mp3coder
freeware written by william 'pete' moss

This program is a front-end to two programs, l3enc/l3dec, a software only encoder/decoder pair.  Users of this program need to have l3enc/l3dec v2.61 registered on their computer.  Because of the intense encoding and decoding process, a pentium or better is recommended.  

before the first use, be sure to adjust the options in the settings tab.

ENCODING
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Make sure the encode radio button is selected.  select a .wav file to encode using the drive, directory, and file boxes.  For encoding, the input .wav files must have a resolution of 16bits.  next, adjust the bitrate.  here are some examples of bitrate use:

SOUND QUALITY           BANDWIDTH   MODE    BITRATE          REDUCTION RATIO
"telephone sound"        2.5 kHz    mono    8 kbps             96:1
"better than shortwave"  4.5 kHz    mono    16 kbps            48:1
"better than AM radio"   7.5 kHz    mono    32 kbps            24:1
"similar to FM radio"     11 kHz    stereo  56..64 kbps        26..24:1
"near-CD"                 15 kHz    stereo  96 kbps            16:1
"CD"                    > 15 kHz    stereo  112..128 kbps      14..12:1

next, select the various check-box options:
DownMix -- converts stereo .wav files to mono
CRC check -- checks CRC of resulting .mp3 file
High Quality -- highest quality .mp3 output with encoding speed reduction
AutoDelete -- Delete original .wav after converting

finally, press the 'do it' button.  your .wav file will be translated into an .mp3


DECODING
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Make sure the decode radio button is selected.  select the .mp3 file to decode using the drive, directory, and file boxes.  Press the 'do it' button.  your .mp3 file will be translated into a .wav




This program is Copyright William 'Pete' Moss 1997
kaeru@flash.net  http://www.flash.net/~kaeru
This program is FreeWare.    Written in Delphi