RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-08 Thread Adrien Collins
nt to hear them, search for guns and roses >and Elton john bohemian rhapsody, not a great recording. > >Adrien > > >-Original Message- >From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On >Behalf Of Joe Paton >Sent: 07 March 2013 17:50 >To: PC Audio Discussi

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
hem, search for guns and roses and Elton john bohemian rhapsody, not a great recording. Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: 07 March 2013 17:50 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 f

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Adrien Collins Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 20:20 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Hi It was ok, not great, but ok, not as clear if you were converting from cd. I would hope they would be better quality. Don't know much about this

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
2013 17:29 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files you converted them from you tube assuming you were using you tube to MP3 converter how was the audio on the source files? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailt

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
Paton Sent: 07 March 2013 17:50 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Hi, I've just seen your answer to ray Adrien. If you play these files on-line from Youtube, how is the sound thenm? Do you think that the distortion is being introduced when the

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
Hi, I've just seen your answer to ray Adrien. If you play these files on-line from Youtube, how is the sound thenm? Do you think that the distortion is being introduced when the files are converted? I haven't had any excperience with these youtube stream rippers or whatever they are. Than

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
ssion List' Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Hi Joe When I listen to them, I hear a lot of distortion or crackling when I have the audio up full. It is difficult to get it at a comfortable level Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-aud

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Hi Joe When I listen to them, I hear a lot of distortion or crackling when I have the audio up full. It is difficult to get it at a comfortable level Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailt

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:03 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Adrian, Lowering the bit-rate wil not improve the situation. There may be a number of reasons why you are hearing distortion, and changint the bit

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Adrian, Lowering the bit-rate wil not improve the situation. There may be a number of reasons why you are hearing distortion, and changint the bit-rate will not fix this. When you say distortion, do you mean over mudulation

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
bit rate won't improve it; if anything, to improve quality of sound, it seems to me that one would want to raise the bit rate! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "Ray T. Mahorney" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 8:37 AM Sub

Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Tom Kaufman
ve it; if anything, to improve quality of sound, it seems to me that one would want to raise the bit rate! Tom Kaufman - Original Message - From: "Ray T. Mahorney" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 8:37 AM Subject: RE: lowering

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:03 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files Adrian, Lowering the bit-rate wil not improve the situation. There may be a number of reasons why you are hearing distortion, and changint the bit-rate will

Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
Adrian, Lowering the bit-rate wil not improve the situation. There may be a number of reasons why you are hearing distortion, and changint the bit-rate will not fix this. When you say distortion, do you mean over mudulation, or are you hearing artifacts in the audio? Joe At 20:29 06/03/20

lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-06 Thread Adrien Collins
Hi I have just got my new victor reader stream, when I play one or two live tracks on the stream, they sound really distorted because the are in a higher bit rate, would lowering the bit rate solve this and in what program should I lower the bit rate? I have easy cd converter as well as the lates