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MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

I always used Foobar2000 v0.8.3 to convert my APE and FLAC files to MP3 with a bitrate of 320 CBR. Today I downloaded Foobar2000 v0.9 and I can only choose for conversion to a maximum of ~245kbps (*) V0.

How can I convert to 320 CBR with Foobar2000 v0.9?

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #1 –
Edit a LAME preset, and change the dropdown list at the top to "Custom"

Change the parameters to:

-b 320 - %d
I'm on a horse.

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #2 –
Thanks for your reply Synthetic Soul,

How can I edit a LAME preset?

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #3 –
I think you have to move from "MP3" to Custom

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #4 –
"Preferences" > "Tools/Converter".

Select an "MP3 (LAME)" preset from the "Encoding presets" list.

Click "Edit".

Change the Encoder dropdown from "MP3 (LAME)" to "Custom".
I'm on a horse.

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #5 –
Thanks a lot!

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #6 –
Hi
Normally I use VBR but I wanted to check something so I tried CBR but I always get this error:

Error writing to file (Encoder has terminated prematurely with code -1; please re-check parameters) : file://G:\Bearbeiten\COW\1 Music00.mp3

I used these parameters:
-S --noreplaygain -b 320 - %d

When I replace -b 320 with -V 0 --vbr-new or just -V 0 everything works fine.

First I thought the parameters are wrong but -b 320 works with EAC.
Where is the problem???

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #7 –
Your command line works fine for me.

I'm on a horse.

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #8 –
Just played a bit around and converted an mp3 back to wave and then tried to convert it with -b 320 and it worked.

Are there any requirements I have to meet for converting to cbr 320 with lame?

The files that give me the error have these parameters:
Sample Rate : 22050 Hz
Channels : 2
Bits Per Sample : 16
Bitrate : 705 kbps
Codec : PCM
Encoding : lossless

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #9 –
If you pass LAME a file with a samplerate of 22KHz it will attempt to use MPEG 2 Layer III, which has a maximum bitrate of 160kbps.  Here's the output from LAME on the command line:

Code: [Select]
MPEG-1   layer III sample frequencies (kHz):  32  48  44.1
bitrates (kbps): 32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 160 192 224 256 320

MPEG-2   layer III sample frequencies (kHz):  16  24  22.05
bitrates (kbps):  8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 144 160

MPEG-2.5 layer III sample frequencies (kHz):   8  12  11.025
bitrates (kbps):  8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 144 160

fatal error during initialization

If you really want your file as 320kbps, although given the quality I don't know why, you should apply resampling before conversion, by checking the DSP checkbox on foobar's Converter dalogue, and selecting "Resampler (PPHS)".  Obviously resampling to 44100Hz is adequate - but you'd need someone who knows what they're talking about to say whether you would do better to use 48000Hz, for example.
I'm on a horse.

MP3 320 CBR in Foobar2000 v0.9

Reply #10 –
@Synthetic Soul
Thanks, using the Resampler worked fine.
I just wanted 320 because I want to compare those files with the versions I made with -V 0.