MP3 Encoding Settings
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To configure MP3 encoding options, click the Settings button after selecting MP3 as Format to be converted to.
MediaMonkey has a broad range of MP3 encoding options, allowing you to choose from a range of optimized preset configurations, or to set encoding options manually. What follows is a description of each of the presets, to help you choose the setting that's right for you.
| Preset | Quality | Bandwidth | Recommendation |
| Compatible, CBR 96 kbps |
Fair | Low, inefficient | Useful if MP3s are to be played on a low storage capacity portable/device that is incompatible with VBR formats. |
| Compatible, CBR 128 kbps |
Average | Low, inefficient | This preset is fairly popular despite the average quality level, mainly because quality is adequate and it can be played on low memory portable/devices that are incompatible with VBR formats. |
| Compatible, CBR 160 kbps |
Good | Medium, inefficient | Useful for encoding MP3s at a decent quality level when the MP3s are to be played on a device that is incompatible with VBR formats. |
| Medium (fast), VBR ~160 kbps |
High | Medium, efficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at a high quality level, at which only some users will be able to distinguish it from the original. It encodes slightly faster than the Medium preset, but at a slightly reduced quality level. |
| Medium, VBR ~160 kbps |
High | Medium, efficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at a high quality level, at which only some users will be able to distinguish it from the original. |
| Compatible, CBR 192 kbps |
High | High, inefficient | Useful for encoding MP3s at a high quality level when the MP3s are to be played on a device that is incompatible with VBR formats. |
| Standard (fast), VBR ~192 kbps |
Very High | High, efficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at very high quality levels, at which only a small proportion of listeners will be able to distinguish it from the original. It encodes slightly faster than the Standard preset, but at a slightly reduced quality level. |
| Standard, VBR ~192 kbps |
Very High | High, efficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at very high quality levels, at which only a small proportion of listeners will be able to distinguish it from the original. |
| Extreme (fast), VBR ~256 kbps |
Near CD | Very high, efficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at near-CD quality levels for very discriminating music listeners (with plenty of hard disk space). Only a very small proportion of listeners will be able to distinguish these MP3s from the original. Note that it encodes slightly faster than the Extreme preset, but at a slightly reduced quality level. |
| Extreme, VBR ~256 kbps |
Near CD | Very High, efficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at near-CD quality levels for very discriminating music listeners (with plenty of hard disk space). Only a very small proportion of listeners will be able to distinguish these MP3s from the original. |
| Insane, CBR 320 kbps |
Highest | Insanely high, inefficient | Recommended for encoding MP3s at the highest level possible. It's for very discriminating music listeners (with hard disk space to burn). Only a very small proportion of listeners will be able to distinguish these MP3s from the original. |
| Phone, ABR ~16 kbps mono |
Poor | Very low, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for low quality recordings, when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. |
| Short Wave, ABR ~24 kbps mono |
Poor | Very low, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for low quality recordings, when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. |
| AM, ABR ~40 kbps mono |
Poor | Very low, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for low quality recordings, when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. |
| Voice, ABR ~56 kbps mono |
Fair | Very low, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for fair quality voice recordings, when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. |
| Tape, ABR ~112 kbps |
Average | Low, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for average quality music recordings, when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. |
| Hifi, ABR ~160 kbps |
High | Medium, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for high quality music recordings, only when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. Otherwise, the Medium or Medium (fast) presets are preferable. |
| Near-CD , ABR ~192 kbps |
Very High | High, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for very high quality music recordings, only when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. Otherwise, the Standard or Standard (fast) presets are preferable. |
| Studio, ABR ~256 kbps |
Near CD | Very high, fairly efficient, predictable | Useful for encoding MP3s for very discriminating music listeners, only when bandwidth used needs to be constrained to a predetermined average. Otherwise, the Extreme or Extreme (fast) presets are preferable. |
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