Put All Audio Questions Here

Originally Posted by wvlfpvp

OK, so I know thsi is going to cause people to go OMG TRANSCODING but here goes:

I have some .ogg files that I want to transcode to mp3 for use in an mp3 player.

What settings/quality blah blah blah should I use in LAME to avoid making the files huge/not lose TOO much quality?

I suppose just saying convert it to 128k would be too much to ask for LAME, wouldn't it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I think, in the case of just converting it so you can use it in a DAP, quality isn't much of a concern. I mean, I transcode mp3s to 128k for use on my mp3, as a means of compression.

I'm fine with this, because these are just going to be for my mp3 player, and nothing else. And I don't care enough to look for the differences in quality.

He's not saying he's going to keep said transcoded files (unless you have to for whatever reason.)

128k should be fine, unless you're going to be using the files on the mp3 player for a specific purpose that requires them to be in a much higher quality than that.

There's nowhere I can't reach.