Optimal mp3 quality for FM Stereo Recording? -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:Optimal mp3 quality for FM Stereo Recording? Posted by: Shredder Date:1/10/2003 9:19:55 AM Hi, I need to archive some FM Radio broadcasts and I want to save the programs in the highest possible quality, but without being overkill for the source media (an FM broadcast). I have read that a 22,050 kHz 16-bit stereo recording is higher quality than an FM brodcast, so I'm assuming that should be opitmal and that anything higher would be overkill. Can I even go lower? Finally, space is a big concern, so I want to compress these to mp3s. I have read that 112kbps is comparable to FM, but cannot find any details if that's 112@44.1 or 112@22.050, stero/mono etc. -- so I don't know if i should trust this. So, does anyone out there have any technical expertise on this? What should be my optimal settings to balance space and quality? Thanks, Jon
Subject:RE: Optimal mp3 quality for FM Stereo Recording? Reply by: Chienworks Date:1/10/2003 3:02:40 PM Please see responses to this question in the Vegas - Audio forum. /forums/ShowMessage.asp?Forum=19&MessageID=147637

Hi,

I need to archive some FM Radio broadcasts and I want to save the programs in the highest possible quality, but without being overkill for the source media (an FM broadcast).

I have read that a 22,050 kHz 16-bit stereo recording is higher quality than an FM brodcast, so I'm assuming that should be opitmal and that anything higher would be overkill. Can I even go lower?

Finally, space is a big concern, so I want to compress these to mp3s. I have read that 112kbps is comparable to FM, but cannot find any details if that's 112@44.1 or 112@22.050, stero/mono etc. -- so I don't know if i should trust this.

So, does anyone out there have any technical expertise on this? What should be my optimal settings to balance space and quality?

Thanks,

Jon