Hi, It doesn't matter whether you rip CD tracks into .wav first, and then compress the tracks afterwards, or if you do it as the CD tracks are being ripped. When you choose to rip tracks to a compressed file, it first converts the track to a .wav file, converts it, then deletes the file. As for reducing the bitrate of an already existing MP3 file, it doesn't matter if you convert it to wav first or not, because when you convert a file to wav, it does not improve or reduce the quality of audio. So there would be no difference in the mp3 files.
Alex K -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 10:24 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: CDEX file conversion questions I'd convert to wave and them compress that way you get less generation loss. ----- Original Message ----- From: "stever2525" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:19 PM Subject: CDEX file conversion questions My wording is a bit tedious, but here it goes. Using CDEX, if I rip a CD track to .wav and then later decide to convert this wav file to an mp3, is the quality result the same as ripping the track to mp3 in the first place. One more question, I understand if I have the original wav file, converting to the desired mp3 bit rate on the first go round gives the best results. However, if I have an already existing mp3 file that needs to be further reduced, is it best to go ahead and compress the file as is, or first convert to wav, then compress? Thank you very much. _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
