Re: [microsound] [ot] the 56k challenge

[Dan Heidebrecht <dan.heidebrecht@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just encoded a 1 minute, 4 second, 8 bit, 8Khz WAV file to mp3 using
lame (8 Khz setting).

It's 60Kbytes.

lame is at: http://lame.sourceforge.net

there's a mac version of lame here:

http://www.pyehouse.com/lynn/lamework.php

dan.

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:44:46 -0800, b. phenix <bp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> itunes allows down to 16kbps stereo files but in AAC and mp3.  same
> goes for DSP-Quattro and i think Logic (don't have my key with me to
> open up and look).
>
> i like the idea of a two part project.  step on have everyone create
> the 56k files, part two have people remix the collection of materials
> (into normal file size or not).
>
> On Jan 14, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Björn Eriksson wrote:
>
> I like this project idea! Is there anyone out there who has some
> pointers to good (or bad) encoders that produces... let's say 8kbps
> mono mp3 or even more lo-fi? My ordinary tools won't let me make as bad
> files as this!...
>
> or am I thinking all wrong?...  (if we speak tracker files  [*.mod] I
> guess it is more easy to make small files, but the original post
> proposed mp3 or wav)
>
> Maybe it is possible to manipulate the the mp3 files like change data
> in the headers etcetera to make the files small, but that is all new to
> me and maybe unrealistic to solve easy.
>
> Anyway, here is a site with facts about the header info on mp3's
> http://www.mp3-tech.org/programmer/frame_header.html
>
> /Björn
>
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