Joint Stereo use in dBpowerAMP - Mid-Side only?

[Eric_QelDroma]

Hello all,

I have my mp3 LAME settings in dBpowerAMP set to Joint-Stereo. When I've ripped tracks, however, sometimes the tag says "Joint-Stereo (Mid-Side)" and other times it simply says "Joint Stereo". This happens even with different tracks from the same set in a batch conversion (I'm ripping from CD to WMA lossless and then to MP3 for various storage reasons).

My understanding is that there are two different things called "joint stereo": intensity stereo (generally bad) and mid-side (generally good). Does LAME alternate between one or the other? Is there a third type of which I am not aware?

Your insight is much appreciated.

For the record, I convert from WMA Lossless to MP3 VBR (112-160), High quality. It actually shows up as "Preset Extreme" in the tags, but the only preset I think I'm using is "High" in the options menu.

Thanks again.

Eric

[xoas]

Re: Joint Stereo use in dBpowerAMP - Mid-Side only?

My understanding (admittedly limited) is that LAME does not support intensity stereo although other mp3 encoders do support it.

For further information, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_stereo

Best wishes,
Bill

[gameplaya15143]

Re: Joint Stereo use in dBpowerAMP - Mid-Side only?

As far as I know, only fhg encoders use intensity stereo.