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366181 2005-06-22 22:36:00 Is it possible to improve the quality of an mp3 file by converting it to another format then converting it back at a higher bitrate? Assuming that this is possible is there a free/shareware batch converter available? smithg1955 (8400)
366182 2005-06-22 22:38:00 So you're asking whether you can create information that has been lost during the original conversion to low bitrate mp3? Think about it... user (1404)
366183 2005-06-22 22:50:00 Is it possible to improve the quality of an mp3 file by converting it to another format then converting it back at a higher bitrate? Assuming that this is possible is there a free/shareware batch converter available?

Usually when converting something to something else you always lose some detail and the more you do it the more you lose.

You may be able to run it through a program design for removing noise and such but just converting to a higher bitrate will gain you nothing except a bigger file size.
Big John (551)
366184 2005-06-23 00:45:00 in short.......NO. you can't create data you don't have.

also recodeing tends to make the quailty worse exspecially when swapping from different formats (regaurdless of bitrate). each lossy codec losses data in a different way, if you reencode it enough you will end up with next to nothing.
tweak'e (69)
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