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M4A To MP3

  • 06-11-2008 10:32pm
    #1
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭


    Anyone point me towards a reliable M4A To MP3 converter (preferable free)?

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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  • #2
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Converting between lossy formats like that (assuming your m4a's are AAC, not Apple Lossless) will end up with significant loss in quality. I wouldn't recommend it.


  • #3
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    zilog_jones wrote: »
    Converting between lossy formats like that (assuming your m4a's are AAC, not Apple Lossless) will end up with significant loss in quality. I wouldn't recommend it.


    The issue is with one song that I can not get in any other format & I mean anywhere ;)

    I'm sure the loss would not be that great & even if there was I still need it in MP3 format.

    I know I can pull a freebie to do the one tune but while I was at it I thought someone out there would know of a good one for future use.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #4
    insinkerator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭insinkerator


    itunes will do it

    also try http://www.zamzar.com


  • #5
    quaidox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭quaidox


    i used to use freerip to convert from m4a to mp3, but i just tried to do it again there now using the software as i haven't used it in a while, and it doesn't recognise the m4a format now. maybe because it is the free version and the trial period has ran out??


  • #6
    quaidox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭quaidox


    insinkerator wrote: »
    itunes will do it

    also try http://www.zamzar.com
    just tried that zamzar site, and it's work fine, so thanks a lot for posting the link!! s


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  • #7
    insinkerator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭insinkerator


    no problem, just for future references, it does many video formats aswell, and you can use it to download videos from youtube!


  • #8
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Foobar will do it also. Advantage of using foobar is that it uses lame.


  • #9
    insinkerator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭insinkerator


    foobar will do which convert mp3 or download youtube?

    also whats lame?


  • #10
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    insinkerator wrote: »
    foobar will do which convert mp3 or download youtube?

    also whats lame?
    Convert between media formats.

    Lame is considered to be the best mp3 encoder out there.


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