If you are concerned about preserving the integrity of the binaural beats when ripping a CD, use these settings for the best results. If you’ve been here before, please note that I have changed some of my suggestions to reflect changes in technologies and trends. Things are changing fast: I will probably do so again.
Safety First!
Things go wrong, people forget to backup their data, hard drives die, newer and better compression codecs arrive on the scene and wouldn’t it just be great to have the option to rip a CD at some point in the future if necessary? Yes, it would. Keep your favorite CDs somewhere safe after you rip them.
iTunes 10 Settings for AAC
The better sounding format for digital audio is AAC. Most modern day computers, phones, audio players and video game stations play the AAC files just fine. This includes Android phones, anything made by Apple, Nintendo DSi and Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and current models of the digital Walkman as well as phones from Sony Ericsson and Nokia. If this isn’t you, then use the MP3 settings below. If you aren’t sure, check your product documentation.
Popup Screen 1
Import Using: AAC Encoder
Setting: Custom…
Check the box called “Use Error Correction When Reading Audio CDs”
Popup Screen 2
Stereo Bit Rate: 320 kbps
Sample Rate: Auto (Or 44.100 kHz, both settings are acceptable)
Channels: Auto
Uncheck “Use Variable Bit Rate Encoding (VBR)”
Uncheck “Use High Efficiency Encoding (HE)”
Uncheck “Optimize for Voice”
iTunes 10 Settings for MP3
If you don’t know what format to chose, then this is the way to go. Many older players support only MP3, especially (but not always) automobile CD players that support MP3 CD format.
Popup Screen 1
Import Using: MP3 Encoder
Setting: Custom…
Check the box called “Use Error Correction When Reading Audio CDs”
Popup Screen 2
Stereo Bit Rate: 320 kbps
Sample Rate: Auto (Or 44.100 kHz, both settings are acceptable)
Channels: Auto
Stereo Mode: Joint Stereo
Uncheck “Use Variable Bit Rate Encoding (VBR)”
Uncheck “Smart Encoding Adjustments”
Uncheck “Filter Frequencies Below 10 Hz”
