why are MP3's sounding

[gotrich]

My MP3's sound bad sometimes. Some the sound(bass and clarity drop out and come back. Sometimes the song is good in one speaker bu soft or no bass. I notice different sound or instuments play in both speakers and sometimes it don't. What causes this? My mackie mixer? windows media player? Ripping quality?

Please Help
Rich

[kj n texas]

If the sound problem is not from the cd media quality, cd source quality or mp3 bit rate selection, it may be due to a bad audio connection from the sound card to the mixer. Good Luck..

[mlepine]

What you described is a poor bit rate. With a standard mp3 encoder I suggest you don't go less than 128k or if you have too I suggest you go with the wma format which is better compare to a standard mp3 encoder.

[gotrich]

I used win media player to rip them and ripped them at a 128 rate. I used my MTU CD Rom drive to do so.

Also I agree the stereo sound would be great but I can hear drops in bass and then it comes back. Some times it don't. I can hear it but everyone else says they don't only one or two expirenced singers say they can hear it. And 9 times out of 10 its on MP3 or music I ripped with win media player.

want a crisp clear consistant sound

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[djmadmaxx]

Actually. I wouild never rip an MP3 at 128, it still sounds like crap. I use at the very least 192. As for hoster i rip at the 128 setting because it's equivelant to a 256 mp3

[gotrich]

Even still If I rip at 128 or play the cd straight they sound the same. Its the stereo vs mono effects I am having problems with. I agree stereo would be great if I were playing to crowds evenly form the speakers. But, in clubs or bars some people will be closer to one speaker or the other so they wont hear it in stereo. How do I fix that?

Rich