Aha! The secret of a good MP3...

Ok this is one for you podcast g33ks out there...

The last two shows I've been struggling to try and up the quality bar without losing file size - the trigger was hearing how much better I sounded at 128Kbs for the hijack show.

I knew VBR was the answer but had real problems with artifacts when I switched from 80Kbs CBR @ 22Khz to 44Khz on my voice (thinking that higher 44 = quality, right?)...actually I was wrong, 22, 24 or 32 are perfectly good according to this guide http://jthz.com/mp3/. Their settings are great and I'll be using them from now on, these people know their shit.

Listen to the latest Radio Clash http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/10/15/rc-94/ and I think you can hear the difference...

I'm now using LAME MP3 Codec (I was using the fHg based built in MP3 export, which I was never totally happy with) which is a two-step process (I wish you could properly do command line LAME export direct from Audition - it surely can't be that difficult? I wish I knew C since the source for the CoolLAME plugin is available, but it only lets you tweak it a little and you can't put your own command line switches in (geeky, but essential for LAME) and thus the results are shite).

I solved one problem (the weird artifacting) my making sure my voice was mono with a stereo imager plugin - I record in stereo, but it seems to confuse the codec at low rates < 96kbs, especially on LAME.

Thinking of doing slightly shorter shows also so I can bump up the encode rate...it's a bitch that I'm on the dividing line where full 44khz audio doesn't work - 96Kbs sounds nice and crisp, but adds a lot more and at the 75min mark pushes me over the max 50Mb limit for files on my host. The reason I want to go for a higher rate is that the CD quality files and remixes are usually OK, but the mashups which have usually been re-encoded several times or have funny phase vocal extraction on them (I'm looking at you DJ Earworm) and are at lower rates sometimes sound odd or watery on the treble end, or do weird stuff with the stereo spectra.

So I'm now recording at LAME -V8 vbr-new 32Khz (yes some older Flash players will probably freak, but hey they should subscribe rather than leeching my bandwidth! :-D) and it sounds pretty good.

I bet you all thought I just rolled up, pressed record and it just all automagically happened...;-)

Aha! The secret of a good MP3...

Ok this is one for you podcast g33ks out there...

The last two shows I've been struggling to try and up the quality bar without losing file size - the trigger was hearing how much better I sounded at 128Kbs for the hijack show.

I knew VBR was the answer but had real problems with artifacts when I switched from 80Kbs CBR @ 22Khz to 44Khz on my voice (thinking that higher 44 = quality, right?)...actually I was wrong, 22, 24 or 32 are perfectly good according to this guide http://jthz.com/mp3/. Their settings are great and I'll be using them from now on, these people know their shit.

Listen to the latest Radio Clash http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/10/15/rc-94/ and I think you can hear the difference...

I'm now using LAME MP3 Codec (I was using the fHg based built in MP3 export, which I was never totally happy with) which is a two-step process (I wish you could properly do command line LAME export direct from Audition - it surely can't be that difficult? I wish I knew C since the source for the CoolLAME plugin is available, but it only lets you tweak it a little and you can't put your own command line switches in (geeky, but essential for LAME) and thus the results are shite).

I solved one problem (the weird artifacting) my making sure my voice was mono with a stereo imager plugin - I record in stereo, but it seems to confuse the codec at low rates < 96kbs, especially on LAME.

Thinking of doing slightly shorter shows also so I can bump up the encode rate...it's a bitch that I'm on the dividing line where full 44khz audio doesn't work - 96Kbs sounds nice and crisp, but adds a lot more and at the 75min mark pushes me over the max 50Mb limit for files on my host. The reason I want to go for a higher rate is that the CD quality files and remixes are usually OK, but the mashups which have usually been re-encoded several times or have funny phase vocal extraction on them (I'm looking at you DJ Earworm) and are at lower rates sometimes sound odd or watery on the treble end, or do weird stuff with the stereo spectra.

So I'm now recording at LAME -V8 vbr-new 32Khz (yes some older Flash players will probably freak, but hey they should subscribe rather than leeching my bandwidth! :-D) and it sounds pretty good.

I bet you all thought I just rolled up, pressed record and it just all automagically happened...;-)

Aha! The secret of a good MP3...

Ok this is one for you podcast g33ks out there...

The last two shows I've been struggling to try and up the quality bar without losing file size - the trigger was hearing how much better I sounded at 128Kbs for the hijack show.

I knew VBR was the answer but had real problems with artifacts when I switched from 80Kbs CBR @ 22Khz to 44Khz on my voice (thinking that higher 44 = quality, right?)...actually I was wrong, 22, 24 or 32 are perfectly good according to this guide http://jthz.com/mp3/. Their settings are great and I'll be using them from now on, these people know their shit.

Listen to the latest Radio Clash http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/10/15/rc-94/ and I think you can hear the difference...

