Wiki: Encoding Guidance

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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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