Bitrates !

[Afronaut]

There's been some Debate about the Bitrates.
Here's our change to see what we members use.

Added Windows Media Audio at 64k for Low-End users,
CBR 128k users can click on WMA64 for it is the same "Quality"

Please, lets try to Debate about the Good and Bad sides on any of these options,
not Argue about it. If you have a really good point(s) why you think one of
these RipRates is Teh Best, share your wisdom.

There is a Pinned Topic made by Paul if someone wants to see some info of VBR files...
CBR stands for Constant BitRate, VBR is for Variable BitRate.

Cheers:
-GS-

[muchspl2]

you didn't vote

[Afronaut]

I rip as in the Pinned Topic (vbr), but when EAC fails to read my "very-well-used"
CD's i use Steinberg WaveLab 4 with Lame (vbr highest quality)

I prefer to download stuff at 192k and/or over, rarely go under that.
But i do have few at 128k, which im looking for replacements, rare, hard to find stuff.
I dont have WMA files tho, maybe some videos files, but no Music.

Cheers:
-GS-

[4th gen]

cbr 192 for me

[Afronaut]

Oh, have to admit, im not religious about this, i've been using
Audiograbber at 192cbr too.

Cheers:
-GS-

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

This is a hard choice.For me it is either CBR or VBR(does not matter really).But the thing is anything below 224 Bitrate is starting to seem outdated.I mean with all these Big ass Harddrives and DVD Burners size does not matter anymore.

So I have to choose 224 CBR.

[Afronaut]

with all these Big ass Harddrives and DVD Burners size does not matter anymore

So true FC, for me the 192k is kinda like the "starting" line,
then the audio starts to sound pretty OK for my standars.

I do music myself, i have option to use mp3 in my Audio tracks (Cubase) but
i use 16bit 44.1k .wav files (cd-audio), i would use even higher but
the hardware dont support it.

Cheers:
-GS-

[sparsely]

if it's lossless you want...go ape!

[Afronaut]

Originally posted by Sparsely@16 January 2004 - 06:22
if it's lossless you want...go ape!

Thanks, i will take a look.
Saw your post in the other thread too, good one.

Cheers:
-GS-

[Adster]

Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@16 January 2004 - 14:13
This is a hard choice.For me it is either CBR or VBR(does not matter really).But the thing is anything below 224 Bitrate is starting to seem outdated.I mean with all these Big ass Harddrives and DVD Burners size does not matter anymore.

So I have to choose 224 CBR.

It matters if your ISP caps you for download usage

also I'm sure it matters for the poor 56kers