MP3 Converter

2006-06-28 12:20:20

#1

[S.P.S]1on1killa: Member; +28|6748|Germany, Berlin

HEY!

as the title says, im looking for a FREE program to convert mp3s into wav/wma files. i need to do so becasue i want to copy music onto my Mini Disc player, which doesnt allow MP3s.

thx

1on1killa

2006-06-28 12:23:58

#2

Nessie09: I "fix" things; +107|6677|The Netherlands

Goldwave!!!
It says that you much register, but it works without (without limitations also)

2006-06-28 12:24:27

#3

uber73: Member; +188|6759|Brisbane

mini disc player....?

why dont u just use line-in to your minidisc from your pc earphone / other socket, and record directly to MD?
you dont need a converter, unless your mini disc has mp3/other digital media functionality...

2006-06-28 12:26:35

#4

=|A mere Shadow|=: The Anarchist; +121|6634|Britain and Damn proud of it!

Duh Duh Duuuuuuh

BEHOLD!!!

2006-06-28 12:29:06

#5

Hummeth: Member; +4|6652|Wisconsin

Super. It does pretty much everything, and its free. There are probably some other encoders that will suit your needs, but i use it because its the only thing i'll ever need. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia … UPER.shtml

2006-06-28 12:29:27

#6

[S.P.S]1on1killa: Member; +28|6748|Germany, Berlin

thx for your help guys!

oh, and thx for that hint Shadow....but guess what, i posted this question here because Google only showed me software which allows to convert 60% of each song, therefore, your post is useless

thx anyway!!!

1on1killa

Last edited by [S.P.S]1on1killa (2006-06-28 12:29:48)

2006-06-28 12:33:40

#7

=|A mere Shadow|=: The Anarchist; +121|6634|Britain and Damn proud of it!

Evidently you did not look very well then

2006-06-28 12:33:58

#8

taddzilla: Member; +23|6851|Pembroke Pines, FL.

I found this program. I regularly use Exact Audio Copy to rip and Lame to encode to MP3.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Al … 64805154/1

2006-06-28 13:16:27

#9

[S.P.S]1on1killa: Member; +28|6748|Germany, Berlin

thx for your help guys, i found a program!!

1on1killa

2006-06-28 14:10:05

#10

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6698|Devon, England

i thought windows media player does those

2006-06-28 14:15:01

#11

jimmanycricket: EBC Member; +56|6663|Cambridge, England

itunes definatly can convert mp3 into WAV along with, AAC AIF ALE

Last edited by jimmanycricket (2006-06-28 14:15:34)

2006-06-28 15:17:47

#12

EvilMonkeySlayer: Member; +82|6659

The quickest way (if you use winamp) is to change the output to the disk writer plugin and play the tracks you want output to a wav file.

See:

https://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~mccasey/winamp_output.png

2006-06-28 23:59:16

#13

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6771

VLC

It does everything. Converts everything to everything else. Records streams. Plays everything without need of codecs. It's magical.

2006-06-29 00:08:07

#14

=[S3nf]=: Upside Down Space Cockroach; +150|6797|out of orbit

youre all wrong...

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ FTW!

Built-into dBpowerAMP
CDA [.cda] Audio CDs, dBpowerAMP CD Writer is able to write CDA files
Decodes Encodes mp3 [.mp3 .mp2 .mp1 .mpga .mpa .mpx .mpg] dBpowerAMP uses excellent Lame mp3 compression
Decodes Encodes wave [.wav] Windows built-in wave

Popular Codecs

Decodes Encodes m4a [.mp4, .m4a, .m4a, .m4b, .aac] Newest mpeg standard (AAC v1 v2+ HE and Apple Lossless ALAC)
Decodes Encodes MPC [ .mpc, .mp+, .mpp] Highest quality lossy codec at high bitrates
Decodes Encodes Ogg Vorbis [.ogg] Open source high quality
Decodes Encodes Windows Media Audio [.wma, .asf, .wmv] Microsoft's v9.1 standard, pro, lossless, voice

...also see lossless below

Lossless no quality lost, like zip compression

Decodes Apple Lossless [.m4a] Apples ALAC format
Decodes Encodes FLAC [.flac .fla] Popular Open Source Lossless
Decodes Encodes Monkeys Audio [.ape] Great all-round performer
Decodes Encodes OptimFROG [.ofr]
Decodes Encodes Shorten [.shn]
Decodes Encodes The True Audio (TTA) [.tta]
Decodes Encodes Wavpack [.wv .wvc] Unique lossless and lossy hybrid mode

Speech audio codecs specifically for spoken voice

Decodes Audible [.aa] Audible (speech) codec
Decodes Encodes Speex [.spx] Open Source highly efficient voice codec
Decodes Encodes Windows Media Audio [.wma, .asf, .wmv] Microsoft's voice

mp4 / mp3 / mp2 Specific

Decodes Encodes Advanced Audio Coding [.aac]
Decodes Encodes mp4 [.mp4 .m4a .aac] Newest mpeg standard
Encodes mp2 [.mp2 .wav (in BWF format) ]
Encodes mp3 Blade [.mp3]
CLI Encoder mp3 Fraunhofer IIS Mp3Enc [.mp3] From the designers of mp3
CLI Encoder mp3 Lame CLI [.mp3] Access all lames options through the command line
Decodes CLI Encoder mp3PRO [.mp3] mp3 low bit derivative
CLI Encoder TooLame mp2 [.mp2] Supports VCD 224Kbps
CLI Encoder Xing X3 & ToMPG [.mp3]

