What Happened to VBR

[Frave]

I was used to the old and trusted BeSweet plus GUI with my profile settings on VBR (64/256) as was advocated in guidelines. With the
new stuff (1.4b5) the transcode AC3 5.1/MP3 sounds suddenly really soft. It's not a problem as the 128 ABR settings from DSPGuru are
fine, I'm just wondering if it has anything to do with the -3db LFE to LR in Azid. Thx for any response.

Veer

BTW I've looked for the answer but couldn't find any, so excuse me if I overlooked something

[DSPguru]

we would need all the commandlines that were involved.
btw, if there's a profile you like and enjoy, you don't need to replace it with anything :).

ps,
is the issue also exists in v1.3 and not exist in v1.2 ?
(that would mean that you don't like the result of lame v3.92 comparing to lame v3.91)

[Frave]

Commandlines as per attached web page.
As said VBR was strongly recommended in Doom9 guides resulting in:
a) smaller audio file size (checked) and b) better quality (don't
know, maybe my ears are getting old). FYI I used v.1.11 but thought it was time to upgrade. According to your info my question would be
"is the Lame v3.92 totally responsible for a reduction in db of
around 50% using VBR, or are there other reasons possible"