MACOS MP3 ENCODING SAMPLES

I. Original WAV source files From the LAME Quality and Listening Test Information site: 01 applaud.wav 1421K 02 castanets.wav 1142K 03 fatboy.wav 861K 04 spahm.wav 4378K 05 velvet.wav 2046K From ff123's Time and Frequency Domain Signatures page and decoded from .ape format file with Monkey's Audio: 06 halfsweep.wav 861K From Panos Stokas' "Which is the best audio compression algorithm?" page: 07 1400.wav 1.5MB .

II. Using Casady & Greene's SoundJam MP 2.5.2 for MacOS A. 128 Samples (stereo) Best Quality, 128 kbps, 44.100 kHz, stereo, normal stereo (no Smart Encoding Adjustments, no Filter Frequencies Below 10 Hz) A1 applaud_msj128.mp3 129K A2 castanets_msj128.mp3 104K A3 fatboy_msj128.mp3 79K A4 halfsweep_msj128.mp3 79K A5 spahm_msj128.mp3 397K A6 velvet_msj128.mp3 186K 128 Sample (joint stereo) Best Quality, 128 kbps, 44.100 kHz, stereo, joint stereo (enabled Smart Encoding Adjustments, no Filter Frequencies Below 10 Hz) A7 applaud_msj128js.mp3 132K B. 192 Samples (stereo) Best Quality, 192 kbps, 44.100 kHz, stereo, normal stereo (no Smart Encoding Adjustments, no Filter Frequencies Below 10 Hz) B1 applaud_msj192.mp3 194K B2 castanets_msj192.mp3 156K B3 fatboy_msj192.mp3 118K B4 halfsweep_msj192.mp3 118K B5 spahm_msj192.mp3 596K B6 velvet_msj192.mp3 279K C. 128 Test Best Quality, 128 kbps, 44.100 kHz, stereo, joint stereo (enabled Smart Encoding Adjustments, no Filter Frequencies Below 10 Hz) C1 1400_msj128js.mp3 144K .

III. Using Apple Computers' iTunes 1.0 for MacOS A. 128 Samples (Joint Stereo) Good Quality default setting (128 kbps joint stereo) A1 applaud_mit128js.mp3 132K A2 castanets_mit128js.mp3 108K A3 fatboy_mit128js.mp3 84K A4 halfsweep_mit128js.mp3 84K A5 spahm_mit128js.mp3 404K A6 velvet_mit128js.mp3 192K B. 192 Samples (Stereo) High Quality default setting (192 kbps normal stereo) B1 applaud_mit192s.mp3 200K B2 castanets_mit192s.mp3 160K B3 fatboy_mit192s.mp3 124K B4 halfsweep_mit192s.mp3 124K B5 spahm_mit192s.mp3 600K B6 velvet_mit192s.mp3 284K C. 128 Test Good Quality default setting (128 kbps joint stereo) C1 1400_mit128js.mp3 148K .