Converting to MP3

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jjtcorsair

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I started using a TC Finalizer as a mastering compressor/limiter and I really like it alot. The problem that I'm having is when I go to convert the stereo mix (24bit 48k .wav) to mp3 in Sound Forge all kinds of strange noise gets added. I've never had this problem when I just did a bus mixdown (without going out to the Finalizer and then back in). Has anyone else had this problem when converting to MP3?

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jjtcorsair said:
I started using a TC Finalizer as a mastering compressor/limiter and I really like it alot. The problem that I'm having is when I go to convert the stereo mix (24bit 48k .wav) to mp3 in Sound Forge all kinds of strange noise gets added. I've never had this problem when I just did a bus mixdown (without going out to the Finalizer and then back in). Has anyone else had this problem when converting to MP3?

Thanks
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Yeah, that's failry common, actually. You'll probably need to dither your WAVs down to 16 bit first before you do the conversion.

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Also, you might want to convert your wav files to MP3 using LAME (encoder) and RazorLAME (frontend) , this encoder is just amazing, and gives the best results possible (not even subjective, I think ;-))
 
Thanks Trickster. I just gave LAME a shot and am impressed. It converted to MP3 from 24bit 48k WAV without a hitch. Sound Forge couldn't do it.
 
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