MATT
It doesn't seem to be an issue these days. All the songs I've uploaded in the last couple of years have been using VBR and no-one has complained that they don't play. From what I've read, the problem was encountered when VBR was first being developed. Players (including current hardware like sound systems, car radios, etc.) have since jumped on-board.

The "variable bit rate" hyperlink in my original post outlines some advantages and disadvantages.

Here's one of my songs that was created with the VBR compression settings above ... a short song snippet

By the way, if you're curious, try creating a VBR song and then load it into Winamp. As it plays, Winamp monitors the playback and continually changes to show the current bit rate.

TOMMY
Glad to help out

All the best,
Noel


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