Epiphan Pearl - Manual (Page 144)

Pearl User Guide Configure encoding
5. Ensure the Enable audio checkbox is checked.
6. If the default audio format AAC 44KHz, stereo, 320 Kbps is not desired, click the Audio format drop-
down menu to select an audio codec. A table at the end of this procedure gives details about each
option.
7. Click the Audio channels drop-down menu to choose mono (1 channel) or stereo (2 channels).
If desired, you can choose Mono to have left and right stereo channels combined and
streamed together (i.e. when listening to the streamed audio, the same blended sound will
come through both the left and right channels).
If you have only one mono analog input, use the left TRS jack and select mono encoding to
have the same sound come from both the left and right channels. (If stereo sound is
chosen, the sound will only come through on the left channel.)
8. Select an Audio bitrate from the drop-down menu. The table at the end of this procedure gives some
guidance on audio bitrates.
For stereo audio, we recommend 256 kbps or 320 kbps.
9. If all your changes are complete, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Apply.
Table 21 Audio codecs and bitrate guidance
Value Description
AAC
AAC is the default audio codec.
This codec is comparable to MP3, and may have better sound quality with a similar
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