LAME Encoding Quality help

[mynameismatt]

I was wanting to know if dBPoweramp's LAME quality setting: Slow (High Quality) is the same as 0, Highest Quality (Very slow) found in other rippers with LAME? Or is dB's High Quality = to 2 High Quality found on other LAME rippers?

I know I should, but I don't understand the command lines stuff. :(

Thanks!

The below is a quote from Spoon in the FAQs.

This one gets asked alot, generally speaking mp3 quility comes from bitrate (or quality setting), but in addition lame has different internal encoding algorithms (as set by dBpoweramps Encoding setting in mp3 (Lame)).

These switches are set on lame command line with 'f' and 'h' and are documented as:

-h higher quality, but a little slower. Recommended.
-f fast mode (lower quality)

For R13 dBpoweramp matches lames mode with:

Normal = Lame default
Slow = Lame High Quality
Fast = Lame Fast Mode

[Spoon]

Re: LAME Encoding Quality help

It is the same as lame.exe (for R13).