[8140david]

I rip my CDs in flac, using EAC.
But later I will want to convert some of it in mp3 (for my mp3 player).
What is the easiest way? Using which free program?
Thanks!

 

[smrtby123]

ø How To Convert FLAC to MP3 | W-Shadow.com ø

I am not sure if you have to pay for it though.

If you do you can always dl the FLAC Frontend (which is actually good to have anyway), and decode into .wav, and then use Itunes or WMP to go to mp3, but you lose all of your tags in the process.

or if your a linux guy

How to Convert .FLAC to .MP3 In Ubuntu - Make Tech Easier

 

[nick_charles]

The latest FooBar can convert to Mp3 from FLAC.

 

[sdfx]

Prefer foobar method, btw you don't want to decode into wav then mp3, because going to through more will just produce loss of quality.

 

[gordolindsay]

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Originally Posted by sdfx /img/forum/go_quote.gif Prefer foobar method, btw you don't want to decode into wav then mp3, because going to through more will just produce loss of quality.

If you convert from lossless format to lossless format you will never lose quality. But if you convert from flac to wav to mp3 you will lose all your tags.

Foobar is a valuable tool for all things audio, I don't know if I could live without it now. Yes it takes a bit of time to learn everything it can do, but it should be fairly easy to find guides to help you make it do what you want.

 

[mattcalgary]

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Originally Posted by nick_charles /img/forum/go_quote.gif The latest FooBar can convert to Mp3 from FLAC.

This might be a stupid question but when it is converting, is it adding additional files or compressing the .flac ones into .mp3?

 

[smrtby123]

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Originally Posted by mattcalgary /img/forum/go_quote.gif This might be a stupid question but when it is converting, is it adding additional files or compressing the .flac ones into .mp3?

What you are doing is just automating the conversion. The program will decode the .flac file into .wav and then encode it to .mp3. You only see it as one smooth conversion though, and the .wav files are only put in as temp files so you never see them. The program will get the tag from the .flac, and then retag the mp3 with it, saving you a lot of time and effort of the conversion.

 

[mape00]

Do you have to use mp3?

Ogg Vorbis (especielly aoTuV) generally results in better quality and smaller files, and the conversion is very easy:

oggenc -qN *.flac

(N sets the quality; see Vorbis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for this).

 

[chinesekiwi]

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Originally Posted by mape00 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you have to use mp3? Ogg Vorbis (especielly aoTuV) generally results in better quality and smaller files, and the conversion is very easy: oggenc -qN *.flac (N sets the quality; see Vorbis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for this).

Or an easier GUI way:

Just make sure you go into 'Tagging, File Naming...' option by right-clicking it and tick the 'Copy Comments/Tags from FLAC input file' to avoid pain!

Select your bitrate by right-clicking it and in 'Encoding Options'.
Download oggdropXPd 1.9.0 - A drag-and-drop Ogg Vorbis encoder/decoder/player for the eXPerienced user - Softpedia
it uses AoTuV Ogg Vorbis.

This and LAME -v0 via Foobar2000 does my lossy encoding needs fine.

 

[compuryan]

MediaMonkey can do it. I like that program, its very versatile.

 

[Rempert]

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Originally Posted by mattcalgary /img/forum/go_quote.gif This might be a stupid question but when it is converting, is it adding additional files or compressing the .flac ones into .mp3?

You end up with both the original file and the converted one.

 

[8140david]

I installed the latest version of Foobar with everything they proposed. Foobar's converter works very nicely! That's by far the best solution for me.
This post explains nicely how to set up things in Foobar:
FLAC to MP3 Batch Conversion - Best quality ??? - Club CDFreaks - Knowledge is Power

 

[necropimp]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mape00 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you have to use mp3? Ogg Vorbis (especielly aoTuV) generally results in better quality and smaller files, and the conversion is very easy: oggenc -qN *.flac (N sets the quality; see Vorbis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for this).

well he's doing this to put music on his mp3 player so we can assume it's likely his player doesn't support vorbis... or he wants better battery life...

 

[patwrik]

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Originally Posted by compuryan /img/forum/go_quote.gif MediaMonkey can do it. I like that program, its very versatile.

Using mediamonkey as well. Just highlight the files in your libaray that you want to convert. Go to tools> convert format then select what type of format you want to covert too...

I've been converting my flac files to 320k mp3 for my mp3 player and it works well.

 

[apatN]

Foobar can do it very easy for you.