I'm now using LAME MP3 Codec (I was using the fHg based built in MP3 export, which I was never totally happy with) which is a two-step process (I wish you could properly do command line LAME export direct from Audition - it surely can't be that difficult? I wish I knew C since the source for the CoolLAME plugin is available, but it only lets you tweak it a little and you can't put your own command line switches in (geeky, but essential for LAME) and thus the results are shite).

I solved one problem (the weird artifacting) my making sure my voice was mono with a stereo imager plugin - I record in stereo, but it seems to confuse the codec at low rates < 96kbs, especially on LAME.

Thinking of doing slightly shorter shows also so I can bump up the encode rate...it's a bitch that I'm on the dividing line where full 44khz audio doesn't work - 96Kbs sounds nice and crisp, but adds a lot more and at the 75min mark pushes me over the max 50Mb limit for files on my host. The reason I want to go for a higher rate is that the CD quality files and remixes are usually OK, but the mashups which have usually been re-encoded several times or have funny phase vocal extraction on them (I'm looking at you DJ Earworm) and are at lower rates sometimes sound odd or watery on the treble end, or do weird stuff with the stereo spectra.

So I'm now recording at LAME -V8 vbr-new 32Khz (yes some older Flash players will probably freak, but hey they should subscribe rather than leeching my bandwidth! :-D) and it sounds pretty good.

I bet you all thought I just rolled up, pressed record and it just all automagically happened...;-)

Aha! The secret of a good MP3...

Ok this is one for you podcast g33ks out there...

The last two shows I've been struggling to try and up the quality bar without losing file size - the trigger was hearing how much better I sounded at 128Kbs for the hijack show.

I knew VBR was the answer but had real problems with artifacts when I switched from 80Kbs CBR @ 22Khz to 44Khz on my voice (thinking that higher 44 = quality, right?)...actually I was wrong, 22, 24 or 32 are perfectly good according to this guide http://jthz.com/mp3/. Their settings are great and I'll be using them from now on, these people know their shit.

Listen to the latest Radio Clash http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/10/15/rc-94/ and I think you can hear the difference...

I'm now using LAME MP3 Codec (I was using the fHg based built in MP3 export, which I was never totally happy with) which is a two-step process (I wish you could properly do command line LAME export direct from Audition - it surely can't be that difficult? I wish I knew C since the source for the CoolLAME plugin is available, but it only lets you tweak it a little and you can't put your own command line switches in (geeky, but essential for LAME) and thus the results are shite).

I solved one problem (the weird artifacting) my making sure my voice was mono with a stereo imager plugin - I record in stereo, but it seems to confuse the codec at low rates < 96kbs, especially on LAME.

Thinking of doing slightly shorter shows also so I can bump up the encode rate...it's a bitch that I'm on the dividing line where full 44khz audio doesn't work - 96Kbs sounds nice and crisp, but adds a lot more and at the 75min mark pushes me over the max 50Mb limit for files on my host. The reason I want to go for a higher rate is that the CD quality files and remixes are usually OK, but the mashups which have usually been re-encoded several times or have funny phase vocal extraction on them (I'm looking at you DJ Earworm) and are at lower rates sometimes sound odd or watery on the treble end, or do weird stuff with the stereo spectra.

So I'm now recording at LAME -V8 vbr-new 32Khz (yes some older Flash players will probably freak, but hey they should subscribe rather than leeching my bandwidth! :-D) and it sounds pretty good.

I bet you all thought I just rolled up, pressed record and it just all automagically happened...;-)

t'Weekend

Friday saw client from 3pm - 5:30pm finishing a project I'm working on; met up with John at Tate Britain and saw the Holbeins (amazing, although amazing how many people have no idea how to look at art at the proper distance or not block other's views :-( ) and had a great Spanish meal at Goya (and spammed them with Mutant flyers), then home and both fell asleep to Mixing It on Radio 3 (it has that effect) and rudely awoken by the Jizz Nelson (that has that effect) then turned it off and went to bed.

Saturday got up later than I expected, had a nice brekkie in the local cafe, dropped off some Mutant flyers there, went into town and used the credit for my broken iRiver to buy a portable DVD/DIVX player...toyed with getting a recordable hiMD to replace my iRiver which has no gain control but decided I have no money ATM...then went home, played with my new toy, watched loads of DIVX stuff then made dinner and recorded Radio Clash #94 podcast with is a Halloween edition and has various shout outs and a special track for Jeb and the new DJNoNo track.

Went to bed at 7am (!) I'm going to be fried at work on Mon...

Sunday very lazy, not even been out and probably should, spent mostly messing around with LAME and MP3 settings to get a better sound for Radio Clash, and uploaded and did the shownotes. Listened to Remix for the first time in probably 8 months, like that Soulwax mix but not sure why Eddy likes The Who so much and he should play more Who Boys I reckon. Made coffee, listened to the podcast to make sure it's OK, logged on here. Very unproductive...

