Asking for "the best" <i>anything</i> is asking quite a bit, but that doesn't stop hordes of people from asking us what the best way to encode audio files is. For this edition of Ask Ars, we want to ...

In the following tutorial, we’re going to explain how to get the best results when encoding audio for low-bandwidths. By low bandwidths, we mean up to 20Kbps audio for mobile phone networks and ...

FFmpeg Batch AV Converter is a free universal audio and video encoder, that allows to use the full potential of ffmpeg command line with a few mouse clicks in a convenient GUI. Among other things, you ...

We've rounded up some of the best (and still affordable) products for you to get the most bang for your buck. Read now Encoding has always been part of digital audio. Lossless formats encode ...

whats settings do you prefer. i have been using 64kbps rate on them. and they sound good.. way better than i could get away with on an mp3. i would just like your opinions, what bitrate do you encode ...

In our custom LAME MT MP3 encoding test, we convert a large WAV file to the MP3 format, which is a popular scenario that many end users work with on a day-to-day basis to provide portability and ...

FFmpeg Batch AV Converter is a free universal audio and video encoder, that allows to use the full potential of ffmpeg command line with a few mouse clicks in a convenient GUI. Among other things, you ...

This video tutorial series is sponsored by Dolby. Dolby Audio is a family of premium sound format(s) that provides enhanced clarity, easy-to-hear dialogue, consistent volume, and also surround sound ...