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Hey guys!
I've spent quite a while looking into how I'm going to encode all my CDs and feel AAC 192kbps is the best choice for me. I'm going to use iTunes (6.02) - I know EAC is better but don't care about perfect rips. My questions are, 1. Is AAC naturally VBR? 2. Should I tick "Use Variable Bit Rate Encoding (VBR)" - Will it give better quality? 3. I see .m4a in windows explorer, I assume this is AAC? |
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2) No, it just makes the file smaller. 3) As far as I know, yes. |
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2. At 128, 160 and 192 its made it bigger every time, not by much mind.
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No, the point of VBR is to get a higher-quality resulting file. The bitrate you provide alongside the VBR option is roughly the average target bitrate. That's why the files are similar in size but sometimes VBR is slightly larger.
At least, that's how Apple's implementation works. |
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So before I go aheard has anyone any input on my chosen settings of, 192kbps AAC VBR? Should I leave Sample Rate to be Auto or choose 41.1 or 41.8kHz. What is the Auto? Similar with Channels, leave it on Auto or choose Mono or Stereo. What is the Auto? |
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Thanks Chucker, that gives me more confidence that I won't be re-ripping in months to come.
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