[audacity4blind] Re: changing mp3 bit rate on export?

  • From: William Brandes <geeksbygod@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:03:52 -0500

the operative term was that i wanted to send by email. actually the 16
bit rate sounds ok. although, i normally would use 32 or 64 bit rate.
128 considered fm quality. 256 cd quality. william

On 2/17/14, Gene <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> the goal, to allow an audio file to be sent buy e-mail, is years, perhaps
> a decade, behind the times.  With Drop Box and other ways of very easily
> sharing larger files available, trying to cram a recording into an e-mail
> attachment size limit is really anachronistic.  16kpbs sounds just plain
> terrible.  I would not go below 32kbps for voice.  That's 32kbps monaural.
>  I would not go below 128kbps for music, that's 128kbps stereo or joint
> stereo.
>
> Gene
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dang Manh Cuong
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 12:28 AM
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi William
>> Your settings would make the file size very small, but may be, it will
>> make
>> the sound quality very bad. If you record something like podcast, you
>> should
>> export it at mp3 variable bitrate usign the folowing step
>> Ctrl+shift+e open the export dialog
>> Alt+o option dialog.
>> From the mp3 export setup choose variable.
>> From the mp3 export setup quality choose from 4 to 6. The lower number
>> the
>> smaller file size. I usually choose 5.
>> See this link for more info
>> http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/06
>> If you have iTunes installed, I recommend you to export your recorded
>> file
>> to wave, and use iTunes to convert it to mp3.
>> See this link to know how to do it:
>> http://www.spreaker.com/user/dangmanhcuong/create-mp3-file-using-itunes-and-jaws
>> remember: if your recorded file doesn't require anything related to
>> stereo,
>> you should convert it to mono and convert to mp3 using iTunes. The file
>> size
>> would be reduce a half.
>> Cuong
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "William Brandes" <geeksbygod@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 11:36 AM
>> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: changing mp3 bit rate on export?
>>
>>
>> i record with my mp3 recorder at 128. that is because it works well
>> for a voice and music mix. but, in this case i recorded a one and
>> one-half hours webx cast of audio with audacity and wanted to reduced
>> the file so that it could be sent by email. i chose 16 bps since it
>> was all voice and voice sound good at that rate. william
>>
>> On 2/15/14, Jacob Kruger <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Yup, and, remember that generally bitrates are just that - kbps =
>>> kilobits
>>> per second, and not kilobytes per second.
>>>
>>> Stay well
>>>
>>> Jacob Kruger
>>> Blind Biker
>>> Skype: BlindZA
>>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Alexander Masic/SuperSnyggingen!" <list@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, 15 February, 2014 9:46 PM
>>> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: changing mp3 bit rate on export?
>>>
>>>
>>>> It depend. lower rate means taht you get a smaller files but louse in
>>>> quality, higher rate means you get a better quality but bigger files.
>>>> But
>>>>
>>>> of course you are not able to afterwods improve the quality by set an
>>>> higher rates but you can do the oposit.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> don wardlow skrev 14-02-15 20:38:
>>>>> I never change the rate. Does it make a huge difference if you do?
>>>>> I keep it at 128
>>>>>
>>>>> Please check my web site below and see what audacity hath wrought.
>>>>> Don
>>>>> http://www.boxingonmp3.com
>>>>> where the good boxers  have gone
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William
>>>>> Brandes
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 11:01 AM
>>>>> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: changing mp3 bit rate on export?
>>>>>
>>>>> it's the options link. great. thankyou. thankyou. thankyou ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/15/14, Jacob Kruger <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> In export dialogue, tab twice after save button, and there's options
>>>>>> button - that's how I've always brought up dialogue to set it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stay well
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacob Kruger
>>>>>> Blind Biker
>>>>>> Skype: BlindZA
>>>>>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "William Brandes" <geeksbygod@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: "audacity4blind" <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, 15 February, 2014 8:50 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [audacity4blind] changing mp3 bit rate on export?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> i have the newest version. knew where it was with older version, but
>>>>>>> can't figure how to change the rate for a file on export (such as
>>>>>>> 128
>>>>>>> kbs). thanks. william
>>>>>>>
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