I was wondering if anyone knew what a good bitrate to encode cds using mp3pro encoder and nero to rip? is anything ove 128 kbs overkill? thanks...beeeeyotch!!

192 CBR is my minimum...anything less is easily noticable. 192 VBR (using LAME) or 256 VBR/CBR are recommended.

Depending on your hearing and listening environment, there's a chance you might be able to get away with 160.

-brendan

FAQ'd!!!

He is talking about MP3Pro, not MP3. I'm gonna try to not talk out my ass, but a 128k MP3Pro should sound like a 256k MP3 but only when the decoding device supports MP3Pro. If it doesn't (like the empeg doesn't), it will sound like a 128k MP3.

I personally use 320k CBR MP3s using LAME (converted from FLAC files). I use Exact Audio Copy to extract to FLAC.

160 WMA suits me fine in my Miata

so using the mp3pro isnt gonna make a difference? oh well back to endless ripping!! arrgggh!! my lame encoder was set at 128 so I guess I'll use that instead..all my others came out at 80kbs and sounded like ass...thanks..guys...loving my new mk2a 20 gig empeg!!!

I usually rip at 212 using eac/ lame. and it sounds pretty good. If you go any lower there becomes a noticeable loss of extreme bass and highs.

sounds good...is eac better than nero for ripping? whats the best?

You should really check out that FAQ link that cushman posted for you earlier - it'll pretty much answer any question you might have. Luckily Tony hasn't come by this thread yet.

Also, a search on this forum for "best ripper" brought up this old thread.

- trs

Lukily Tony hasn't come by this thread yet.

Actually, I have, just didn't respond. I wanted to say that "nobody supports MP3pro so what's the point", but I actually didn't have any facts to back that up. Anyone know if there's any serious devices out there that play mp3pro?

Greetings!

If you have the disk space to support it, rip everything to FLAC. That way, you can transcode without loss to whatever format / bitrate you find you like, without having to re-rip everything. Trust me: you may start at what sounds like a good bit rate now, but you may decide you want to adjust it later.

OK OK I'll check the FAQ...geez..cant a guy be lazy anymore!!
thanks again

cant a guy be lazy anymore

Of course! That's exactly why we referred you to the FAQ.

- trs

I'm glad you like your Empeg! It came from a loving home.

As far as hardware, I believe that the only players to support it were the RCA Lyra ones. (Note that RCA/Thompson developed mp3pro.) There are software players, but I don't think that's really what you were asking about.

Check here.

ok...I used EAC to rip some cd's and encoded them no problem...but somewhere during the whole process I changed the priority of the ripping to high and it started ripping wma files instead of wav's and now eac wont convert them to mp3's.what did I do wrong? how can I xencode them to mp3?

160 WMA suits me fine in my Miata


Yes, but you know that causes alternator noise, don't you?


Juuussst kidding!

tanstaafl.

LOL