I have a few 128kbps mp3 songs, is there a way to increase the quality of the file to something like 192kbps?
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I have a few 128kbps mp3 songs, is there a way to increase the quality of the file to something like 192kbps?
umpossible
:huh:Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely@1 January 2004 - 15:49
umpossible
:P Did you hit the "U" by mistake instead of the "I"? :P
no I say that all the time, its how the cool people say it :D
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Dude, I'm so there.... Let's burn!! :ghostface: At last, I'm not the only pothead on the forum. ;)
I especially liked the strawberry blunt. Flavors make them so much smoother. :D
well I like the chocolate ones also :)
doesn't really matter if you gotz da kind ;D
weed is good for the soul. and its impossible to make the quality higher, the rate is encoded in the song when it is mixed down and published then stamped. you can change the quality but their is not diffrence in sound or clearity. i have to learn some of this stuff, i started producing so it kinda came with the job.
this isn't about production, it's about compression and data loss.
i encode using Mp3pro at 96k. it sounds as perfect as any at 128 or higher that ive heard :) also i use musicmatch jukebox to do all my mp3's.
stop convincing the n00bs that they can make mp3's of shite quality that sound good. it is impossible.Quote:
Originally posted by Mïcrösöül°V³@3 January 2004 - 01:13
i encode using Mp3pro at 96k. it sounds as perfect as any at 128 or higher that ive heard :) also i use musicmatch jukebox to do all my mp3's.
Suppose I was to change a track into a .wav file and then change it into an MP3. It wouldn't work if I convert it to a higher quality mp3?
NO if its already 128 bitrate you have lost the quality to start with and they is no way back plus every time you convert (wav mp3) it will lose more quality , thats life.
No it would not work. Atleast that im aware of.
When you make a mp3, it will take away from the *.wav file.
When you make a mp3 out of wav that has been allready
done at 128, you would end up ripping the mp3 at first place,
even if you rip to 192k or so.
Its about taking away the things you would most likely not hear or miss in the Audio
and making files smaller that mp3's are about.
At least, i dont know of software that can Add to the song that's been ripped/reduced
to mp3 allready.
Software like Steinbergs WaveLab encodes the mp3 to wav when editing a song
probably because it is a wav-editor, for example.
Cheers:
-GS-
Omg 96kbQuote:
Originally posted by Mïcrösöül°V³@3 January 2004 - 01:13
i encode using Mp3pro at 96k. it sounds as perfect as any at 128 or higher that ive heard :) also i use musicmatch jukebox to do all my mp3's.
Ripping at 128k is crap
For the love of god why 96k :o :o :blink:
Not Mp3 "pro" is the newish boy on the block with better compression rate not sure but that's about 160 mp3 rate.Quote:
Mp3pro at 96k
empossible
mp3 pro?
No Thanks.
It is not really a new standard, been a round for some time now.
And i dont want to chance to mp3pro's, they are not as good as claimed
in my opinion.
Some time ago i downed Futurama-whole-season from Torrents,
it was in .ogm format.
I had to go through shitload of sites to learn about how to use 'em.
Fair to say i got Pissed Off too.
Im not against the format itself, im just a lazy guy who likes things more simple
and easy.
I should install this and that, move files there, make some registry entries perhaps etc. ,
not yet today i have seen those episodes.
Later i will look for better installer or some app that makes it possible
to see the movies without 1 hour setting up things.
MovieWorld is the first stop for me, im sure i get help in there. :)
I like also mp3's better than mp3pro's, not oanly for the "sound of it",
but mp3 is Teh Standard, period.
I dont wanna chanche my setting everyday in my PC to see or hear some new files,
but in the other hand, its cool to see someone is working to get Better Standards,
im not against that, im just lazy.
