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jeffshuniak
Mar-29-2004, 8:27am
I need something to convert a wav to a mp3..
I dont know anything... so .... I need a simple and free program, can anyone send me anything?
--I just want to post a song, so some "friends" here can hear my new mandolin, or at least be able to email to them..but I would like to post here....
Christine W
Mar-29-2004, 9:05am
Jeff,
Can't wait to hear it! As far as the software goes (? ) I'm on a mac anyway and that's a whole different beast. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
jeffshuniak
Mar-29-2004, 9:12am
there is a good chance you will never hear it, as I am about to destroy my computer...:angry:
I hate everything.
Christine W
Mar-29-2004, 9:14am
Breath.... count to ten ..... relax......
Ted Eschliman
Mar-29-2004, 9:23am
Jeff, for when you're no longer mad at your computer, or for anyone else looking for a free MP3 converter, I've had excellent luck with FreeRip (http://www.freerip.com/).
sunburst
Mar-29-2004, 10:17am
I'm on a mac anyway and that's a whole different beast. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
Jeff,
This Mac has been threatened with serious harm more than once.
Mandohack, thanks for the link to freerip, but 11 1/2 minutes of download time later I don't have anything I can use. Any suggestions how to get a Mac to open the file?
Ted Eschliman
Mar-29-2004, 10:57am
John, I failed you and other Mac users, in that FreeRip is a .exe file and only works for Windows. (A former Mac user myself, I know how annoying that is...)
Here's another page of Rippers, although I can't make any personal recommendation:
Freeware Rippers (http://www.mp3-email.com/mp3/cd_rippers.html).
MikeB
Mar-29-2004, 11:08am
I'm not sure if who's on a Mac and who's not, but if you ARE, iTunes will convert a variety of file types (including .wav) to MP3s quite nicely.
dasspunk
Mar-29-2004, 11:31am
Windows or Mac, download and use iTunes for free... iTunes Download (http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/)
sunburst
Mar-29-2004, 11:53am
Mike, Thanks for that! I really haven't experimented with iTunes much yet.
I'll check it out.
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) is recording software for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It can save the file as a WAV or MP3. For MP3s be sure to download and unzip the lame_enc.dll file. There's a link for it off the Audacity site.