Are you sure that the wav file is in linear PCM format?
On 3/14/06, Ravi Parimi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a 4th generation Ipod that I use for voice recordings. After > copying the wav file off the Ipod, I tried converting it to mp3 using > lame (on Linux) > > parimi-lx2/tmp:#file recording.wav > recording.wav: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft PCM, > 16 bit, mono 8000 Hz > > parimi-lx2/tmp:#lame -h recording.wav recording.mp3 > LAME version 3.96.1 (http://lame.sourceforge.net/) > CPU features: MMX (ASM used), SSE, SSE2 > Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 3000 Hz - 3097 Hz > Encoding recording.wav to recording.mp3 > Encoding as 8 kHz 8 kbps single-ch MPEG-2.5 Layer III (16x) qval=2 > Frame | CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU | ETA > 5437/5440 (100%)| 0:03/ 0:03| 0:03/ 0:03| 114.13x| > 0:00 > average: 8.0 kbps > > ReplayGain: -7.5dB > > However, when I run file on the mp3, it reports that the mp3 is just > data and not an "mp3 file". > parimi-lx2/tmp:#file recording.mp3 > recording.mp3: data > > There is quite some noise when I play the mp3 (although the wav file > is pretty good). Can someone show me how to get a better quality mp3 > with the wav file? > > Thanks, > --ravi > _______________________________________________ > mp3encoder mailing list > mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org > http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder > _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder