[bookport] Re: How Low Will It Go?
- From: "ROB MEREDITH" <rmeredith@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:34:39 -0400
The Book Port will play just about any MP3 file you can throw at it. I say =
just about, only to avoid saying "every" file. I haven't generated one it =
won't play, and I have tried all known formats.
By the way, 32,000 BPS is a good choice, since it is very common, and is =
what is used by Audible when you select format 4.
Rob Meredith
>>> ncrabb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 08/09/04 07:02PM >>>
I'm creating MP3 files from a CD book using Sound Forge 5. My ultimate=20
intent is to include the book on my Book Port, of course. But before I =
get=20
too zealous in my MP3 creation activities, I figured I'd better ask the=20
all-important question: Will the Book Port handle 32 kilobit MP3=20
files? They sound perfectly fine when previewed, even after I've =
raised=20
the compression rate to 2.2 or so. But I don't know whether they'll =
work=20
well in the machine itself. Should I use 64 kilobits instead when =
creating=20
these? I know some MP3 players tend to skip using 32 kilobit files. =
Your=20
advice/experience would be helpful.
Nolan
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