Can I convert my current mp3s to the TwinVQ format?
What bitrates can TwinVQ handle? The TwinVQ player and the encoder that are currently available on our Utilities page support the following bit rates: Bit Rates Sampling Frequency Bit Rate 8kHZ 16kbps 11kHZ 20kbps 16kHZ 32kbps 22kHZ 40kbps 22kHZ 48kbps 44kHZ 80kbps 44kHZ 96kbps TwinVQ music compression itself is capable of handling other bit rates as well. But won’t the lower bit rates make for lower quality? This seems to be a common frame of mind in mp3 traders around the globe. It is logical, since mp3’s encoded at bitrates lower than 128kbps are of less quality, but we are talking TwinVQ, not mp3. TwinVQ uses a totally different encoding/decoding method than mp3, thus enabling lower bit rates to be of equal or greater quality than 128kbps mp3’s. To give it to you straight, TwinVQ’s encoded at 96kbps sound at least as good as mp3’s at 128kbps. I have even heard stories of 96kpbs TwinVQ’s surpassing 256kbps (not a common bitrate) mp3’s in quality. What bit rate should I encode at? Ju
