iTunes’ on-the-fly conversion uses which bitrate profile—CBR/VBR/ABR?, [TOS #6: was “iTunes on the fly converting”; what about it?] |
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iTunes’ on-the-fly conversion uses which bitrate profile—CBR/VBR/ABR?, [TOS #6: was “iTunes on the fly converting”; what about it?] |
 May 29 2012, 09:18
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Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 27-May 12 Member No.: 100196  |
Hi,
iTunes gives the option to convert higher bitrate songs to 128, 192, and 256kbps AAC. I'm wondering what settings the conversion would be in and if the built in iTunes encoder for AAC is recommended over Nero AAC |
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May 29 2012, 10:09
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 Group: Members Posts: 2019 Joined: 8-April 05 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 21277 |
You should determine this for yourself. You aren't going to find a straight answer to "iTunes is better at XXXkbps and Nero is better at YYYkbps." Both encoders are nice as-is and, once you get up to the higher bitrates, they will start sounding the same except for a few problematic samples. The best thing you can do is encode with iTunes at a few different settings (start out low) and conduct a handful of blind ABX tests. That way you can come up with a consensus for yourself as you aren't going to find a general one here.
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May 29 2012, 11:11
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Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 27-May 12 Member No.: 100196 |
I was wondering how iTunes converts the files on the fly because it doesn't specify. Is it VBR, CBR, etc?
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May 29 2012, 15:02
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Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 16-November 11 Member No.: 95208 |
It is CBR. I personally use 128 for my iPod i find the quality very excellent. Any higher i find it a waste of space in my opinion.
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