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> VBR encoding is far more space-efficient and better-sounding than constant-bitrate (CBR) encoding While this may be true for podcasts, it's def false for mus
by caiob 10y ago
> VBR encoding is far more space-efficient and better-sounding than constant-bitrate (CBR) encoding
While this may be true for podcasts, it's def false for music files.
- hyperbovine 10y agoHow so? Any VBR encoder could choose to produce CBR at the targeted average bitrate. The fact that it doesn't means that there is some better setting in terms of either space or quality.
- wolf550e 10y agoUsing a good encoder like LAME?
- astrange 10y agoVBR is a strict superset of CBR (= all CBR files are VBR), so this has to always be true. BTW, if you're going to claim any mp3 encoding is better sounding than another one, I hope you've done an ABX test.