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I'm converting a large group of files for us on my iPod and archival purposes. Saving space is not so much of an issue. What quality setting should I use with this CODEC. The first group of files I've done @ 500. Is this recommended?
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
If you are not concerned about space then maybe you should use i-tunes and the apple lossless codec! Seriously 500 is overkill with FAAC unless you have really golden ears. I would suggest somewhere between 150 - 200 which averages between 145 - 170 k/bits. Audiocoding generally recommends 100 which is about 120 k/bits.
Why are you not using the i-tunes codec? It performed better than FAAC at the last AAC test although FAAC uses vbr whilst presently i-tunes does not.
By the way dbpoweramp uses FAAC 1.23.5. This has now been replaced by FAAC 1.24 (August 2004). Headover to Rarewares and download it and extract it to replace the existing one or use it via the generic CLI codec.
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
Thanks, I updated the FAAC.Originally posted by Tomb
I'm still a little green at this, so how would I use the iTunes CODEC with dBPowerAMP and still readily produce .m4a files? I read elsewhere in the forums but am still confused. I have iTunes uninstalled on my machine as I use Anapod to manage my iPod, but I can easily reinstall. My goal is to encode all files on my machine to a single format to be used by iPod and for playback on my computer via WMP or other software player (am not sure I'm comitted long-term to Apple). I will not be dealing with purchased Apple music. My library is rendered CDs and live shows.
Also, since I had already rendered a lot of my source files as .m4a with FAAC @ 500, should I downgrade these at a lower quality rating? and if so will it hurt that I no longer have the originals (I'd be reconverting the FAAC 500 quality generated files @ 200.
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
You cannot use the codec directly with the converter. You need itunes installed and a third party tool called itunesencode. Read more about it here: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...howtopic=29810 You will need to install dbpoweramp's generic CLI codec. It may be better to just install itunes and rip CD's with that!
However if that is not an option just carrying on using FAAC. I mentioned it because you seemed quite serious about archiving. However if FAAC sounds good to your ears then use it . I certainly wouldn't transcode your existing "500" files to a lower bitrate as this would affect quality.
What I would suggest is to rip your CD's to Apple Lossless and then transcode those files to M4a as and when you want them on your ipod. The lossless copies would be as good as the originals meaning in theory you may never need your CD's again. If you don't want to install itunes I would archive to FLAC (a lossless encoder) and transcode these files to M4a or to another format in the future.
I hope this all makes sense. personally I follow the second option {FLAC>Lossy) for my files (from vinyl/cassette).Comment
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
OK, I'm getting closer to developing a workflow here. I think I will RIP CDs with iTunes. I just hate how these apps from the big guys
want to take over your machine when you install them.
I found the new version of FAAC 1.24 and replace the version that I'd installed w/dBPoweramp in the C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\Compression\FAAC Mp4 (CLI) folder (faac.exe). It worked; however, it didn't properly place or name the file. The converted file ended up in the same folder as the executable (same as above), and didn't have a proper file name. Any clues on how to fix that?
Thanks for your help.Comment
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
Try running it via the Generic CLI codec (from Codec central) and see if the problem persists.
I don't think i-tunes does take over your PC in the way windows media player does. If that cuases you problems then rip to FLAC then transcode to FAAC. That way you have your archive files and your i-pod files.
Aopologies but it seems that the 1.24 compile at rarewares seems to be buggy - I have mentioned it at Hydrogen Audio and someone has compiled a new version.
http://celticdruid.no-ip.com/xvid/misc/faac.7z (you will need to download 7zip to extract the file).
Or go back to version 1.23.5 (redownload from Codec central)Comment
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
I am convertin Real Audio (.ra) to AAC.Originally posted by Tomb
Should I convert it to mp by using dBpowerAMP/Lame and then to AAC by using iTunes?
Or should I convert it directly to AAC with dBpowerAMP/FAAC?Comment
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
I would just try to directly convert. Note that there is an updated beta codec for AAC here: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=7293Comment
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Re: What quality setting for FAAC MP4
Anybody wanting to use iTunesEncode should get the latest, and last, version of it here: http://otto.homedns.org:8888/iTunes/iTunesEncode46.zip. It requires iTunes 4.6 and up to function.Originally posted by Tomb
Why the last version? Because I lost the source code. :(
No worries though, that version supports virtually all of the possible tagging iTunes can do, and there wasn't really anything left to add to it. Feel free to mirror it anywhere you like or use it however you like. I consider it free range software now.
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