[peel] Re: transferring tapes

[Alasdair Macdonald]

On 27/11/2007, deedeeramain <deedeeramain@...> wrote:
> Hi Stryker!
>
> I'm not sure about VBR (I'll have to 'Google' it after dashing off
> these lines) - I try and reduce the file by as little as possible so
> 320 - 500kbps for me!
>
> .mp3 is a lossy form of encoding. Theoretically, there are some
> frequencies that your ear can't hear and if we remove these we can
> shrink the file without much noticeable difference in audio quality.
> The smaller the number the more frequencies are disposed of and the
> smaller your file. However, if you compress the file down below
> 128kbps then the quality reduction is noticeable.
>
> Bigger is best for me! Size does matter!
>
> Anybody else have a different preference?

Yes - lossless. Flac. No point in creating 500kbps mp3s; flac should
reduce to around about that size anyway.

Alasdair