How To Import CDs and Convert Audio Files in/to 320 KB In iTunes

[KCGary]

Damn, that was great tutorial. Question though, you said to select out sample rate to 44.100kHz, but what about 48.000 kHz?

[SackDaddyGaming]

@KCGary Well most people believe that the higher amount of Hz, the better. However "bigger number = better quality" isn't always the case. It's not quite as simple as more = better quality. Although in practice thats often what it means.Sound waves on computers are stored as a series of discrete 'samples' so instead of recording a smooth wave you actually record a series of steps... Kind of like a digital image is a series of pixels instead of a continuous gradient.

[SackDaddyGaming]

@KCGary What this means in practice is that the maximum frequency you can record is half the sample rate. This is why CDs are encoded at 44khz. Humans can hear up to about 20khz, double that and you get 40khz and then they added a little bit as headroom to give 44khz. There isnt much quality gain past this magic number since we cant hear any frequencies higher so they are lost anyway.

[dandtm328]

Thanks man, very helpful.



[SackDaddyGaming]

@dandtm328 Glad to help