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EAC/LAME ripping question?
I'm using Exact Audio Copy (V0.95 beta4) with LAME (V3.97 beta2) today. I went to re-rip a CD for my husband that was somewhat damaged and didn't come out to well when he did it with MusicMatch at 128 CBR. He needed a small file size, so I used the V5 setting (specifically, the entire command line was -V 5 --vbr-new --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tg "%m" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d).
This should have given me a bitrate ranging from 110-150, averaging 130, according to Hydrogenaudio. The bitrates I saw in the lower left corner of the LAME window as it encoded were almost all in the 150s, and went as 165 or more. The final file size was 76.7MB, vs 65.8MB for the Music Match rip.
If it means anything to you, the disc was disc #3 from the box set Led Zeppelin.
What's up with this? Why was most of what I saw above what I thought the upper limit was supposed to be?
I understand it's variable, as I said V 5 should be in the 110-150 range, but everything I saw was over 150.
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The reason is that the -V 5 switch sets the relative quality of the file, not a concrete bitrate. It's basically telling the program you want a decent quality rip but it's not setting any hard limits, so if the program thinks some parts need high bitrates it will use them. To set a specific maximum bitrate you'd need to use the -B switch. You could also use the -abr to set the average bitrate you want, which will still allow some freedom for the program, but keep it more in a specific range.
- dudziakLv 44 years ago
i became just about to place this up. It unhappy that he lost his daughter at 2 years previous. it rather is a discomfort I in no way prefer to think of or sense. i'm hoping he's at peace along with her on the different area.. RIP
