Apollo.rip "Interview"

<&Mirai> Hello, my name is Mirai and I will be your interviewer today.
<&Mirai> The interview can take anywhere between twenty minutes to an hour. If you can provide proof of previous WCD membership you may skip the interview process.
<&Mirai> Before you get started, you need to know that if you leave the test at any time for whatever reason it will be counted as a fail. If you take too long to answer after a question has been asked, it will be counted against you.
<&Mirai> If you decide you do not have enough time right now to complete the test, you’re free to leave and try again later.
<&Mirai> Leaving now will not be counted as a fail.
<&Mirai> Type Mirai when you’re ready to continue.

<&Mirai> Q1. Do you know the lowest allowed CBR bitrate on Apollo.rip?

<&Mirai> Q2. Tell me everything you know about VBR and CBR. Why would you choose one over the other?

<&Mirai> Q3. What is LAME, and what does it output?

<&Mirai> Q4. When we are talking about lossy, what does that mean? Tell me everything you know on the subject.

<&Mirai> Q5. Which of these formats are LAME outputs, and why not the others?
<&Mirai>      A. WAV (PCM)
<&Mirai>      B. MP3 320 (CBR)
<&Mirai>      C. MP3 192 (CBR)
<&Mirai>      D. MP3 V2 (VBR)
<&Mirai>      E. FLAC

<&Mirai> Q6. What makes a music file "lossless"? Name two examples.

<&Mirai> Q7. Which of the following formats are allowed on Apollo.rip?
<&Mirai>      A. MP3 320 (CBR)
<&Mirai>      B. MP3 V2
<&Mirai>      C. MP3 192 (CBR)
<&Mirai>      D. MP3 V0
<&Mirai>      E. AAC with iTunes exclusive content
<&Mirai>      F. AAC that you ripped from a CD
<&Mirai>      G. MP3 V7

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