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How can I rip MP3 files at high-quality data rates in Windows Media Player (WMP) 8?
John Savill
July 7, 2002
1 Min Read
A. WMP 8 includes a built-in, high-quality Windows Media Audio (WMA) ripper but includes only a low-quality MP3 ripper that stores audio at 56Kbps. To enable high-quality MP3 ripping, perform the following steps (you don't need to perform these steps if you've purchased third-party MP3 ripping software):
Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMediaPlayerSettingsMP3Encoding subkey.
Create or modify the following DWORD values:
LowRate - 64000 (decimal)
MediumRate - 128000 (decimal)
MediumHighRate - 192000 (decimal)
HighRate - 320000 (decimal)
Close the registry editor.
Log off and log back on for the change to take effect.
A complete list of available data-quality speeds is
320Kbps DWORD:0004e200
256Kbps DWORD:0003e800
224Kbps DWORD:00036b00
192Kbps DWORD:0002ee00
160Kbps DWORD:00027100
128Kbps DWORD:0001f400
112Kbps DWORD:0001b580
64Kbps DWORD:0000fa00
56Kbps DWORD:0000dac0
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