Re: MP3 Encoding - Help required!

["mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

Tom,

Step 1, I'm afraid, is to get rid of MusicMatch as your ripper
software. There's been a lot of testing done (www.r3mix.net), and MM
has some problems. Exact Audio Copy (www.exactaudiocopy.de)

EAC is the ripper, but works best with an external MP3 encoder.
Again, the quality-focussed end of the MP3 community seems to regard
LAME (lame.sourceforge.net) as the best.

The recommended settings is simply --r3mix.

--r3mix is an alias for "--nspsytune --vbr-mtrh -V1 -mj -h -b96 --
lowpass 19.5 --athtype 3 --ns-sfb21 2 -Z --scale 0.98 -X0"

The fact that it's now built into LAME as an alias should give an
indication that it's regarded highly as a set of settings.

Regards,

Mark

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Tom Dubourg" <thomas.dubourg@m...>
wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> I'm a newbie to MP3 - and would like to start preparations for
> archiving my CD collection to my PC in anticipation of having whole
> house audio via devices like the SLIMP3.
>
> I've downloaded the Musicmatch Plus software and am ready to start
> ripping my CDs.
>
> I would like some opinion on what settings I should use for the MP3
> encoding process. What bitrate? VBR? MP3pro? etc....  (I only want
to
> do the archiving process once!)
>
> Storage is a cheap medium these days so I am keen to maximise the
> quality over storage ratio...
>
> Thanks for your advice!
>
> Tom