I was meaning to go into town and spam record stores today with more Mutant flyers but I slacked...later in the week, I think. I have been handing them to everyone I meet :lol: At some point people will get very tired of being promoted at ;-)

t'Weekend

Friday saw client from 3pm - 5:30pm finishing a project I'm working on; met up with John at Tate Britain and saw the Holbeins (amazing, although amazing how many people have no idea how to look at art at the proper distance or not block other's views :-( ) and had a great Spanish meal at Goya (and spammed them with Mutant flyers), then home and both fell asleep to Mixing It on Radio 3 (it has that effect) and rudely awoken by the Jizz Nelson (that has that effect) then turned it off and went to bed.

Saturday got up later than I expected, had a nice brekkie in the local cafe, dropped off some Mutant flyers there, went into town and used the credit for my broken iRiver to buy a portable DVD/DIVX player...toyed with getting a recordable hiMD to replace my iRiver which has no gain control but decided I have no money ATM...then went home, played with my new toy, watched loads of DIVX stuff then made dinner and recorded Radio Clash #94 podcast with is a Halloween edition and has various shout outs and a special track for Jeb and the new DJNoNo track.

Went to bed at 7am (!) I'm going to be fried at work on Mon...

Sunday very lazy, not even been out and probably should, spent mostly messing around with LAME and MP3 settings to get a better sound for Radio Clash, and uploaded and did the shownotes. Listened to Remix for the first time in probably 8 months, like that Soulwax mix but not sure why Eddy likes The Who so much and he should play more Who Boys I reckon. Made coffee, listened to the podcast to make sure it's OK, logged on here. Very unproductive...

I was meaning to go into town and spam record stores today with more Mutant flyers but I slacked...later in the week, I think. I have been handing them to everyone I meet :lol: At some point people will get very tired of being promoted at ;-)

t'Weekend

Friday saw client from 3pm - 5:30pm finishing a project I'm working on; met up with John at Tate Britain and saw the Holbeins (amazing, although amazing how many people have no idea how to look at art at the proper distance or not block other's views :-( ) and had a great Spanish meal at Goya (and spammed them with Mutant flyers), then home and both fell asleep to Mixing It on Radio 3 (it has that effect) and rudely awoken by the Jizz Nelson (that has that effect) then turned it off and went to bed.

Saturday got up later than I expected, had a nice brekkie in the local cafe, dropped off some Mutant flyers there, went into town and used the credit for my broken iRiver to buy a portable DVD/DIVX player...toyed with getting a recordable hiMD to replace my iRiver which has no gain control but decided I have no money ATM...then went home, played with my new toy, watched loads of DIVX stuff then made dinner and recorded Radio Clash #94 podcast with is a Halloween edition and has various shout outs and a special track for Jeb and the new DJNoNo track.

Went to bed at 7am (!) I'm going to be fried at work on Mon...

Sunday very lazy, not even been out and probably should, spent mostly messing around with LAME and MP3 settings to get a better sound for Radio Clash, and uploaded and did the shownotes. Listened to Remix for the first time in probably 8 months, like that Soulwax mix but not sure why Eddy likes The Who so much and he should play more Who Boys I reckon. Made coffee, listened to the podcast to make sure it's OK, logged on here. Very unproductive...

I was meaning to go into town and spam record stores today with more Mutant flyers but I slacked...later in the week, I think. I have been handing them to everyone I meet :lol: At some point people will get very tired of being promoted at ;-)

t'Weekend

Friday saw client from 3pm - 5:30pm finishing a project I'm working on; met up with John at Tate Britain and saw the Holbeins (amazing, although amazing how many people have no idea how to look at art at the proper distance or not block other's views :-( ) and had a great Spanish meal at Goya (and spammed them with Mutant flyers), then home and both fell asleep to Mixing It on Radio 3 (it has that effect) and rudely awoken by the Jizz Nelson (that has that effect) then turned it off and went to bed.

Saturday got up later than I expected, had a nice brekkie in the local cafe, dropped off some Mutant flyers there, went into town and used the credit for my broken iRiver to buy a portable DVD/DIVX player...toyed with getting a recordable hiMD to replace my iRiver which has no gain control but decided I have no money ATM...then went home, played with my new toy, watched loads of DIVX stuff then made dinner and recorded Radio Clash #94 podcast with is a Halloween edition and has various shout outs and a special track for Jeb and the new DJNoNo track.

Went to bed at 7am (!) I'm going to be fried at work on Mon...

Sunday very lazy, not even been out and probably should, spent mostly messing around with LAME and MP3 settings to get a better sound for Radio Clash, and uploaded and did the shownotes. Listened to Remix for the first time in probably 8 months, like that Soulwax mix but not sure why Eddy likes The Who so much and he should play more Who Boys I reckon. Made coffee, listened to the podcast to make sure it's OK, logged on here. Very unproductive...

I was meaning to go into town and spam record stores today with more Mutant flyers but I slacked...later in the week, I think. I have been handing them to everyone I meet :lol: At some point people will get very tired of being promoted at ;-)