WM Audio 9 Professional Codecs

It appears that WMA 9 Pro codecs are only avaible under WM Encoder and not
the WM Player, correct? I was hoping to rip music based on a 256kbps rate
(the same as those downloaded from MSN Music) but do not see that option
under WM Player. Does the WMAudio Pro codec compress to the same file size
as the normal WMA codec (assuming both are using the same bit rate) or does
the Pro version compress better than the normal codec? In other words, would
I get better quality yet smaller file sizes using the WM Encoder rather than
the Player to rip music?

..... ?
Pro is multi-channel. Using it for audio CDs doesn't make a heck of a lot
of sense... I'm assuming what you actually are asking about here is how to
get WMP to rip in WMA at 256kbps?

I can't think of any case where you would want to use WMA-Pro to rip an
audio CD. Even with the Encoder, you'd want to use WMA.

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"JThom" <JThom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It appears that WMA 9 Pro codecs are only avaible under WM Encoder and not
> the WM Player, correct? I was hoping to rip music based on a 256kbps rate
> (the same as those downloaded from MSN Music) but do not see that option
> under WM Player. Does the WMAudio Pro codec compress to the same file
> size
> as the normal WMA codec (assuming both are using the same bit rate) or
> does
> the Pro version compress better than the normal codec? In other words,
> would
> I get better quality yet smaller file sizes using the WM Encoder rather
> than
> the Player to rip music?

Thanks for responding. So, is it possible to rip an audio CD at 256kbps?
Again, that is the bit rate of downloaded songs from MSN Music.

JThom

"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> ..... ?
> Pro is multi-channel. Using it for audio CDs doesn't make a heck of a lot
> of sense... I'm assuming what you actually are asking about here is how to
> get WMP to rip in WMA at 256kbps?
>
> I can't think of any case where you would want to use WMA-Pro to rip an
> audio CD. Even with the Encoder, you'd want to use WMA.
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> Now Playing: "Do It to The Crowd" by "Twin Hype" in WMP10.
> --
>
> "JThom" <JThom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EC1B3523-887E-44A1-99DE-1859051C2D7F@microsoft.com...
> > It appears that WMA 9 Pro codecs are only avaible under WM Encoder and not
> > the WM Player, correct? I was hoping to rip music based on a 256kbps rate
> > (the same as those downloaded from MSN Music) but do not see that option
> > under WM Player. Does the WMAudio Pro codec compress to the same file
> > size
> > as the normal WMA codec (assuming both are using the same bit rate) or
> > does
> > the Pro version compress better than the normal codec? In other words,
> > would
> > I get better quality yet smaller file sizes using the WM Encoder rather
> > than
> > the Player to rip music?
>
>
>

You mean, like what would happen if you went to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\P references, and set value
"WMARecordRate" to "256000"? Seems to work to me.

^-- There's all sorts of interesting tidbits like that you can find with a
registry monitor and a little imagination... =)

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"JThom" <JThom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9EFCB44B-C4C7-4BE6-87CE-C2E369166496@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for responding. So, is it possible to rip an audio CD at 256kbps?
> Again, that is the bit rate of downloaded songs from MSN Music.
>
> JThom
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> ..... ?
>> Pro is multi-channel. Using it for audio CDs doesn't make a heck of a
>> lot
>> of sense... I'm assuming what you actually are asking about here is how
>> to
>> get WMP to rip in WMA at 256kbps?
>>
>> I can't think of any case where you would want to use WMA-Pro to rip an
>> audio CD. Even with the Encoder, you'd want to use WMA.
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> Now Playing: "Do It to The Crowd" by "Twin Hype" in WMP10.
>> --
>>
>> "JThom" <JThom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EC1B3523-887E-44A1-99DE-1859051C2D7F@microsoft.com...
>> > It appears that WMA 9 Pro codecs are only avaible under WM Encoder and
>> > not
>> > the WM Player, correct? I was hoping to rip music based on a 256kbps
>> > rate
>> > (the same as those downloaded from MSN Music) but do not see that
>> > option
>> > under WM Player. Does the WMAudio Pro codec compress to the same file
>> > size
>> > as the normal WMA codec (assuming both are using the same bit rate) or
>> > does
>> > the Pro version compress better than the normal codec? In other words,
>> > would
>> > I get better quality yet smaller file sizes using the WM Encoder rather
>> > than
>> > the Player to rip music?
>>
>>
>>