After alot of debating around I decided to do 192 AAC then LAME-Mp3 192, since I am going to use the AAC files only for my Ipod and personal computer (Hope i'm doing the right thing..)

Until now I used Itunes to convert CD files into AAC, but I really hate Itunes, I really do
He limited the file name lengh, he doesn't let you use tags for filenames and the lack of options disturbe me.

Lately I heard about foobar2000+itunesencoder.
I find a nice guide in the net about how to make the whole process :


Then I set my Itunes to use 192 AAC, with 48,000 streo and VBR option is right.
Now, my question it (Finally) -

Am I doing it right? I not so great in all what comes with tech sound, but my ear can detect bad setting.
Any other setting I should Check/Uncheck for the Riping and encoding process to be better?

Well, I don't see the reason for having both AAC and MP3 files at the same bitrate. At 192 kbps, lame 3.97b1 with settings "-V 2" or "-V 2 --vbr-new" (new, faster VBR encoding system, -V 2 --vbr-new should give about the same quality as standard -V 2 at double speed) should be really enough. I doubt you can hear many differences in audio quality, and ipod should play mp3 without problems, too. So I would stick to mp3 and forget aac, but it's your decision.


Sorry, I can't say anything about itunes, because I don't use it.


Why 48000?? Is it the sampling rate (48kHz)? If it is, I would HIGHLY recommend to remove that switch from your config, because cd's are sampled at 44.1kHz and this resampling would be pointless as far as I can see. Leave it at the original sampling rate for best quality.

I don't know what settings to set, because I'm not familiar with iTunes in any way, but I really think it's not necessary to maintain both aac and mp3 files at the same bitrate. But surely someone else might help you with the settings of iTunes aac encoder.

Hey gasmann,
I think you miss-understodd me (Or maybe it's my BAD grammar
I don't have BOTH mp3 AND ACC on the same computer.
Right now i'm using Ogg files, but becuse I bought an Ipod, I want to rip my disk in mp3 OR ACC.
I choose ACC because I heard it nicer for Ipod.

Thanks, set it back to 44mhz
Should I leave VBR checked?

Anyway else that famlier with foobars and Itunes can help me?

Well, sorry


If you want VBR, which should improve quality at the same bitrate because more bits can be allocated to frames where it's needed and less to those where it isn't needed, then yes. I would recommend it. CBR is intended (mainly) for streaming, VBR for playback where the data rate doesn't always have to be the same. This is the case in most applications except of streaming. So you should use Variable Bit Rate for your purposes.

Thanks for the information

Just need to find someone with foobar now

No one using FooBar and can give me some help around?