Re: CD ripper to VBR WMA

de saivenkat02 06/06/2006 05:49

didnt i hear that wma sounds as good as mp3 at half the bitrate (i.e.
half the file size). which means a 64kbps WMA file should sound as good
as a 128kbps mp3 file.

which means which is better? if thats the case, a 128kbps WMA should
sound really better than a 128kbps mp3 file.

sai

normanstrong@comcast.net wrote:
> "Thorsten Duhn" <Thorsten.Duhn@editorial.de> wrote in message
> news:e4t1vr$h23$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> >>> Is there a freeware that will rip a CD directly to variable
> >>> bit rate WMA files? Currently, I'm using EAC for ripping
> >>> to WAV and dbPoweramp converter to convert to WMA VBR. CDex
> >>> will rip directly to WMA, but not variable bit rate. It
> >>> would be nice to go directly from CD to the final file.
> >>
> >> Here is another way.
> >>
> >> freeware CD ripper to VBR WMA
> >>
> >> http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=freeware+CD+ripper+to+VBR+WMA+&btnG=Search&meta=
> >
> > WOW, a link to Google. Cool, never seen that before. And what
> > is the result we should find on that? For example my first
> > result is http://www.focussoft.net/webadd/FreeCDRipper.html
> > with this information inside: "VBR Support: You can set the
> > VBR Information to MP3 file." Nothing about WMA VBR. Helpful.
> > Next one offers "free trial", "MP3 VBR" and so on.
> >
> > What is the other way you're offering?
> >
> > I don't have an answer myself (I even wonder why anyone wants
> > to encode to WMA), but just a link to Google is stupid.
> >
> > Maybe he should try Exact Audio Copy, this offers to add your
> > own command line parameters with "Microsoft WMA9".
> >
> > Now I used Google to provide this:
> > http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t18402.html
> > I don't know more details on this...
>
> That's good info. Thanks a bunch. I think I'll try ripping with
> dbPoweramp, as you suggest, to see if it's the ticket. And BTW, I started
> with WMA 4 years ago. I now have 1000's of wma files. It's a bit late in
> the day to change to another coder.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Norm