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MP3EncoderMenu

TheMP3Encodermenuallowsyoutoenableordisablethestream,adjustitsoutputgain,enterthe

stream’stitle,andselectthechannelmode,samplerate,bitrate,audiobandwidth,andencoding

quality.

 The Title field allows you to enter the stream title displayed to listeners and on public

listings,suchasshoutcast.com.

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 The Enable control enables or disables the stream.  When enabled, the encoder will

continuallytrytoconnecttothespecifiedserver.

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 The Channel Mode menu provides a choice between Mono, Stereo, and Stereo

Independent.  Because the Stereo Independent settings forces the encoder to share bits

equally between the left and right channels instead of allowing it to allocate the bits as

needed,werecommendnotusingthissettingsunlessyouhaveaspecificreasontodoso.

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 TheBitratemenuallowsyoutochooseencodingbitratesbetween16kbpsand320kbps.

Yourchoiceofbitratesettingswillsignificantlyinfluencetheaudioqualityofyourstream.

However, you will also need to take other factors into consideration, such as the total

amount of bandwidth available for the stream, the anticipated number of users, your

maximumuploadspeed,andthedownloadspeedlimitsofyourintendedusers.

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 The Audio Bandwidth menu allows you to set the high frequency range of the stream

between3and20kHZ.Unlessyouhaveaspecificreasontosetthebandwidthmanually,we

stronglyrecommendleavingthiscontrolsettoEncoderDefault.

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 TheEncodingQualitymenuprovidesachoicebetweenBest,Normal,andLowCPUwhich

allowsyoutobalancethetradeoffbetweenhigheraudioqualityandlowerCPUusage.

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 TheGaincontroldeterminesthefinaloutputleveloftheencoder.

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