Since this thread kinda took a turn anyways and the thread starter has got his answer. We might as well expand on this :wink:

The google toolbar is the easiest tool ever. I use it all the time for searching. It has the option to highlight your search term as well (a big + with large webpages) and it's spellcheck unless the text (that will of course be transmitted else where when doing this) is sensitive.

This is a link to an informational page on it (to download it just press toolbar home)

http://www.google.com/support/toolba...y&hl=en&v=2.0f

Sleepless
Great link thanks for that, I just wish I could make them.
Look up Karma in a good dictionary
Where there is cause there must certanly be effect.
So Posative cause must have posative resolts,even if the person you aimed
them at dont take advantage, lots of people will.
Thums up to your olds, they done a good job with you.
Later thanks again for the link

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Have probably got to this thread too late, but, can anyone tell me what it means when there is a '~' symbol next to a bitrate figure??

Thanks for any guidance - from another newbie!

It means variable bitrate. Usually better than 192 kbps but not as good as 256 or 320. Sometimes referred to as VBR and CBR. There are at least two kinds of VBR encoding though, where one is quite good and the other not so good. I don't encode to variable though so I can't tell you more.

320 constant bitrate is the best mp3 format there is. 256 a close second.

Thank you Sleepless for a really fast response! Have a file showing 128~, not very good but it's the only one that's anywhere near for this particular file, so I'll go for it and hope that it's ok.

Well, with rare files you sometimes have to settle for less. Never seen that low a number for variable though. Better scan before playing.

~ traditionally means approximately = to...since the following mathematical symbol is not on a keyboard, the tilda is normally used online

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Thanks for clearing this up completely Peerless. By the way, does anyone know (just out of interest) what the bitrate would be on a bought CD converted to mp3 format? Probably a silly question, since it occurred to me to ask it!

All of the above depending on who ripped it. Some are quite happy with 128, others want as high as possible, and the rest like anything in between.

Thanks Sleepless - I can't imagine for the life of me why some-one wouldn't go for the highest bitrate, as this surely gives the best quality!

Think yours and Peerless and other responses have given me all of the info I really need now - thanks to you all.