iTunes mp3 encoder is junk compared to LAME. What iTunes is known for is exceptional AAC encoding.<BR><BR>Rip your CDs with EAC, encode with LAME and use preset standard. Fire up iTunes, point it ...

LAME is "now an highly evolved MP3 encoder, with quality and speed able to rival state of the art commercial encoders." After installing LAME, we then need to grab iTunes-LAME from BlackTree, the ...

Microsoft is still deciding how much support it will give to the MP3 format, a direct competitor to its Windows Media Technology, in Windows XP.

Building a digital music library used to be a simple matter of inserting a CD into your computer and encoding the songs as MP3 files. Today the process is a little more complicated. iTunes 4.5 and ...

Don't shout at me, I tried the search and it's still borked.Are there any good freeware mp3 encoders for win2k? Something like soundjam for the mac would be good - I only want to encode 1 cd, so ...

Developers of MP3 player and encoder software at Macworld Expo San Francisco reacted positively to the release of Apples iTunes this week, welcoming the increased awareness of MP3 technology Apple ...

Using VBR allows the MP3 encoder to use lower bit rates during quieter or less complex parts of a song, and significantly higher bit rates during more complex sections.

Other music-compression technologies threaten to doom MP3 quicker than any lawsuit.

MP3: If you’re encoding only for portable devices, not concerned about archiving perfect copies of your music, hate hate hate audiophiles, think FLAC and OGG just sound like gurgling baby noises ...

Audio specialist VLSI Solution has unveiled what it claims to be the world's most advanced audio codec chip, designed for a range of consumer and industrial applications.