm - Niccolai ""] To optimize space, apple recomends you use AAC at 128 kbps. going any higher in quality then that won't really make a difference, considering the speakers you're probably going to be listening out of |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 12:46pm - goatcatalyst ""] i'm probably going to get a new head unit thing for my car since i've been on a downloading binge and all these burned cds are just a pain in the ass... still want to go with AAC @ 128? and thank you, rev and niccolai |
| _________________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 1:43pm - DreamingInExile ""] I rip @ 192 typically, because they sound better if you burn an audio CD out of them, any higher and they're too bulky for mass storage, and any lower, and they start to loose quality. I haven't made the full jump to AAC yet, but I've got quite a few new albums I've ripped in AAC. if you're just ripping them to throw on your ipod and not using them for music archiving, go with 128k AAC, you'll fit more stuff on it. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2007 1:45pm - The Revealer ""] Use Audiograbber with the LAME codec. Rip at 128, you'll be happy. |