2003-02-01
... ? ..Needs LAME.EXE from http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/extra/LAME/lame3.90.2-ICL.zip & DLL http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/extra/LAME/lame3.90.2-modified_dll-ICL.zip The following preset groupings are listed in descending order from highest average quality to lowest average quality: ------------------------------------------------- CBR 320 (Highest possible quality): ------------------------------------------------- --alt-preset insane (bitrate: 320 kbps) ------------------------------------------------- VBR (Variable Bitrate) settings: ------------------------------------------------- Even Higher Quality Higher Quality (Slower): --alt-preset extreme (bitrates 220-270 kbit/s -- usually averages around 256kbps) Faster (Very Slightly Lower Quality): --alt-preset fast extreme (bitrates roughly the same as above) Very High Quality Higher Quality (Slower): --alt-preset standard (bitrates 180-220 kbit/s -- usually averages around 192 kbps) Faster (Very Slightly Lower Quality): --alt-preset fast standard (bitrates roughly the same as above) Medium quality, but reduced bitrate (-Y: usually limited to 16 kHz!) : --alt-preset standard -Y ------------------------------------------------- ABR (average bitrate) settings: (128 kbit ABR: roughly the same filesize as 128 kbit CBR) ------------------------------------------------- ABR Setting tuned from 320 kbps down to 8 kbps --alt-presetExample: --alt-preset 200 128 kbit ABR --alt-preset 128 or ff123's and Hans' suggestion (http://www.ff123.net/cbr128.html): --abr 128 -h --nspsytune --athtype 2 --lowpass 16 --ns-bass -8 --scale 0.93 ------------------------------------------------- CBR (constant bitrate) settings: ------------------------------------------------- 320 kbit/s CBR --alt-preset cbr 320 note: --alt-preset cbr 320 is the exact same thing as --alt-preset insane 256 kbit/s CBR --alt-preset cbr 256 192 kbit/s CBR --alt-preset cbr 192 160 kbit/s CBR --alt-preset cbr 160 128 kbit/s CBR ( More Discussion ) --alt-preset cbr 128 or ff123's and Hans' suggestion (http://www.ff123.net/cbr128.html): -h --nspsytune --athtype 2 --lowpass 16 --ns-bass -8 --scale 0.93 96 kbit/s CBR --alt-preset cbr 96 All other CBR bitrates from 80kbps to 320kbps --alt-preset cbr
