[vorbis] Using a CBR when encoding to *.ogg

[Jernej Simonèiè]

Hello John,

18. junij 2001, 0:34:58, you wrote:

> Greetings Fellow Vorbis Gurus!

> How can I encode, using CDex, at a CBR (constant bit rate) rather than the VBR?

Ogg Vorbis encoder currently doesn't support CBR mode. The closest I
came to CBR was with Cool Edit plugin (by Peter Pawlowski), where
bitrate was 128 ±8 kbps. Not much point in doing this (unless you're
streaming).

> Also, can one take a 128kbs MP3 file and re-encode it to ogg?  If so, please
> explain the procedure.

I don't recommend you to do this, as sound quality will only decrease.


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