ApparitionX said:personally I use soundforge for that sort of thing, u can take almost any type of audio file, insert markers wherever you want, and then save it as almost any type of audio you want, or just burn a track at once cd straight from there.
oh yeah, u have to convert the markers to regions first, but it's just a one click operation somkewhere in tools.
ApparitionX said:what are you talking about? With soundforge you can take almost any audio format from just about any source and save it as whatever audio format you choose. you just go to save as and select mp3 from the drop down list. once it's saved as an mp3, it's an mp3.
dreamliner77 said:If you open up a mp3 in soundforge, it has to decode it to .wav. SoundForge is a Wave Editor. The wav is exactly the decoded mp3. If you then try to save this as mp3, you have to recompress the wav. This will make a substantially worse sounding mp3 than the original mp3. This is a process called transcoding. Your best option is to edit the mp3 in an editor that does not have to decode the mp3. Most common are mp3directcut or Cool Edit Pro (Adobe Audition) using the LAME mp3 filter.
If you don't believe me, take an mp3, decode to wave, then reencode it to mp3. Compare this to the original mp3.
More proof: Take the same mp3, decode to wav, reencode, decode. Do this 4 or 5 times and you'll see just how bad it can get.
If you must decode to wave to edit, you are best saving in a different compressed format such as ogg or mpc because they use different methods to obtain bitrate savings.
ApparitionX said:if you really want good quality audio, you aren't going to use mp3's anyway, (exepct when neccesary) because they sound like crap compared to wave files.
dreamliner77 said:1) You only have to satisfy your ears, so I guess if it sounds ok to you, then it's all good.
ApparitionX said:they sound like crap compared to wavs no matter what encoder you use. I am familiar with the lame encoder, the alt-preset standard command, and their proper use, and I'm sorry dude, but I gotta disagree. Mp3's are NOT up to par for professional audio quality. Call the most reputable digital recording studio in your area, and ask them about which audio format they PREFER for overall quality, whatever they tell you, they will not say mp3. If they do, then they aren't really a very good, professional studio.
BTW, the ABX thread was a nice find though..good readin, thanx.