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Revision as of 21:39, 19 February 2011

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MPEG Audio Layer II encoder

usage:

	toolame [options] <input> <output>

Options: Input

	-s sfrq  input smpl rate in kHz   (dflt 44.1)
	-a       downmix from stereo to mono
	-x       force byte-swapping of input
	-g       swap channels of input file

Output

	-m mode  channel mode : s/d/j/m   (dflt    j)
	-p psy   psychoacoustic model 0/1/2/3 (dflt    1) 
	-b br    total bitrate in kbps    (dflt 192)
	-v lev   vbr mode
	-l lev   ATH level (dflt 0)

Operation

	-q num   quick mode. only calculate psy model every num frames

Misc

	-d emp   de-emphasis n/5/c        (dflt    n)
	-c       mark as copyright
	-o       mark as original
	-e       add error protection
	-r       force padding bit/frame off
	-D len   add DAB extensions of length [len]
	-t       talkativity 0=no messages (dflt 2)Files
	input    input sound file. (WAV,AIFF,PCM or use '/dev/stdin')
	output   output bit stream of encoded audio

	Allowable bitrates for 16, 22.05 and 24kHz sample input
	8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160

	Allowable bitrates for 32, 44.1 and 48kHz sample input
	32, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384