Quote Originally Posted by doc12inch
Quote Originally Posted by Smak
Started to convert my vinyl to mp3, which is the best encoder to use? I already have soundforge 7.0 but have been informed there is better software specific for encoding mp3's at high bit rates (192-320kbps). Any suggestions?
i use a prog called audiocatalyst - its pretty much the same as lame - slightly more user friendly and works nice and quick - i recommend that it can encode upto 320 easy.

plus it has some really good id3 tag stuff.

pm me and ill send you a copy (if i can find it) its freeware by the way
audio catalyst was shareware when i 1st got hold of it. audio grabber on the other hand was freewere as it didnt have a built in encoder (used to call resourse DLLs or command line encoders)

i would deffinatly recomend audio catalyst. its by far the best program i've used (but then i've not been looking for 3 years or so as i've been happy with what i've got)

btw: you can use audio catalysts interface but set in the options to use LAME if you wanted to