MP3 conversion, bit rates?

[batfastad]

Hi just a quickie...

I've got a NetMD deck (a rather nice JB980s) but unfortunately my laptop sucks meaning it takes ages to convert MP3 to atrac. Transferring through netMD is fairly fast it's just my laptop sucks so conversion takes ages.

Anyway, I've had problems with MP3 files of certain bitrates. VBR in particular and I don't think the Sony conversion with OpenMG Jukebox can actually cope with it.

My question is...

Using SonicStage with hiMD, what MP3 bitrates can I convert?

Because I've ripped loads of my vinyl onto MP3 so I can listen to it at work etc, but I've set it to a reasonable bitrate. Either 224 or 256.

Will I have to downsample that to 128/160/192 for it to transfer to hiMD?

Or will sonicstage handle MP3s at 256kbps?

Thanks

Batfastad

[jadeclaw]

SonicStage has deficiencies, when it comes to VBR-files or MP3s, that have some non-standard optimizations.

Solution 1: Upgrade to SonicStage 2.3.

Solution 2: Use another MP3 package to decode into a Wave-file, then import that one.

Solution 3: Rerip your CDs into MP3 with a constant bit rate of 320kBit or less. The MP3 standard defines a bitrate between 32 and 320kBit and that is what SonicStage can handle.

[batfastad]

Hi

Thanks for that. You've answered my question.

So SonicStage can handle constant bitrates between 32 and 320 - excellent.

To be honest there are very few MP3s I have in VBR. I remember when I was having these problems using netMD that I resampled loads of them to constant bit rate.

Thanks for the quick answer!!

Ben