Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re-encoding Stereo mp3's into Mono mp3's
From: Ron Lavoie (ronlavoie_AT_rogers.com)
Date: Sun Dec 08 2002 - 19:44:51 EET
On a related note, I've never been able to get a clear answer on mono
encoding. The way I figure, a track ripped at 96k/mono should be the same
sound quality as 192 stereo. Do I figure right?
-Ron
At 07:05 PM 2002-12-08 +0400, you wrote:
>hi
>
>On/le Sun, 8 Dec 2002 07:58:03 -0600
>"Steven P. Ulrick" <spu_AT_faith4miracle.org> wrote / a écrit quelque
>chose comme:
>
> > Hello, Everyone :)
> > My question is, is it possible to take an already existing mp3 (128
> > kBits, 44.1 kHZ, joint stereo) and re-encode it so that it is in
> > mono(at 128 kBits of course). (...)
>
>you can try this:
>lame -m m input.mp3 output.mp3
>
>I never try it because I mainly translate 128 to 32 kbits mp3 (for music
>rehearsals) using this:
>lame -m m -q0 -b32 input.mp3 output.mp3
>-q0 is for best quality (slower) and -b32 for 32 kbits.
>It really works very well.
>
>Cheers.
>Guy CLO~
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