ITunes: Convert to MP3 VBR
Hi!
I often use the mp3 converting function in iTunes to convert unprotectet m4p files to mp3. In the import settings I selectet that VBR should be used. There one can choose the VBR quality between 1 (bad) and 7 (best). But as far as I know, in VBR (e.g., with LAME) usually 0 is best and 9 is worst quality.
Could someone tell me if actually VBR 7 is the best setting in iTunes?
Thanks!
It is kind of a moot point, since all MP3 encoding done by iTunes has inferior audio qulaity to LAME. If you have any converting tool that uses LAME, use it, and then add the resulting MP3s to your iTunes library.
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