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fastencc.exe

I am impressed with a 64kbit/s stereo encoding done with fastencc.exe!
It seems at least as good for voice at that bit rate to some LAmE presets in mono.
Can fastencc.exe be set to encode to mono based upon one or both audio channels?
I am interested in speech, and mono is fine for my purposes and I don't have any bits to watse on stereo.
 

fastencc.exe

Reply #1 –
Try the following:

              fastencc audio.wav audio.mp3 -dm -hq -br 64000


Warning: fastenc's high quality mode (-hq) is quite slow.
You can use -mq (medium quality) instead , but quality will suffer.
Normal quality mode (fast , no switch) NOT recommended , awful quality.

The -dm switch means "downmix stereo to mono"

A newer FhG encoder like those found in Cool Edit Pro 2 or Musicmatch Jukebox 7.x should be faster and deliver better quality than fastencc.exe (1.01 or 1.02)

fastencc.exe

Reply #2 –
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I am impressed with a 64kbit/s stereo encoding done with fastencc.exe!
It seems at least as good for voice at that bit rate to some LAME presets in mono.

Beware of Fastenc!

http://www.ff123.net/

FhG stereo = LAME preset mono
FhG is using intensity stereo, not a true stereo

use something else like mp3PRO and OGG for 64 kbit/s
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A newer FhG encoder like those found in Cool Edit Pro 2 or Musicmatch Jukebox 7.x should be faster and deliver better quality than fastencc.exe (1.01 or 1.02)


Agree    but......LAME handles pre-echo better than FhG, obviously!

fastencc.exe

Reply #3 –
I have to use mp3, so my car will play it.

fastencc.exe

Reply #4 –
A word of advice, though - for FastEncC in STEREO mode, always use medium quality as there is a stereo collapse bug.

For mono, high-quality is good.