piko_bianko
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Posted : Sep 21, 2008 11:10:58
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...but a question i've come up the last 2-3 days..
OK, you open your favorite mp3 converter, you choose your favorite encoder, AAAND u choose variable bitrate (instead of constant), continue choosing the best settings, such as 'best quality', 'real stereo' etc..
Now, if i'm not mistaken (if i am, please correct me), when variable bitrate is chosen, the encoder is supposed to calculate, decide and encode the selected WAV using the most proper amount of bits needed per second (or smaller time fragments)so the quality stays as good as it can be, right ?
Q1: why a constant bitrate of 320 or 350 should be considered as better (and not just the same) quality than this variable one i mentioned above ?
Q2: if you now create an mp3 using one of your tracks, using variable bitrate using the settings above, you'll probably have a 192 to 256kbps mp3 with a 224kbps as rms value. So then, could constant bitrate on 320/350 be lossless indeed ?
those are my first 2 questions.
ps. i don't know sooo much about mp3 encoding (nor i'm interested to have a PHD on it  ), so i expect answers and corrections, not critics. 
thank you
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