I have two songs, in fact two different files but the same song with the same lenth.
the differences are that the first's size is 4,46 Mo with a 486Kbps bitrate while the second's size is 3,60 Mo with a 505Kbps bitrate.
which one would have a better quality? the one with the highest size or the one with the highest bitrate?
(wich one is best to use)
The Size, The Bitrate and The Ugly
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That makes no sense. I assume you're getting your bitrate information from Windows Explorer, which never reports average bit rates for VBR MP3s correctly.
If you want to know the real bitrate, I would suggest doing something like the following:
- Open the MP3 in Windows Media Player 6.4
- File --> Properties
- Advanced tab
- Select "MPEG Layer-3 Decoder" and hit Properties
- Statistics tab
- The "Bitrate (detected)" should be what you're looking for, though in the case of a VBR MP3 like the ones you have, this value should be changing every second or so. Observing it for a while should give you a good idea of what the average bitrate is.
Usually, you would expect the larger file to have better overall quality, but there are exceptions.
If you want to know the real bitrate, I would suggest doing something like the following:
- Open the MP3 in Windows Media Player 6.4
- File --> Properties
- Advanced tab
- Select "MPEG Layer-3 Decoder" and hit Properties
- Statistics tab
- The "Bitrate (detected)" should be what you're looking for, though in the case of a VBR MP3 like the ones you have, this value should be changing every second or so. Observing it for a while should give you a good idea of what the average bitrate is.
Usually, you would expect the larger file to have better overall quality, but there are exceptions.
