Happy Friday!
I hadn't heard about Mp3Pro yet so I went to the link Terry provided and downloaded the demo version of Thomson's encoder. The demo version only does 64Kbps but hey, it's free.
I didn't have any CD's handy in my office but the guy next to me (our Web guru) is a huge Beatles fan so Beatles it is.
I extracted two tracks from Magical Mystery Tour using Sound Forge 6, converted them to mp3's at both 128K and 64K bps. I then took the .wav file and used the Mp3Pro encoder to create a 64K pro-style. I also included the actual .wav file for comparison if you can connect to it.
I'll only leave these up for a day or two for the purpose of testing new technology.
(wouldn't want to be guilty of illegal distribution)
http://stream.lib.umn.edu/mp3pro/beatles.htm What do ya think?
mike