bitrate converter software?

7thkevin · Post by **7thkevin** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:07 pm

im lookin for a software that can change music that I allready downloaded and make the bitrate lower..

and for those wondering why lower... its for my gf ipod nano.. she wants alot of music and dont have much room.. TIA

BTW is there a way to get music off the ipod?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:12 pm

Converting an already compressed MP3 to a lower bitrate is going to make it sound like dog taint.

7thkevin · Post by **7thkevin** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:14 pm

Burke wrote:Converting an already compressed MP3 to a lower bitrate is going to make it sound like dog taint.

even from like 198 maybe a lil biger to 128?

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:14 pm

7thkevin wrote: BTW is there a way to get music off the ipod?

maybe through iTunes?

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:15 pm

7thkevin wrote:even from like 198 maybe a lil biger to 128?

you would've been better off ripping the cd @ 128 to begin with ...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:20 pm

Despite what Downhill and others here will say, most people can't tell the difference between standard 128 kbps and anything higher, unless the person who ripped the music was a moron and used Joint Stereo (aka Doctor Phasoid).

128 kbps 44.1 Khz STEREO and keep the file sizes down.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:43 pm

128 joint stereo would even be fine for crappy ipod headphones.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:48 pm

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downhill · Post by **downhill** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:44 pm

Burke wrote:Despite what Downhill and others here will say, most people can't tell the difference between standard 128 kbps and anything higher, unless the person who ripped the music was a moron and used Joint Stereo (aka Doctor Phasoid).

128 kbps 44.1 Khz STEREO and keep the file sizes down.

I do tend to agree with Burke here, that most can't tell a differece. If they can't tell the difference, it's because they're either deaf or have never learned to actually listen to the music.

Burke is right. Taking a compressed file and recompressing it, isn't a good idea. It doens't matter what file it was originally. It was already compressed. Those are bits you can never get back. So you compress it again, and even at a bitrate of 320, your still compressing the file. So you toss away more bits.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:48 pm

for the GF? da*n da*n dam*.........

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:49 pm

Well, I for one have 40% hearing loss in my right ear and 10% in my left, so I can't tell the difference...and neither can most people I know who have normal hearing. The people don't "know how" to listen deal smacks of wine snobbery.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:55 pm

Burke wrote:Well, I for one have 40% hearing loss in my right ear and 10% in my left, so I can't tell the difference...and neither can most people I know who have normal hearing. The people don't "know how" to listen deal smacks of wine snobbery.

Maybe but I'm a beer or wiskey drinker. Wine for dinner about twice a year.

Really it's NOT that hard to tell. You just need to listen for artifacts.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:06 pm

downhill wrote:Maybe but I'm a beer or wiskey drinker. Wine for dinner about twice a year.

Really it's NOT that hard to tell. You just need to listen for artifacts.

It depends on the speakers as well. Those crappy ear buds always sound like crap, protable cd player headphones arent much better. Its easier to tell in my logitech z560s, and really easy with my sony V700s and car speakers.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:04 pm

I can tell a difference with my Klipsch's...128 is missing too much to be acceptable to me...192 or up for me.

Adobe Audition will do what you want it to but its not cheap.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:34 pm

Windows Media Player can save-as any bit rate you want, lower & higher. (up to 320 if have the lame.dll)

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:39 pm

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:54 pm

downhill wrote:Really it's NOT that hard to tell. You just need to listen for artifacts.

My ears are far from an audiophile's, but I can hear a recognizable difference between an MP3 @ 128 and the source CD. Granted, it may be more obvious with certain types of music (such as something symphonic) than others, but I can usually hear it, even with my crappy speakers.

However, as Yard said, if you're just listening to it through standard iPod headphones or generic speakers, 128 is probably more than fine.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:36 am

Better equipment will reveal flaws in the source material.

cam123240 · Post by **cam123240** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:56 am

hahahaha!! 128kb/s, i cant even imagine such garbage.

the best program to use for ripping anything in true quality is EAC, Exact Audio Copy. they have a website and a free download, just go check it out. it will rip out to like 1,411 kb/s. now that is music, even if each music file averages like 40megabytes.

EAC will also inform you of any errors, where they are in the track, and also will attempt to fix errors if you want it to. it displays the list of any errors detected, and allows to you quickly push play and it will skip ahead to any trouble areas for yor final approval.

get it for max quality, but if you want to save space, 128kb/s in WMA should be just fine.

Seasonace · Post by **Seasonace** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:38 pm

Windows Media Player, Audigy.. there are a number of programs out there that can convert bitrates of audio files.