I'm confused about bit-rates...

[Eisen]

If I'm uploading/downloading music, how do I know what the correct label should be with regards to V0, V1, and V2? What bit-rates correspond to each of those labels?

How do you differentiate between the them or correctly identify each?

[identity]

the v0's, etc. refer to the lame setting used.

-b 320 --preset insane 320 320 CBR -V 0 --vbr-new --preset fast extreme 245 220...260 -V 0 --preset extreme 245 220...260 -V 1 --vbr-new 225 200...250 -V 1 225 200...250 -V 2 --vbr-new --preset fast standard 190 170...210 -V 2 --preset standard 190 170...210 -V 3 --vbr-new 175 155...195 -V 3 175 155...195 -V 4 --vbr-new --preset fast medium 165 145...185 -V 4 --preset medium 165 145...185 -V 5 --vbr-new 130 110...150 -V 5 130 110...150 -V 6 --vbr-new 115 95...135 -V 6 115 95...135 -V 7 --vbr-new 100 80...120 -V 7 100 80...120 -V 8 --vbr-new 85 65...105 -V 8 85 65...105 -V 9 --vbr-new 65 45...85 -V 9 65 45...85

[Eisen]

^ummm.. what?

[identity]

the table didn't copy paste correctly, but you can get the info at this link:

http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Lame

scroll down for the tables.

[Skiz]

List of recommended settings  

Switch 	           Preset 	           Target Kbit/s 	 Bitrate range kbit/s

-b 320 	           --preset insane 	   320 	                 320 CBR
-V 0 --vbr-new 	   --preset fast extreme   245           	 220...260
-V 0 	           --preset extreme 	   245 	                 220...260
-V 1 --vbr-new 	 	                   225 	                 200...250
-V 1 	 	                           225 	                 200...250
-V 2 --vbr-new 	   --preset fast standard  190 	                 170...210
-V 2 	           --preset standard       190 	                 170...210
-V 3 --vbr-new 	 	                   175 	                 155...195
-V 3 	 	                           175 	                 155...195
-V 4 --vbr-new 	   --preset fast medium    165 	                 145...185
-V 4 	           --preset medium         165 	                 145...185
-V 5 --vbr-new 	 	                   130 	                 110...150
-V 5 	 	                           130 	                 110...150
-V 6 --vbr-new 	 	                   115 	                 95...135
-V 6 	 	                           115 	                 95...135
-V 7 --vbr-new 	 	                   100 	                 80...120
-V 7 	 	                           100 	                 80...120
-V 8 --vbr-new 	 	                   85 	                 65...105
-V 8 	 	                           85 	                 65...105
-V 9 --vbr-new 	 	                   65 	                 45...85
-V 9 	 	                           65 	                 45...85