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MP3s to CD: does "on-the-fly" burning give same audio quality as doing it in 2 steps?!..
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Hi, Could anyone please tell me which programs gives the best audio quality when you want to burn an audio cd from mp3 files?! Nero does everything in one step "on-the-fly" (from mp3 to audio cd), but how good is the quality of the internal mp3 decoder of Nero?! Also, is it true that you can get better audio quality if you use different programs to first decode the mp3 files to wav (like with RazorLAME) and then use an audio cd burning program to make the audio cd like Nero (or another program?), instead of burning mp3s "on-the-fly" to cd with software like Nero, or won't you hear much difference in quality?! Also, at which speed should you burn for best audio quality or doesn't this make much difference if you have a fast Pentium 4 with a good quality writer like Plextor?!.. Anybody has experimented with all this for creating audio cds with the best audio quality? Which program or combination of programs, decoders gives the best audio quality? Also, is it only usefull to use RazorLAME as mp3 decoder if the mp3 files where encoded with LAME, which you don't know when you download mp3s from all over the internet or is LAME always the best decoder, irrespective of wich mp3 decoder was used to create the mp3 files?! Could anyone please tell me which software, etc.. will give me the best audio quality and if I should do it in 2 steps or if I can do it in 1 step like in Nero?! And what about best burning speed and any other things I should know? Can you use the LAME decoder in Nero by the way? Thanks in advance for all good feedback! AFAIK LAME is an encoder, so you wouldn't be using it to decode from MP3 to WAV, just encoding from WAV to MP3. If you want to find out, decode an MP3 file to a WAV, make a new audio cd project, 1st track is from the MP3, 2nd track is from the WAV. There's no reason why they should sound different....afaik there's only 1 possible sound the MP3 bits can make if arranged in that order, so as to create your favorite tunes (ie, encoders can vary quality, but decoding should remain dependent upon the initial quality set by the encoder). |
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Could anyone please tell me which programs gives the best audio quality when you want to burn an audio cd from mp3 files?! Almost any program will result in the same quality. Most programs use a decoder based on Fraunhofer's. Nero does everything in one step "on-the-fly" (from mp3 to audio cd), but how good is the quality of the internal mp3 decoder of Nero?! Nero 5.0.x wasn't very good: http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/decoders_nero.html But Nero 5.5.x probably uses a Fraunhoffer decoder. Also, is it true that you can get better audio quality if you use different programs to first decode the mp3 files to wav (like with RazorLAME) and then use an audio cd burning program to make the audio cd like Nero (or another program?), instead of burning mp3s "on-the-fly" to cd with software like Nero, or No. It only depends on decoder. The burning program might have a better decoder than a "special" decoder. http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/faq.html#cd Also, at which speed should you burn for best audio quality or doesn't this make much difference if you have a fast Pentium 4 with a good quality writer like Plextor?!.. At the same speed as if you were burning WAV files (if your computer is fast enough). know when you download mp3s from all over the internet or is LAME always the best decoder, irrespective of wich mp3 decoder was used to create the mp3 files?! LAME is not better decoder than others: http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/intro.html Could anyone please tell me which software, etc.. will give me the best audio quality and if I should do it in 2 steps or if I can do it in 1 step like in Nero?! Do it in 1 step if you're happy with the decoder. I recommend Feurio, because it's fast and the decoder has no quality problem (decoder based on Fraunhoffer). And if you burn MP3 files downloaded from internet, Feurio will detect if the files are corrupt. Nero doesn't show any warning about corrupt MP3 files, and then the disc isn't complete or you have a disc with noises. |
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:43:37 GMT, Anonymous Joe wrote:
There's no reason why they should sound different....afaik there's only 1 possible sound the MP3 bits can make if arranged in that order, so as to create your favorite tunes (ie, encoders can vary quality, but decoding should remain dependent upon the initial quality set by the encoder). I think you are mistaken. Some decoders are better than others if for no other reason than that some decoders are not programmed correctly. Isaac |
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"XPG" wrote in message
LAME is not better decoder than others: http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/intro.html That data is almost 3 years old. |
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That data is almost 3 years old. But that doesn't mean that decoders can get better than a certain point: http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/intro.html LAME can't get better than an already perfect decoder. |
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"XPG" wrote in message
That data is almost 3 years old. But that doesn't mean that decoders can get better than a certain point: http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/intro.html It's lame to think anything cannot be improved LAME can't get better than an already perfect decoder. But it HAS improved http://lame.sourceforge.net/ |
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LAME can't get better than an already perfect decoder. But it HAS improved http://lame.sourceforge.net/ But we're talking about decoders, not encoders. If LAME has improved, then it means that it wasn't good enough before. |
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"XPG" wrote in news:bnd2e9$100tro$1@ID-
85492.news.uni-berlin.de: If LAME has improved, then it means that it wasn't good enough before. So when the next Porche turbo comes out, that must mean todays model isnt good enough? |
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So when the next Porche turbo comes out, that must mean todays model isnt good enough? please, read with me: "the MPEG standard sets out the requirement for a decoder exactly - a given MPEG-1 layer 3 stream (typically an .mp3 file on a PC) should always decode to a certain uncompressed digital audio signal (typically a .wav file on a PC). " "Every decoder should produce the same result." http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/intro.html There's only one possible result if you want to say that LAME is a correct decoder. If the result is different, then it means that LAME wasn't correct before or that LAME isn't correct now. You can't improve it from a certain point. |
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"XPG" wrote in news:bndj4i$vvqga$1@ID-
85492.news.uni-berlin.de: You can't improve it from a certain point. and you get there by improving a product. But, that doesnt mean that a current product isnt good enough... unless one is looking for mathematical perfection. But then, mp3 wasnt made for that... only for what sounds acceptable to the human ear. Of course that definition is as varied as there are people on the planet. Nothing is perfect. |
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