mp3 maker

[jeffshuniak]

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]

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.

[jeffshuniak]

there is a good chance you will never hear it, as I am about to destroy my computer...:angry:

I hate everything.

[Christine W]

Breath.... count to ten ..... relax......

[Ted Eschliman]

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.

[sunburst]

I'm on a mac anyway and that's a whole different beast.

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]

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.

[Mike Buesseler]

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.

[Brian Ray]

Windows or Mac, download and use iTunes for free... iTunes Download

[sunburst]

Mike, Thanks for that! I really haven't experimented with iTunes much yet.
I'll check it out.

[craig]

Audacity 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.