That's purely subjective question that only you and your ears can answer, but here's a link to a page that can guide you in the right direction. CokaCoda - http://www.multimania.com/macfreeware/imagsons.html. a non-licensed, absolutely-no-frills Japanese encoder based on the LAME 3.61 engine.

No and no. WinAMP is very popular as a decoder because of it's popularity as a player, but the links in [5.3] will take you to some other decoders. www.mp3bench.com lists some interesting information about decoders and their bitrates. While WinAMP will decode at 32 or 64 bits, NAD decodes at 110 bits and reportedly delivers the highest quality .wav output. NAD is available at: http://nad.inept.org/

The download is made available free of charge (along with the code) as a model for developers and as a 'sampler', if you will, for users. What an encoder does is to take the data you enter (your numbers) and convert it into the bars and spaces of a bar code for you. A decoder is the software used by, say, a scanner to turn the bars and spaces of a bar code back into data.

Yes, if you want to use the rotary encoders that come on our EFIS and MCP panels. They are encoders, as opposed to rotary "switches". TOP OF PAGE Because the V/S dial and the disengage bar have an unusual mounting system (one is a rotary encoder that has to be mounted on a right angle, and the other requires two toggle switches mounted at just the right angle behind the panel so the diengage bar works properly), we opted to leave them out for the time being.

If you're doing 5.1, no; but it helps to hear what the codec (coder/decoder) will do to the final product because codecs and their parameter settings can change the sound considerably. There's also quite a few parameters (like Dial Norm and downmixing) that the producer might like to tweak rather than leave for someone else down the production chain.

Yes and no. Is it available on the WWW or ftp? If so, then post a message in a.b.s.m.d that includes the WWW/ftp address. If it is not available via the WWW or ftp, and it is a sound utility, then post it to the appropriate group: alt.binaries.sounds.utilities and post an announcement in the discussion group to let people know.

The MAX-Encoder & Decoder are based on transporting DIGITAL, compressed content over an IT or Ethernet backbone using standard protocols. You are running signals over any network simultaneously.

It depends exactly how you define "free" and how you propose to determine the "best". I wouldn't presume to make an authoritative statements about the best, but if you download CDEX from: it includes the Blade and LAME encoders, both of which are very good at bitrates of 160 kbps or higher. And yes, it is free.

A decoder converts an MP3 file into a WAVE file. This is the process most CD burning software goes through in order to burn your MP3s onto CD.

We have no plans at the moment. Due to the general state of flux in digital audio in general and surround in particular, a surround processor would be in conflict with our "product life" philosophy. The development of digital products must have a very short timeframe or else there is real risk of the product being outdated before it is even released. you may know from bitter personal experience, a 3-year-old digital product is a Stone Age relic.

How you define good? The best advice is observe other privates going on in common areas and determine which girl is doing what you like. See the strip club dictionary for terms like: blind lap and mileage. Your best bet to finding the right dancer is to talk to friends that frequent a specific club, in most situations they know who's going to show you a good time.

From Calgary, WestJet and JetsGo usually have the best fares. Charter airlines can have great fares but don't fly every day.

Each tree type does smell and has its own unique smell. The easiest way to tell what a tree smells like is to break a needle or the end of a branch. This will let out aroma. Similarly in the home cutting a few branches every day will cause the tree to be more fragrant.