[LAU] What is the best MP3 encoder?

[Jostein Chr. Andersen]

On 04/02/2013 02:12 PM, Peder Hedlund wrote:
> Quoting "Jostein Chr. Andersen" <jostein at vait.se>:
>> When you say that less than 10% of the population can hear the
>> difference, I believe you, but I have problem to see what this have to
>> do with my case. Producer's and engineers often want to hear a pre-mix
>> or examples in MP3 and DropBox is a common tool for this, and I can
>> assure you that many of them belongs to the 10% club.
>
> If they're fine with an MP3 and the size of it is not an issue then
> "lame -b 320" or "lame -V0" is the best you can get.
> And if they complain you might want to ask them to do an ABX :)
>

An MP3 is in general good enough for them understand the direction, 
like: "We want the voice closer", "turn up the G-runs" or "reduce the 
verb" and so on. An ABX is not something that is relevant in this 
scenarios, especially when it's only me who have the (current) final mix.

lame --insane is the standard from me since quite long time back.

Jostein