Other Codecs

Decodes Encodes AIFF [.aif .aiff .aifc] Apple audio format
Decodes AC3 [.ac3] Dolby AC3
Decodes Au [.au .snd] NeXT / Sun
Encodes Broadcast Wave Format [.mp2 .wav (in BWF format) ]
Decodes Creative Labs VOC [.voc]
Decodes Creative Labs Nomad Voice File [.nvf]
Decodes Encodes Dalet Radio Automation System [.snd]
Encodes Generic CLI [Many Formats] Use any external Command Line Interface Compressor
Decodes Raw Input Decoder [.raw .pcm .bin] Asks when decoding format of file
Decodes Encodes Real Audio [.ra .rpm .rm .ram .rmvb]
Decodes Winamp Input Adaptor [Many Formats]
Decodes VCD (also Karaoke CDs) [.dat]
Decodes Encodes VQF TwinNT [.vqf]

Computer Generated retro & games

Decodes FastTracker 2 Module [.xm .xmz]
Decodes ProTracker MODule [.mod .mdz]
Decodes SAP [.sap] Atari SAP Music Archive (ASMA)
Decodes ScreamTracker 3 Module [.s3m .s3z]
Decodes VTX [.vtx .vtm] Songs created on ZX Spectrum, Atari, MSX

Utility Codecs for Music Converter

Utility Codecs do not compress or read audio, but rather perform a useful functions.

Arrange Music Arranges audio files based on ID Tags (Requires Power Pack)
Channel Splitter Splits multi-channels audio files into separate wave files, one for each channel
Rename Extension Renames audio extension, ie .mp4 to .m4a
Tag From Filename Create ID Tags from file / folder names (Requires Power Pack)
Update ID Tag Update an ID Tag to a specific version, or remove all ID Tags from an Audio File

beat that...(and its free!)

Last edited by =[S3nf]= (2006-06-29 00:09:45)

2006-06-29 00:21:29

#15

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6771

Hah! It doesn't play do videos!

edit: And it can't record streams! hah!

VLC > DBPowerAmp

Any other competitors?

Last edited by Coolbeano (2006-06-29 00:22:09)

2006-06-29 00:41:45

#16

=[S3nf]=: Upside Down Space Cockroach; +150|6797|out of orbit

[S.P.S]1on1killa wrote:
HEY!

as the title says, im looking for a FREE program to convert mp3s into wav/wma files. i need to do so becasue i want to copy music onto my Mini Disc player, which doesnt allow MP3s.

thx

1on1killa

try open an .ape (Monkeys Audio file) with vlc.

but jeah when it comes to videos vlc FTW...

but when it comes to audios db poweramp beats vlc.

2006-06-29 10:02:04

#17

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6771

.ape? never heard of it, gimme a link to a sample and i'll check it out.

What i just find disappointing is that most people think all VLC can do is play stuff. It can convert, encode/decode, virtually any format to anything else. And then people go complaining about a .wav -> .mp3 or something.

2006-06-29 13:48:43

#18

EvilMonkeySlayer: Member; +82|6659

Coolbeano wrote:
.ape? never heard of it, gimme a link to a sample and i'll check it out.

What i just find disappointing is that most people think all VLC can do is play stuff. It can convert, encode/decode, virtually any format to anything else. And then people go complaining about a .wav -> .mp3 or something.

APE is a lossless audio compression format, there is also FLAC, plus I think there is also Microsoft and Apple equivalents too.

I think either APE or FLAC offer the best lossless compression, it's probably ape.

EDIT: I did for a while start archiving a lot of my cd's in APE format, but then I got a new MP3 player that could play FLAC files. (Cowon iAudio M3L, excellent mp3 player btw.. 20GB and 35 hour battery life)
However, that couldn't play the files at their maximum compression plus those files would eat into its 20GB pretty quickly so I decided for q0 VBR MP3's.

Last edited by EvilMonkeySlayer (2006-06-29 13:54:15)

2006-06-30 00:38:58

#19

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6771

I know FLAC is uber, but most speakers/headphones can't even make the difference between FLAC and mp3 so i stick to the former for disk space.

gimme a link to an .ape file I want to check it out.

2006-06-30 01:21:00

#20

=[S3nf]=: Upside Down Space Cockroach; +150|6797|out of orbit

check your PM

2006-06-30 07:08:36

#21

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6771

Elaine?

(God will SOMEONE make a ASCII smiley that has a one-eyebrow raise?)

BF2S Forums MP3 Converter

[S.P.S]1on1killa wrote:

Coolbeano wrote:

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