COuld you explain why it sounds more detailed and better when listening to the tracks within Cubase 11 than when listening to the mix: MP3 recording? I use the built in Audio interface of the digital piano Yamaha DGX 670, with Cubase 11 on the pc, connected with via USB. I listen to the same speakers connected to the piano/DP. I have heard this for quite some years but just accepted the difference. I would think that the MP3 would not sound that different. The sound interface has the same quality spec as that of MP3/CD: 16/44.1
I will show the screenshot when exporting the mix.
It should not be lossy if the audio interface has 16/44.1 as cd’s. How else to share the music: As Wav? It takes up much space right. I assume people share as MP3.
No, that’s not how it works. As @mkok said above, it’s the file format itself that is a compressed, lossy format. Try exporting to .wav and see if there is any fidelity difference.
You can also try converting the wav to .flac, which is a compressed but lossless format.
It’s got nothing to do with your interface. It’s an mp3.192 is not the top rate 320 is and even that is still lossy. Read up on mp3. It is a lossy format. The higher rates at 256 and 320 are harder to hear the difference but it all depends on the quality of the equipment you are listening on to if you can hear the difference or not.
But if I set it to 320 in Cubase then the audio interface will not be able to furnish that anyway? Or what to change in the export window you see from my screen dump? Can I do anything? If the audio interface can do only 16/44.1 then why do you say it’s not that which is the limitation? What to do then? HOw to get the best quality out of that audio interface which is not scrappy: It is Yamaha? They make quality.
I think you need to be more specific. Share with whom and for what purpose?
Many media players can play Flac files out of the box, the very popular VLC player for example. Some other players might need an additional codec installed and perhaps some just can’t do it.
When I send a mixdown for mastering, it would always be WAV and same sample frequency and bit rate as my project. Typically 96kHz/32bit or 48kHz/32bit. Again, it depends.
There is, which is why I recommended it as an alternative to MP3. They won’t get as small as an MP3 can, but smaller than a 44.1kHz/16bit stereo WAV file.
The only reason would be because of file size limitations. In all other cases, MP3 is inferior.
Flac is a lossless compression. MP3 isn’t. Flac won’t go as small as mp3 but that is because it is lossless.
I use mp3 at 256 to play in my car when testing a mix and to quickly try in other places. As above for mastering. Sample rate of project in wav format and usually 32bit float.
Thanks a lot. SO would you suggest me to use flac? Or should I stick with Wave? I think the limit when sending a file is 24 mb so when above that, I get the message to send it via Google drive as a link. I know I can of course then opt to share it as an editor or so to read it and download it. So then they can still download the file if they need to. So then it depends on me granting them the right.
I appreciate much how we can help each other. Thanks.
Thanks a lot for talking with me and enlightening me. Still as said to mlib, it is too big to send directly and then will be converted into a google drive link.
But how can I test with 256 if my audio interface is just 16: When choosing wave when exporting then it’s 16, 24 or 32? Should I sample in 32 if my audio just copes with 16?
When recording as an mp3 then suddenly it’s 128, 160 or 192, which is the one I chose as you see from the screen shot.
It says “interleave” on my screen “Export as”: UNder bit rate being 192 kb /sec. The other options are SPlit channels or mono downmix which does not sound right to me.
