Stereo or Joint Stereo ?

[Ripping]

In DivX-Encoding i 've learned to set audio to joined-stereo while encoding to MP3.
All VCD/SVCD-Guides i `ve read tells me to set audio to 'stereo'.
Does joined-stereo not work in MP2 or what is the reason
:confused:
(No, i havn't tried out, shall i :) ?)

[ux-3]

use search

[Wario]

if you destination audio is 128kbps and less i will suggest you to choose Join-Stereo but if your audio is more then 160 you can choose STEREO

if you want more information a lots of thread about this subjet on the forum.

[Ripping]

@Wario
this is the answer, i havn't found. Thanx a lot :)

[Boulder]

See this thread:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17001&highlight=joint+stereo

[Ripping]

Ah, very interesting. I guess the important message is this:
Originally posted by DSPguru:
use Joint stereo when your source is stereo, but if your source is a dolby surround track (meaning, it was downmixed from a 5.1 source), use stereo mode.

Tankx once more :)

[ux-3]

Did anyone here ever try the different modes and listen to them for comparison? After all, the thing can be investigated with little efford, if the hardware exists.