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<blockquote data-quote="ngsm13" data-source="post: 1091699" data-attributes="member: 544830"><p>Continued...</p><p></p><p><strong>256 FhG:</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=256fhgjx5.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8060/256fhgjx5.th.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>320 LAME:</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://img462.imageshack.us/my.php?image=320lamelg3.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/6236/320lamelg3.th.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>320 FhG:</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://img473.imageshack.us/my.php?image=320fhghr1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/6886/320fhghr1.th.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>V0</strong> (preset extreme, aka <strong>apx</strong>):</p><p></p><p><a href="http://img462.imageshack.us/my.php?image=v0presetextremels8.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/3979/v0presetextremels8.th.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Typical Webrip: (notice the gap)</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=typicalwebripfp7.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8761/typicalwebripfp7.th.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Analysis</strong></p><p></p><p>As you can see, LAME uses 'full resolution' up to the frequency threshold, whereas FhG, encodes at 'full resolution' up to 16kHz, and uses 'low resolution' at higher frequencies. This is an easy way to tell which encoder was used. At 128kbps, LAME uses a LPF at ~17kHz and FhG at ~16kHz. I have included a screenshot of FhG at 128kbps without the LPF. At 160kbps FhG's LPF is set at 20kHz. At 192kbps, LAME stops at 19kHz and FhG encodes upto 22kHz.</p><p></p><p>FhG looks like it's not doing its job right, but if you listen to the 192kbps samples, you can hardly tell which is LAME and which is FhG. At 128kbps, LAME sounds a bit better, more 'clear'. FhG encoding at 128kbps without the LPF sounds bad, you can certainly listen to the artifacts.</p><p></p><p>LAME APS will typically use a LPF at 18.5kHz, whereas APX will go up to 19kHz.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ngsm13, post: 1091699, member: 544830"] Continued... [B]256 FhG:[/B] [URL="http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=256fhgjx5.png"][IMG]http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8060/256fhgjx5.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]320 LAME:[/B] [URL="http://img462.imageshack.us/my.php?image=320lamelg3.png"][IMG]http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/6236/320lamelg3.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]320 FhG:[/B] [URL="http://img473.imageshack.us/my.php?image=320fhghr1.png"][IMG]http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/6886/320fhghr1.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]V0[/B] (preset extreme, aka [B]apx[/B]): [URL="http://img462.imageshack.us/my.php?image=v0presetextremels8.png"][IMG]http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/3979/v0presetextremels8.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]Typical Webrip: (notice the gap)[/B] [URL="http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=typicalwebripfp7.png"][IMG]http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8761/typicalwebripfp7.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]Analysis[/B] As you can see, LAME uses 'full resolution' up to the frequency threshold, whereas FhG, encodes at 'full resolution' up to 16kHz, and uses 'low resolution' at higher frequencies. This is an easy way to tell which encoder was used. At 128kbps, LAME uses a LPF at ~17kHz and FhG at ~16kHz. I have included a screenshot of FhG at 128kbps without the LPF. At 160kbps FhG's LPF is set at 20kHz. At 192kbps, LAME stops at 19kHz and FhG encodes upto 22kHz. FhG looks like it's not doing its job right, but if you listen to the 192kbps samples, you can hardly tell which is LAME and which is FhG. At 128kbps, LAME sounds a bit better, more 'clear'. FhG encoding at 128kbps without the LPF sounds bad, you can certainly listen to the artifacts. LAME APS will typically use a LPF at 18.5kHz, whereas APX will go up to 19kHz. [/QUOTE]
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