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Free audio transcoders?

  • 07-01-2005 4:50pm
    #1
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭


    Are there any free ones available? Specifically im looking for something that will transcode my MP3's. Also what are the best commercial ones?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Chalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    lame


  • #3
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭kazzer


    Thanks Chalk.

    For anyone else interested, Lame is a command line program, but there is a neat little front end available for Lame called RazorLame.


  • #4
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    www.dbpoweramp.com


  • #5
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    When you say transcode, from what to what?


  • #6
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭kazzer


    When you say transcode, from what to what?

    MP3 192kbps -> MP3 64kbps........For use on my 128meg flash player!


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  • #7
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    from mp3 to * by the looks of his post.


  • #8
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    kazzer wrote:
    MP3 192kbps -> MP3 64kbps........For use on my 128meg flash player!

    Thats gonna hurt the sound quality. I dunno what app I've never need to do that myself.


  • #9
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭kazzer


    Yeah i know it will degrade the sound, but I only have a 128meg flash player and have all my stuff archived as 192kbps. Ive got to the stage where I want more than 2 albums on the player! lol

    I think 64kbps is not as bad as i thought it would be, but its all a matter of taste.


  • #10
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    64kbps mp3 is TERRIBLE!

    Does your portable play wma's? or any other format? Wma's at 64kbps sound about as good as mp3@128kbps. Definately look into that.

    Alternatively, make your songs mono instead of stereo. 64kbps mono is same quality as 128kbps stereo, except you lose all the cool stereo effects.


  • #11
    Syth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭Syth


    www.freshmeat.net Contains a listing of open source/free software. Lots there to look around a download.


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  • #12
    Tony H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Tony H


    iTunes will convert for you , just change the import settings in it to whatever bitrate you need


  • #13
    kazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭kazzer


    Does your portable play wma's? or any other format? Wma's at 64kbps sound about as good as mp3@128kbps. Definately look into that.

    Hmm...didnt really consider that. I just like to keep to open standards, instead of getting locked into a Micro$oft one. But ill give it a go thanks.



    www.freshmeat.net Contains a listing of open source/free software. Lots there to look around a download.

    Thanks for this link Syth.


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