RE: Sunday HA Session

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

erm, not as such.. the *performance* of the kit matters for ripping, but
the
sound card (for example) plays no part in the rip/encode process, it's
a
pure "data" copy from the CDR, then digital processing...

for playback, I find that most of the current breed of sound cards can
produce such a stunningly good audio signal that there's not much to
choose
between them..

That being said, I hear good things being said about the Audigy Cards..

Ian.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 August 2002 13:31
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sunday HA Session


Just as a side......does the quality of hardware make that much
difference? I guess sound card is unimportant unless playing back
through it?


Many Thanks
Rob
Rob Mouser
rmouser@xxxxxxx
rob@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 August 2002 13:21
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sunday HA Session


"oops" :)

VBR is Variable bit rate, which uses the appropriate amount of
bandwidth
to
accurately encode the music... so a very simple passage of the music
will
only take 120kbps or so, whilst highly detailed passages get the extra
detail required to describe them accurately...

LAME is an encoder application (a codec) which is massively
configureable
using command line switches. I think most MP3 users agree that LAME
produces
the best sounding MP3s (although there is  much debate on the
settings)

"reference settings" is a shorthand way of making LAME choose a
set of
options which are generally regarded as a fine trade-off that won't
have
golden ears people howling, or have those of us handling storage
tearing
our
hair out either...

:)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 August 2002 09:38
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sunday HA Session


Ok ok as per usual you 'old timers' and 'experts' have left me standing
in your trail of dust! Could some one explain:

VBR, reference settings, LAME...

and what I need to achieve these settings.

Many Thanks
Rob
Rob Mouser
rmouser@xxxxxxx
rob@xxxxxxx. <mailto:rob@xxxxxxx> uk



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