LAME VBR Settings Options

[daniel.ok]

Hello guys. I'm newbie in audio ripping, and I have a issue here:

I use Easy CD-DA Extractor, as software for ripping and converting my MP3s, because it uses latest LAME 0.99.5. But when I set my MP3 settings at VBR, I have only preset option (Quality Level 0, Quality Level 1, ......Quality Level 9). Until now I had used Switch Sound Converter (with LAME 0.82) and with it i was able to put a custom range at VBR (192kbps - 320kbps), and what I want now is to put the same custom setting on Easy CD-DA Extractor.
So my question is: It is LAME related (in this case version 0.99.5) or strictly to the software that uses LAME encoder.
And one more thing: with Easy CD-DA Extractor CBR encoding it's much slower than VBR encoding? It it normal? I thought that VBR uses more resources.

Thank you in advance,
Daniel.

This post has been edited by daniel.ok: Sep 18 2012, 22:42

[eahm]

Where's the part where you didn't tell him how low he can go? (sarcasm)

Anyway, I'm gals to see your intention was not to speak for someone else (even though you in fact did speak for someone else ).

Since we're on the subject of testing, how low can you go transcoding 320 mp3 to VBR mp3 before it is no longer transparent?

I didn't want to be rude.
I have no idea where he will reach transparency coming from MP3 CBR 320.

I see you've since edited your post. Please, tell me how you know what is transparent for someone who is not you.

I don't and of course no one does, that wiki post in fact is where generally codecs reach transparency coming from PCM.

[greynol]

I have no idea where he will reach transparency coming from MP3 CBR 320.

Remove "coming from MP3 CBR 320" and I think you'll be safe.

FWIW, many people claim transparent results with -V5. I can imagine that mp3-mp3 transcoding won't make a difference to these people either, but I could very easily be wrong. I think it would be right to assume this threshold could change with training for at least some of them. Regardless, actual testing (and knowing how to perform actual tests) always trumps generalities quoted from wiki articles.

This post has been edited by greynol: Sep 21 2012, 18:18