1 \subsection{MP3 Encoder
}
2 This plugin encodes a
\fname{.wav
} file to MP3 format. The supported
3 input format is uncompressed, linear PCM with
16 bit per sample and a maximum
4 of
2 channels. Allowed sample rates are
16,
22.05,
24,
32,
44.1 and
48~kHz.
5 The user will be asked to select the desired output bitrate of the compressed
9 \item[Select Bitrate
] The following bitrates can be selected:
64,
80,
96,
112,
10 128,
160,
192,
224,
256,
320~kbps.
12 Remark: Bitrates above
160~kbps cannot be used in MPEG~
2 Layer~
3 bitstreams.
13 The encoder plugin automatically limits the output bitrate to
160~kbps for
14 input files with a sample rate of
16,
22.05 or
24~kHz. The same limitation is
18 The output
\fname{.mp3
} file is written to the same path as the
\fname{.wav
}
19 file using the same filename. To use this plugin, open the
\setting{Context Menu
}
20 (see
\reference{ref:Contextmenu
}) on a
\fname{.wav
} file and select
21 \setting{Open With
\dots $
\rightarrow$ mp3
\_encoder}.
24 The encoder will choose the appropriate bitstream format from the sample rate
25 of the input file. The output bitstream format is MPEG~
1 Layer~
3 for
32,
44.1
26 and
48~kHz, and MPEG~
2 Layer~
3 for
16,
22.05 and
24~kHz. MPEG~
2.5 Layer~
3 is
