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Wandering Swordsman
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Posted: 20th Jun 2006 04:27 Edited at: 20th Jun 2006 04:28
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I seek a program for converting audio types, mostly from other formats to MP3.

(Example: MOD -> MP3, Wav -> MP3, Midi -> MP3, etc.)

As I said in the 'Splitting video into audio?' thread:
Quote: "My budget is tight right now so if you know of a freeware utility that will do this than that would be great. "


If a Midi is converted to Mp3 it will sound the same on any machine no matter what soundfonts they have... I think.

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Halo Man
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Posted: 20th Jun 2006 05:43
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I think this is what you want. It's free and supports many file types.
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Posted: 20th Jun 2006 06:47
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Or Audacity...used properly it can do all that and more, coupled with the right media players.

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Posted: 20th Jun 2006 16:46
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yep audacity, even handles ogg vorbis iirc
also the Lame encoder is pretty good to convert to mp3

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Wandering Swordsman
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Posted: 21st Jun 2006 20:33 Edited at: 21st Jun 2006 20:34
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Links:
Switch Sound File Conversion Software's Audio File Converter
Audacity
Lame encoder
(Are the 2nd & 3rd links correct?)

Thanks for the help, I'll try these programs out when I have a spare moment.

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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 03:06 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2006 03:08
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The singularily best audio converter I've found is the old freeware version of dbPowerAmp. Version 10.1 and lower is freeware, so it's perfectly legal, and it handles conversion between mp3/wav/ogg/wma with bitrates ranging from 56 to 320 via a handily streamlined rightclick menu. *inhales deeply* Effortless... yum

Installer is attached.


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Jess T
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 04:54
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Hawk,

Yeah, I use dbPowerAmp too - 'tis a great little app

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Wandering Swordsman
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 05:01
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dBpowerAMP Links:
Wikipedia Article
Official Site

Where can I get my hands of dbPowerAmp Version 10.1 and lower in all they’re freeware glory?
(Still haven't had time to try the other converters yet.)

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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 09:31
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Quote: "Installer is attached."


That's from Hawkeye's post... The download button at the bottom of his post is where you can get a copy

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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 15:55 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2006 15:58
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Yeah, actually Jessticular was the one that pointed me towards dbpoweramp in the first. Cheers for that, I've never had to use anything else, and it's sooo much faster than opening up some application and poking through endless menus

link to the installer in my post


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Haha, nice...

Swordsman, let us know how you go.

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 04:23
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I will.
May as well begin trying them out right now.
*Starts downloading...*

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(Sorry for the double post here...)
Do I need to install 'LAME MP3 encoder' into Audacity before it can convert files into MP3 format?

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 18:43
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Quite possibly...

LAME is an encoder that you can use without having to pay liscence fee's, but it isn't included in most packages oddly enough...
It's a breeze to install, though!

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