User's Guide Part 3

6/25/2003 ©2003 TerraDigital Systems, LLC
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VBR Methods are different means of varying the bit rate at which you will rip a CD.
Variable Bit Rate (VBR) is a type of data compression where complex sounds are
encoded at a higher rate, while simple sounds are at a lower rate. The Ripper Utility will
adjust the bit rate according to the complexity of the sound. You can either try the
different options below to find which method produces the compression/sound quality
most to your liking, or use the default setting.
¾ None.
¾ Default.
¾ Old.
¾ New.
¾ MTRH.
¾ ABR.
VBR. None, 8 to 350 kBps.
Channels. Defines whether the track will be written in two-channel stereo, or one
channel mono.
Quality Slider. If you don’t want to bother with the settings above, you can adjust the
sound quality/compression using the Quality slider to determine whether a file will be
converted at the fastest rate with low quality, or at the slowest rate with high quality.
Windows Media Audio
If you select ‘.wma’ as the audio file format for ripping, you can define the settings of the
file using the Windows Media Audio field: