081 - mp3 : vbr vs cbr

25/03/2021 7 min Episodio 81

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Episode Synopsis


Those enough acronyms for you?!
Usually, podcasts are published as 128kbps, mono, constant bit rate (cbr) files. In this episode, I unpack the difference between cbr and variable bit rate (vbr) recordings. And I share how to use the best free encoder to generate the best quality mp3 for podcasting.
PRODUCTION NOTES
Recording Mic: Zoom LMF-2 Lavalier mic
Recording device: Zoom F2 32 bit float Field Recorder
Recording location: Bedroom with no pillowfort
Recording format: WAV (32-bit float mono)
Sound Treatment Mixing and EQ: Adobe Audition
Editorial Edit: Descript.com
Mastering Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com
Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz
I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added