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Revision as of 22:41, 27 January 2012

Guidance for Encoding MP3s

Need help encoding your music? We're here to help!

  1. We recommend exporting from your DAW to WAV and encoding externally.
  2. We recommend LAME encoder; a good Windows frontend is winLAME.
  3. Audio must be 16-bit, 44.1kHz Stereo with a bitrate setting of either 192kbps CBR (constant bitrate) or VBR1 (variable bitrate, quality = 1).
  4. If your DAW supports exporting to MP3 and you prefer doing it that way, that's fine, just make sure it supports either 192Kbps or VBR1.
  5. Here's a walkthrough of encoding a WAV with winLAME:
A.) INPUT FILES: Load your WAV file into winLAME

Step 1: Load your WAV file into winLAME

B.) OUTPUT SETTINGS: Choose the output location where the finished MP3 should be placed

Step 2: Choose the output location where the finished MP3 should be placed

C.) PRESETS: At the Presets list, select Custom Settings

Step 3: At the Preset list, select Custom Settings

D.) LAME SETTINGS: Select High for the encoding quality, and a quality level of 1

Step 4: Select High for the encoding quality, and a quality level of 1

E.) ENCODING: Underneath "Encoding Control," click the arrow/play button, and you're all set!

Step 5: Underneath "Encoding Control," click the arrow play button, and you're all set!

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