Audio compression

[Joe_Aksdal]

What audio compressor for audio do you use?
And can you recommend a site with info on settings etc regarding adio compressing?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ian lucero]

You could use Quicktime. Or iTunes. Or Compressor. What kind of compression are you looking for? What are you going to be putting your audio on? For the web? Use iTunes to MP3 or AAC it. For DVD? Use Compressor to Dolby it. For CD? Just save it as a AIFF or WAV at 44.1 16bit.

Also if you need to just to convert formats: http://www.dekorte.com/projects/shareware/SoundConverter/

 

[Joe_Aksdal]

What audio compressor to use for .mov files should be the appropriate question.

 

[ian lucero]

So you are compressing for the web? If you are using Quicktime 7 and choosing to compress using the H.264 codec (video) then I think the default for that is AAC encoding (audio) which works great. You get really small files and amazing sound quality, even in MONO. Compressor's 300K H.264 Pre-set gives alright results. Fiddle around with those pre-sets till you get a look that you like at a size that is acceptable for your audience.

If you don't want to go the H.264 route (because of current compatibility issues) then the tried and true Sorenson 3 codec (video) works and you can use the QDesign Music 2 codec or MP3 (audio) or just use MPEG4 compression all the way. There are so many options that depend on the audience you are delivering it to. Is it going to be served on a LAN or WEB or CD or DVD? What's the target bandwidth cable/dsl or dial-up? Server? etc... Many specifics.

 

[Joe_Aksdal]

Hi Ian.
Thanks for replying!
I'll once again start fiddling. h264 is really nice.
See ya!