ITunes-LAME settings ideal for voice.
Using iTunes-LAME Encoder v2.0.9 (34) & LAME v3.97
I am having trouble with some past suggested encoding options for voice or audiobooks. Of the settings below, only -b 48 produced an encoding. I expected adding -m m to the end of that would get me a mono of the same but got a spinning ball instead. The others below all got stuck on "gathering info" with a spinning rainbow. I'm wondering if the latest lame has a change in the command line for encoding options?
I am looking to end up with a small file size for Audiobooks (ie 48 kbps), and yet resolve the voice "s" harsh digital sound.
Using Audio Hijack Pro off a CD player set to CBR - 48 kbps - mono, I got a good sounding file much better on the "s" than iTunes (built in import) set to the same settings. Thus I was trying to see if iTunes-LAME could do as did AHJPro.
Looking for speed as well. The -b 48 sounded ok on the "S" but lost some of the higher frequency thus a little muted sounding. Also important not to make this a long encoding process as there are many discs to do. I realize the list below has a few different bit rates and CBR VBR and ABR. Some I do not understand the setting as they did not appear on the usage guide.
Suggestion desired.
Anyone know a most current list of encoding settings (usage) that will work?
So far tried:
--preset 22 --noshort --scale 1.05 -q0 -mm --resample 16 --lowpass 7.0
-b 32 --resample 22050 --lowpass 8000
--alt-preset 64 -mm -b32
--abr 64 -mm -b32
-b 56 -m m
--preset voice
-b 48
Message was edited by: Harmz
Message was edited by: Harmz
Using a different iTunes library I was able to use the settings posted in my last message without a spinning ball. I think iTunes-LAME was just not finding the source. (I tried to edit the above for a 3rd time but forum wouldn't allow.)
Thus the problem is not in the settings, and I was able to compare the results.
Though I'm still interested in a good discussion of settings both for voice and music.
I cannot explain the settings of the first two listed above.
Message was edited by: Harmz
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