i need the help of you wonderful experts!, lame Options

[spicymeatball]

hello gents,

me and a few guys are starting a little rip circle, and being the big techie, i've been placed in charge of finding our standard lame switches. we're using Lame3.90.2-ICL EXE. i think that's the best lame version out there. we were using --alt -preset cbr 192, but it's joint stereo. we need full stereo. i'd love suggestions, especially if anyone knows which switches some ripping groups use, because their files always sound boss. this is my latest switch test, any thoughts?

-b 192 -h -m s --nspsytune --athtype 2 --lowpass 16 --ns-bass -8 --scale 0.93

not exatly sure if that's the best switch, it sounds pretty good.

thanks in advance for all your help!

:spice:

[mithrandir]

well, thank you all for your help.  i kind of left myself open and got what i expected.  i agree with you all that --alt -preset standard is the best quality.  but that's not what i'm trying for.  i'm just trying for the best quality at 192 cbr.  it seems like stereo is out, and joint it is in.  thank you all for that; --alt -preset cbr 192 it is.....

What are you "trying for"? You should be after top quality, not what the release groups use (after all, if you are simply copying their actions, why even bother?)

alt-preset standard will give you something around 192kbps fairly consistently and forcing your encodes to 192kpbs CBR will automatically limit the quality. For many tracks, MP3 needs 320kbps blocks for proper short block encoding. alt-preset standard's VBR mode can deliver that; fixed 192kbps cannot. And I don't know anything nowadays that can't handle MP3 VBR.