Compression Rates Versus Mp3 Audio Quality - Escient FireBall E-120 Installation And User Manual

Compression Rates Versus MP3 Audio Quality

When you record a CD to FireBall and it is compressed into an MP3 file, a certain
amount of the original data is removed and lost forever during the compression process.
Although the sound is not exactly the same, the quality is usually very close to the
original.
There are instances, however, in which you may notice degradation that you want to
correct. You may be able to improve the quality of the audio by using higher bit rates,
which can be set through the SETUP menu,
The higher the bit rate, the higher the quality of the audio. Higher quality audio requires
more storage space on your FireBall. The result is that you will be able to store fewer
songs using a higher bit rate than at a lower bit rate.
FireBall's default bit rate is set at 192kbps and will yield good results. Bit rates such as
320kbps will yield even better results. Setting your bit rate to "uncompressed" will copy
the raw CD audio from a CD to your FireBall without any compression. This produces an
exact copy of the original audio CD inside your FireBall. Recording uncompressed will
take up alot of space on your FireBall. Although this feature is available on all FireBalls,
it is recommended for only the high capacity FireBall E-120 model because of it's large
internal hard drive storage space.
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The higher the bit rate, the higher
the quality of the audio.
This higher quality comes at a
cost....higher quality audio will use
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more space on the hard drive than
lower quality audio.
Uncompressed recording requires
more storage space on the hard
drive.
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