# Default Audio Bitrate and Global Bitrate Config

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**Category:** Misc\
**Created:** [July 29, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/default-audio-bitrate-and-global-bitrate-config/3385 "2019-07-29T15:49:04Z")\
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What’s the default bitrate for audio output, i.e. if I output to icecast via MP3:

[audio]  
output = tee name=t ! queue ! audioresample ! autoaudiosink t. ! queue ! lamemp3enc ! shout2send async=false mount=mopidy ip=127.0.0.1 port=8000 password=hackme

What is the bitrate of the stream?

Also to avoid me having to put a bitrate entry for every source such as Spotify, Gmusic, etc; is it possible to set a global bitrate setting in the config file?

Thanks