Here's the deal, as far as matching CD quality it depends on what you are listening to your CD and your tracks on. If you're listening to your track on a good quality (advanced) Hi-Fi system then you must use a minimum of a 256kbs to reach CD quality, 320kbs is even better (but your ears will never know the difference). If you're using your computer, 128kbs will equal CD quality (thats because the quality of the cd will be degraded on your computer). That means if you make your track on your computer and intend on playing it in a good quality Hi-Fi setup then you need to make it at a min. of 256kbs to reach CD quality. If not, go ahead and make it at a min. of 256kbs anyway just so you'll be good to go either way...lol.
Edit: For you really high tech cats, the type of encoding you're doing will determine what bitrate is best...Steaming MP3 Audio/ Constant Bit Rate (CBR) Encoding/ (ABR) Average Bit Rate Encoding or (VBR) Variable Bit Rate Encoding.
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