Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
Adrian, Lowering the bit-rate wil not improve the situation. There may be a number of reasons why you are hearing distortion, and changint the bit-rate will not fix this. When you say distortion, do you mean over mudulation, or are you hearing artifacts in the audio? Joe At 20:29 06/03/20

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
lets go back to something else here Live Who encoded them and what were the input levels? Lowering either the bit rate or sampling frequency would only further degrade the file or files. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] O

Re: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Tom Kaufman
I don't claim to know a whole lot about "bit rate" and all..but as has already been pointed out here: lowering the bit rate (from what little I've figured out) only makes the sound worse! If it's a poor recording to start with, changing the bit rate won't improve it; if anything, to improve qu

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
that won't work is you are already starting with a poor recording. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 15:05 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: lowering bit rate in

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
Hi Joe When I listen to them, I hear a lot of distortion or crackling when I have the audio up full. It is difficult to get it at a comfortable level Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: 07 March 2013 12:03 To: PC A

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
Hi Ray In this case, I converted them from youtube, they are in 320 bit. Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ray T. Mahorney Sent: 07 March 2013 14:38 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
you converted them from you tube assuming you were using you tube to MP3 converter how was the audio on the source files? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Adrien Collins Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 16:22 To

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
Hello Ray and adrien, Good point ray. Adrien, what is the origin of the source files? I asume that when you turn the levels up on other files they are all clean as whistles? Thanks. Joe Was it as cd you ripped, or a downloaded audio? t 16:28 07/03/2013, you wrote: you converted them from yo

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
Hi, I've just seen your answer to ray Adrien. If you play these files on-line from Youtube, how is the sound thenm? Do you think that the distortion is being introduced when the files are converted? I haven't had any excperience with these youtube stream rippers or whatever they are. Than

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
Hi Joe I have a feeling it is youtube, the audio possibly isn't too clear, if you want to hear them, search for guns and roses and Elton john bohemian rhapsody, not a great recording. Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Adrien Collins
Hi It was ok, not great, but ok, not as clear if you were converting from cd. I would hope they would be better quality. Don't know much about this at all. Adrien -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ray T. Mahorney Sent: 07 March 2013 17

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
unfortunately if you get a video from Joe six-pack the quality is going to vary best suggestion look for multiple versions and try to convert the audio with the best quality. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ad

RE: lowering bit rate in some mp3 files

2013-03-07 Thread Joe Paton
Hello Adrien, I've heard it tonight. Dreadful audio though, but a good guitar solo, reckon he liked the original. Brian may would have been pleased to hear his work so expertly executed. Drums are high in the mix as well, huge conpression all over the place, I'd look for a better version if

Re: Handheld recorder with recording timer

2013-03-07 Thread Don Ball
well all I know is that the custom settings have both a start time and an end time. and there are other options like sound detection to. Now I don't know how reliable any of that is as I don't use those features. In fact sense I got my ls 100 I don't use the pocket for recording much at all. I