Cheers:
-GS-
as far as alternative formats go, .mpc is really the best, with .ogg close behind.
basic rule of thumb nobody has really said
shit in = shit out
I don't see why it so hard for people to understand
like spl said, if you rip a shitty quality song , then its gunna sound like shit no matter what bit rate you use. i have compared mp3 pro to mp3 and wav, using the same song, and ill be damned if i can hear any difference. 96k on mp3 pro is just more compression, but you aint gunna notice any difference between 96k and 128 or higher. i know, cuz ive tried it. sides, when you have 4000 mp3's on your comp, its nice to have them be just a little smaller to save space :P
I am the Anti-Moron, and I eat your stupidity.
sparsely gets full off Microsoul.
only because you have shitty speaker or your def maybe bothQuote:
Originally posted by Mïcrösöül°V³@3 January 2004 - 17:53
like spl said, if you rip a shitty quality song , then its gunna sound like shit no matter what bit rate you use. i have compared mp3 pro to mp3 and wav, using the same song, and ill be damned if i can hear any difference. 96k on mp3 pro is just more compression, but you aint gunna notice any difference between 96k and 128 or higher. i know, cuz ive tried it. sides, when you have 4000 mp3's on your comp, its nice to have them be just a little smaller to save space :P
deaf is what i prolly am, i have a kickin rockford fosgate setup in my extended cab truck, which i use to punish my ear drums. :P as for speaker on my comp, i have creative 7.1 surround and a audigy 2 zs sound card.......so.............im prolly just deaf :P
I downloaded an album of mirc, only to find the songs sounded SHIT. I downloaded of there because certain tracks could not be found on kazaa. I didn't rip it.
whatever the songs bitrate is is what it stays at ;)
Can you turn hamburger back into steak?Quote:
Originally posted by 99shassan@1 January 2004 - 20:07
I have a few 128kbps mp3 songs, is there a way to increase the quality of the file to something like 192kbps?
Can you turn hamburger back into steak? [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Sid Hartha+15 January 2004 - 15:22--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ 15 January 2004 - 15:22)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-99shassan@1 January 2004 - 20:07
I have a few 128kbps mp3 songs, is there a way to increase the quality of the file to something like 192kbps?
i once saw an episode of keenan and kel, where they tried toturn turkey slices back into a turkey. who loves orange soda?
Really don't know how to increase quality... Sorry... :huh:
ok, i get it. no need to make fun of me now ;) .
I can't understand why people download mp3's at such a shit bitrate. I get even more pissed off when people try telling me about fixing/repairing mp3's with screeches and/or distortion in them.
If you download an mp3 at 96k bitrate, you deserve to have shit music.
if you download an mp3 at whatever bitrate and it does indeed contain screeches and/or distortion, for the love of god delete it. Don't attempt to repair or otherwise fix the mp3 in question. I want my music to be as pure and 'straight from cd' as possible. It's like saying you can have a second hand car, or a second hand car which has 3 different models welded together.
Stop being lazy and download your music at a decent bitrate.
As for those that are downloading mp3's that are containing distortion or whatever, what the hell kind of client are you using? I've been using WinMX since Napster fell to it's knees and I've been lucky enough to find 3 files containing crap music and even then it was because I never followed the 'Rules'.
Average Length Of File
If you see your song, for example, 'Tenacious D - Tribute' shared by many sources with a file length of 4:07, why are you going to download one of the same title from 1 or 2 users with a length of 3:30? Think.
Bitrate's On File
If you see 76 users sharing 'Tenacious D - Tribute' at 192k bitrate, and 6 users sharing the same file, same bitrate, which file do you think I'm going to download? Again, think.
Hz Stereo
The vast majority of mp3's have the quality at 44100Hz Stereo. Think.
Stereo Or Mono
I knew what the difference between these two were when I was 6. if you do not, press the [x] in the top right corner, switch off PC, and put it in the free ads. Think.
CBR Vs VBR
Constant Bit Rate or Variable Bit Rate?? Well, if you want your music to have the very best in quality, I'd choose CBR. If you want your music to sound like 'Mïcrösöül°V³'s', choose VBR. He probably doesn't have a clue what this is either.
Hope this helps the less informed, although I'm thinking they stopped reading after the first paragraph.
Samurai :ph34r:
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Originally posted by Samurai+15 January 2004 - 19:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Samurai @ 15 January 2004 - 19:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ...CBR Vs VBR
Constant Bit Rate or Variable Bit Rate?? Well, if you want your music to have the very best in quality, I'd choose CBR. If you want your music to sound like 'Mïcrösöül°V³'s', choose VBR. He probably doesn't have a clue what this is either.... [/b]
you were sounding very smart and superior until this one.
VBR is as good - or as crappy - as you set it up to be. If you encode as VBR at %70-80, you can get 192 quality at a 160 (or less) filesize. This doesn't amount to much if you're downloading just one file, but it really adds up if you're downloading that 5 CD box set. I've had no complaints with any of my VBR rips, and will continue to encode that way.
<!--QuoteBegin-Samurai@15 January 2004 - 19:27
...Hope this helps the less informed, although I'm thinking they stopped reading after the first paragraph...[/quote]
...probably because of the nasty, condescending tone of your post.
I know that 128kbps is shitty, if I had known that it was that low i wouldn't have downloaded it!Quote:
Originally posted by Samurai@15 January 2004 - 19:27
I can't understand why people download mp3's at such a shit bitrate. I get even more pissed off when people try telling me about fixing/repairing mp3's with screeches and/or distortion in them.
If you download an mp3 at 96k bitrate, you deserve to have shit music.
if you download an mp3 at whatever bitrate and it does indeed contain screeches and/or distortion, for the love of god delete it. Don't attempt to repair or otherwise fix the mp3 in question. I want my music to be as pure and 'straight from cd' as possible. It's like saying you can have a second hand car, or a second hand car which has 3 different models welded together.
Stop being lazy and download your music at a decent bitrate.
As for those that are downloading mp3's that are containing distortion or whatever, what the hell kind of client are you using? I've been using WinMX since Napster fell to it's knees and I've been lucky enough to find 3 files containing crap music and even then it was because I never followed the 'Rules'.
Average Length Of File
If you see your song, for example, 'Tenacious D - Tribute' shared by many sources with a file length of 4:07, why are you going to download one of the same title from 1 or 2 users with a length of 3:30? Think.
Bitrate's On File
If you see 76 users sharing 'Tenacious D - Tribute' at 192k bitrate, and 6 users sharing the same file, same bitrate, which file do you think I'm going to download? Again, think.
Hz Stereo
The vast majority of mp3's have the quality at 44100Hz Stereo. Think.
Stereo Or Mono
I knew what the difference between these two were when I was 6. if you do not, press the [x] in the top right corner, switch off PC, and put it in the free ads. Think.
CBR Vs VBR
Constant Bit Rate or Variable Bit Rate?? Well, if you want your music to have the very best in quality, I'd choose CBR. If you want your music to sound like 'Mïcrösöül°V³'s', choose VBR. He probably doesn't have a clue what this is either.
Hope this helps the less informed, although I'm thinking they stopped reading after the first paragraph.
Samurai :ph34r:
;) Then why in the hell did you Download it?Quote:
Originally posted by 99shassan@15 January 2004 - 15:26
I know that 128kbps is shitty, if I had known that it was that low i wouldn't have downloaded it!
:P And let me just say one thing.....
SoulSeek! :P
As I said before I didn't know what bitrate it was! Maybe you didn't understand what I said, if I had known the songs had sucha low bitrate I wouldn't have downloaded it.
;) What Program does not show the Bitrate?Thank God for SoulSeek.Quote:
Originally posted by 99shassan@15 January 2004 - 16:35
As I said before I didn't know what bitrate it was! Maybe you didn't understand what I said, if I had known the songs had sucha low bitrate I wouldn't have downloaded it.
I mean what in the hell?Even shitty Kazaa Lite showed the Bitrate. :lol:
Slightly off the point:Quote:
Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@15 January 2004 - 21:38
What Program does not show the Bitrate?Thank God for SoulSeek.
Soulseek shows incorrect bitrate if the file is VBR.
I've had to put a disclaimer in my user info. People thought I was sharing 32k mp3s. :o
Slightly off the point:Quote:
Originally posted by Sid Hartha+15 January 2004 - 17:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ 15 January 2004 - 17:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@15 January 2004 - 21:38
What Program does not show the Bitrate?Thank God for SoulSeek.
Soulseek shows incorrect bitrate if the file is VBR.
I've had to put a disclaimer in my user info. People thought I was sharing 32k mp3s. :o [/b][/quote]
:P Ok ok.SoulSeek does not show the right Bitrate sometimes.Will admit. :P
I used mirc ;)
not just soulseek, even windows explorer can read em wrongQuote:
Originally posted by Sid Hartha@15 January 2004 - 14:37
Soulseek shows incorrect bitrate if the file is VBR.
I've had to put a disclaimer in my user info. People thought I was sharing 32k mp3s. :o
i started ripping at average bitrate, and it'll say the song is only,
like, 46 kb/s or so, and when you play it its more like 460 kb/s
B)