Best MP3 encoder

[iparout]

Hi there,

can anyone tell me which is the best -in terms of quality- MP3 encoder for songs ?

Thx in advance.

[pinoy2201]

i say musicmatch is one of the best

[TIbrO]

I use CDex, which rips and encodes my CDs all in one step and stuff, but I believe that this uses a codec called LAME or something... I encode using super high quality VBR, though... which this software lets you control like TMPGEnc lets you control your video encodes. My mp3s sound awesome like 320Kbps ones would, but since they are VBR, they only use 320KBps when needed, and after that, they go to as low as 34kbps during silence. Good space saver for those whole want nothing but quality.

[tinycorkscrew]

LAME is the best for quality. And it's free.

TIbrO is right about VBR encoding - it's absolutely fabulous. LAME's settings are a little complicated, but if you bother to learn how to set it up it'll be worth it.

[Greg12]

I like Nero's Wave Editor

[PhArAoH]

What about Xing's AUDIOCATALYST. I have been using it for years and I LOVE IT.

[Psycho_Dad_Rules]

Hi,

THE best MP3 encoder is LAME ! it's not as fast as most of the others, but that because LAME goes for quality, not speed.

Greetz,

pSyChO dAd

[iparout]

Thx a lot everyone.

[TheInformer]

Educate yourself on MP3 encoding/ripping by going to:

http://www.r3mix.net

Great info there!

[jfebus]

I use MusicMatch, it if free and it has a way to organize your music library.

Regards,

Jose

[Chaz]

I also use AudioCatalyst, Very easy to use, excelent quality

[Stinky]

IMHO any product using the LAME encoding is the best

for ease of use I go with AudioCatalyst if your ripping a whole cd but if your just converting a single wav file (which I do a lot being a musician) I go with dbPowerAmp which you can find in the 'tools' section - great 'right click - convert to' shell! very nice!!

MusicMatch is good but I think they use their own mp3 algo - and side by side it loses to LAME