Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec User Manual
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5.10 Description of Controls
5 THE PRO-CODEC PLUG-IN
Codec Settings selector
Codec
Click to select a codec from the list. Some codecs will not be available, depending
on the host sample rate and the number of channels. For example, HE-AACv2 is
stereo only.
Bitrate
Choose the bit rate of the selected codec. Some bit-rates may not be available,
depending on the sample rate of the host DAW and the number of channels. If the
bit rate is accompanied by an asterisk, the codec is resampling the audio stream.
Mode
Select from the available list either CBR or VBR encoder algorithms for the selected
codec.
Quality
Select the quality by which the mode is calculated. The highest quality setting often
causes codecs to re-sample the signal (in which case the bit rate and the quality
setting will be displayed with an asterisk). If the codec is resampling, the auditioned
signal will not reflect this, but the encoded signal written to disk will be at the highest
quality setting, which is higher than the auditioned signal. This is the one case
where the auditioned signal will not reflect the written signal.
Status
The status (e.g. downsampling) is shown at the bottom of the codec settings
selector.