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free wav to mp3 conversion software

  • 18-09-2009 5:04pm
    #1
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone recently downloaded any free wav to mp3 conversion software recently that they would recommend ?


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  • #2
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    chughes wrote: »
    Has anyone recently downloaded any free wav to mp3 conversion software recently that they would recommend ?

    iTunes?


  • #3
    jeffk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,849 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Mediamonkey

    http://download.cnet.com/MediaMonkey-Standard/3000-2141_4-10109807.html?part=dl-101733&subj=dl&tag=top5&cdlPid=11002265

    Or
    Creative mediasource.
    It only comes with creative mp3 players but has a great convert feature. If you google youll find it.


  • #4
    Bob_Harris
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭Bob_Harris


    Tallon wrote: »
    iTunes?

    No need to download and install all that bloat for the simple function of converting a WAV to MP3.

    LameXP - Convert WAVs to MP3s.

    Audacity - Might come in handy if you need to edit the WAV.


  • #5
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I use Audiograbber
    http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html


  • #6
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    This works very well too
    Free MP3/WMA converter


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  • #7
    quaidox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭quaidox


    altomp3 gold


  • #8
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    WinFF - Free and safe to use.

    (yes, it does audio..)

    http://winff.org/

    ---

    If you're going straight from CD.

    EAC - Free and safe to use.

    http://www.exactaudiocopy.de


  • #9
    Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    dbpoweramp


  • #10
    jeffk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,849 ✭✭✭jeffk


    On most of these suggestions make sure there isnt a variable bit rate option ticked.

    Otherwise as it says youll get one bit rate say 128 then it might be 122 etc


  • #11
    Bob_Harris
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭Bob_Harris


    Makaveli wrote: »
    dbpoweramp

    The best there is but not free.
    jeffk wrote: »
    On most of these suggestions make sure there isnt a variable bit rate option ticked.

    Otherwise as it says youll get one bit rate say 128 then it might be 122 etc

    Variable Bit Rate means that in any point in time the bit rate is set according to what is required. It's not a bad thing or something one should actively avoid. The only problem with it is that it can lead to variable file sizes.


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  • #12
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    VBR will be at the stated bitrate or below, this can make a file smaller.

    CBR, constant bit rate is fixed at the stated rate.

    Most of LAME's popular profiles use VBR, as does iTunes. Not sure if this is by default or not.

    There's no reason to avoid VBR. If you're bugged about the quality of 'lossy', move to something like Flac or Wavpack etc..


  • #13
    Media
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Media


    I could find no freeware program that would fully satisfy my needs. So I bought a commercial solution and never regret it. It's called AudioConverter Studio. But if you don't want to pay for a program so I agree with Makaveli that you can download dbpoweramp.


  • #14
    phelixoflaherty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭phelixoflaherty


    http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/?q=download


  • #15
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭chughes


    Folks, many thanks for all your advice so far. Cheers.


  • #16
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Just as a matter of interest, is it possible to attach a wav file into a post here on boards?


  • #17
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    yes, you can put it in a zip file.

    But pighead can't stream it if thats what you mean.

    here's what they support

    bmp doc docx gif jpe jpeg jpg kmz pdf png psd sc2replay txt xls xlsx zip



    _


  • #18
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Tallon wrote: »
    yes, you can put it in a zip file.

    But pighead can't stream it if thats what you mean.

    here's what they support

    bmp doc docx gif jpe jpeg jpg kmz pdf png psd sc2replay txt xls xlsx zip



    _
    Hmmm, thanks Tallon. Not too clued in with all this techy stuff. What I'm wondering is, just say I created a poetry reading contest in the poetry forum. Is it possible for me to attach a file in my post of me reading a poem?

    So next poster just clicks my attachment and hears Pighead's beautiful Dundalk tones.


  • #19
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    No.

    They can click the link, save the file onto their desktop, and play it that way, but they cannot play it directly from boards.

    Unless the uploaded it to youtube or similar and embedded it in a post


  • #20
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,254 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Pighead wrote: »
    Hmmm, thanks Tallon. Not too clued in with all this techy stuff. What I'm wondering is, just say I created a poetry reading contest in the poetry forum. Is it possible for me to attach a file in my post of me reading a poem?

    So next poster just clicks my attachment and hears Pighead's beautiful Dundalk tones.

    You're not well, are you Pighead ?

    [edit, to make it somewhat useful:]
    Personally I'd use Audacity and lameenc.dll


  • #21
    Spacedog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Spacedog


    phelixoflaherty wrote: »
    http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/?q=download

    +1


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  • #22
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Media wrote: »
    I could find no freeware program that would fully satisfy my needs. So I bought a commercial solution and never regret it. It's called AudioConverter Studio. But if you don't want to pay for a program so I agree with Makaveli that you can download dbpoweramp.

    What were you doing?

    Depends what I'm doing but I like for splitting wavs

    http://www.milosoftware.com/en/index.php?body=cdwave.php


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