convet to mp3

guitarsark · Post by **guitarsark** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:07 pm

what do i need to do to convert my aiff files to mp3s?
thanks

swiftness · Post by **swiftness** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:08 pm

itunes or LAME

David Polich · Post by **David Polich** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:10 pm

Here's a free converter I found, working great in OSX 10.4.7. It's very fast, much faster than i-Tunes - and it batch converts.

http://www.nch.com.au/switch

chamelion · Post by **chamelion** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:47 pm

I use Switch as my weapon of choice for format conversion, and I've found it to be stable, fast, reliable, and best of all, FREE. I never cease to be amazed at the amount of excellent software available for either nothing, or next to nothing.

Cheers,

Geoff

danworks · Post by **danworks** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:15 am

LAME is probably the best (free) mp3 converter out there, used by DP and Barbabatch. On soundbites window, select the file to convert, choose Eport/mp3 and you're done. I don't think there's anything easier than that if you use DP

matwell · Post by **matwell** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:58 am

iTunes. If you're using a Mac, (and if you're a DP user, then you are) most likely you already have it installed on your computer.

David Polich · Post by **David Polich** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:49 am

Have to disagree about LAME - I think it blows. For one thing, it makes mp3 files that are twice as large as the ones you can make using Switch. At least on my computer it does. I have both LAME and Switch, and Switch kicks LAME's ass. Come to think of it, LAME is an appropriate name for it.

Don't get me started about i-Tunes...

danworks · Post by **danworks** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:27 am

David Polich wrote:Have to disagree about LAME - I think it blows. For one thing, it makes mp3 files that are twice as large as the ones you can make using Switch. At least on my computer it does. I have both LAME and Switch, and Switch kicks LAME's ass. Come to think of it, LAME is an appropriate name for it.

I respect you opinion, but if LAME was rubbish it would mean that both MOTU and AudioEase are a bunch of nuts ... and I don't think so.
I'm sure Switch is a great mp3 converter, I personally use LAME within DP, and it does its job very well.

Just my 2 •‚¬ cent ...