Difference? - madprof

LAME is an entirely different encoder, and can handle variable bit rate encoding. try encoding with the --alt preset standard option and compare to say iTunes AAC 160 or iTunes MP3 192. If you can't hear the different forget LAME. But most can hear a big difference. LAME is not faster nor does it produce smaller files. It produces the optimal file size for the level of quality that YOU specify.

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Wednesday, February 18 2004 @ 05:15 AM PST

Difference? - todds69

Probably the biggest difference between (open source) LAME and the (licensed) Frauenhofer (sp?) encoder is that Frauenhofer cuts all frequencies above 16KHz which they claim is a fair tradeoff between file size, speed of encoding and psychoacoustics (FM radio, except for a 19KHz pilot signal, doesn't transmit >16KHz). LAME gives you the whole 20Hz-20KHz bandwidth if you request it, and this is where people notice the difference.

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Wednesday, February 18 2004 @ 05:45 AM PST