How do I encode in mono?

Kramerica · 5th August 2002, 05:18

I am really into old films and find that encoding in stereo from a mono source is wasteful. How would I go about encoding audio in mono through Gordian Knot? Thanks for the help. :0)

hakko504 · 5th August 2002, 07:49

You can force lame to encode to mono by adding the parameter -m m

Kramerica · 5th August 2002, 15:44

So then the value in the Transcoding Parameters would read "--alt-preset 128 -m m", to encode audio at 128kbit/sec in mono; correct? thanks for the help

hakko504 · 5th August 2002, 19:32

Yep, even though 128kbps is probably overkill for mono encodes, 80 or 64 is usually enough (and you should use --abr to set bitrate in that case, not --alt-preset as it will set sampling frequency lower than necessary.)

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Kramerica Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 15	How do I encode in mono? I am really into old films and find that encoding in stereo from a mono source is wasteful. How would I go about encoding audio in mono through Gordian Knot? Thanks for the help. :0)

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hakko504 Remember Rule One Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SWEDEN Posts: 1,611	You can force lame to encode to mono by adding the parameter -m m __________________ /hakko http://www.boardgamegeek.com

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hakko504 Remember Rule One Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SWEDEN Posts: 1,611	Yep, even though 128kbps is probably overkill for mono encodes, 80 or 64 is usually enough (and you should use --abr to set bitrate in that case, not --alt-preset as it will set sampling frequency lower than necessary.) __________________ /hakko http://www.boardgamegeek.com

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Kramerica Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 15	So then the value in the Transcoding Parameters would read "--alt-preset 128 -m m", to encode audio at 128kbit/sec in mono; correct? thanks for the help