don't know which one is good for me

[kwfine]

Hi all,

I have some WAV files on my HDD, and I wanna compress them into MP3s,
but I was asked to select either VBR or CBR for the MP3s.
Does it make difference between 320kbps VBR and 320kbps CBR.

[Raymond]

What program do you use to convert wav to mp3?

[Perkele]

Google is your best friend. :cool:

"VBR Vs CBR - encoding acronyms explained
Constant Bit Rate (CBR) encoding means that you encode a file at a fixed rate, such as 128 Kpbs. For many people this is a common method of encoding MP3s. You can usually tell CBR files because they have consistent file sizes and sound quality. OK, file sizes aren't the kind of thing most of you will look out for. We know that.

Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding is a method that ensures high audio quality bit-allocation decisions during encoding. The encoder allocates an appropriate amount of data per second, depending on the complexity of the audio file.

If there are very complex parts in a song it will use a quite high bit rate and a lower bitrate for something such as silence. The average bit rate may not be as high as the bitrate of an MP3 of the same quality with constant bitrate.

You should use VBR encoding when consistent audio quality is the top priority."

[url=http://www.mp3machine.com/news/842/]Source

[kwfine]

Thank you so much for the article, Perkele!

[In-f3st]

True. Still, if you want to keep the "soundless" frequencies you should use the maximal Bit Rate (320) to keep closest to the original Audio quality.

[Michael Y]

i find that some softwares have different converting abilities. Like for eg Windows Media Player and RealPlayer can both convert to 96kbs, BUT the one that was coneverted by WMP was quite strachy and the RealPlayer converted song seemed of much higher sound quality.
Thats why I only use Realplayer from then on.