For example the above examples only make sense if the "things" you use support them.mp3 for example is widely supported so this would be an option too if you are unsure about the future of the files or want highest compatibility.
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It's a free lossless codec and files will compress to about 50-60% of it's original size which is about 10MB per minute of stereo audio.If you use an iPhone/iPod you already have your answer in front of you: Use iTunes to rip the CDs and use either the Apple LossLess encoder or AAC with the iTunes Plus setting.What you have to keep in mind is that not all software and hardware players support all formats. Convert Wav to Mp3 iTunes 2020 Mac OS Tutorial Here is an updated video of how to convert a Wav file to a Mp3 file for free on a Mac computer by. Great for mono radio shows or old-time shows.Unless you are more specific about what you want to do or use the ripped files for you won't get a decisive answer here either.If you just want to store (backup) them to your hard drive use FLAC. There is defintely a loss of high-end with this setting, but there is little to no distortion and unless you have heard the original, you will barely know the difference with this setting in many cases.
Or a smaller sized version of a radio show you might want to post for people who are not particular about having it in stereo. I have a nice sized collection of old-time radio shows I have encoded and reencoded using this setting. iTunes-LAME (MacOS) Integrates LAME into Apple iTunes, as an alternative to the. You can use that feature to convert songs from one format to another. ZLURP (Windows, Mac, Linux) Ripper and encoder. It will also change the format for the 'Convert selection' option in the Advanced menu. This will change the encoder from songs you import from CD. resample 8 -V3 -vbr-new -q0 -B16 -lowpass 15.4 -athaa-sensitivity 1 To change the encoder go iTunes->Prefences->Advanced->Importing.
The space saved is amazing and I can't tell the difference between this tweaked VBR setting and other higher bitrate VBR imports. I use this all the time for CD importing or MP3 conversion. Give your respect and search for alternative apps from MacUpdate collection. lowpass 19.7 -V3 -vbr-new -q0 -b96 -scale 0.99 -athaa-sensitivity 1 If you landed here, that means the app you searched for is no longer supported by its developer. But once you see the smaller size of your files and listen to the quality of the MP3, you will never turn back.Īnd here are the two custom LAME settings I use regularly. As Jack notes, "A floating window will open up that will allow you to set LAME settings and run it simply in a way that will import the MP3s into iTunes seamlessly.Ĭheck after the jump for more detailed information from Jack on using LAME.ġ) Create a playlist for the MP3s you want to convert.Ģ) Drop the files you want to convert into the playlist.ģ) With the playlist selected launch 'iTunes-Lame'.Ĥ) Choose the preset settings or enter your own.ĭepending on CPU speed, the process can be longer than standard iTunes imports. of the study has reservations, as is cited in the current iTunes article. LAME is "now an highly evolved MP3 encoder, with quality and speed able to rival state of the art commercial encoders."Īfter installing LAME, we then need to grab iTunes-LAME from BlackTree, the people behind Quicksilver.Īfter installing LAME and iTunes-LAME, you can then simply launch iTunes, got to the Script Menu, and click on the "Import with LAME." script. I think it would be nice if the reason for LAME being named LAME Aint an Encoder despite.
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Reader Jack wrote in the comments to How We Made Our Podcasts with a bit of information that I wanted to promote to the main page, because of its usefulness.īasically, he points out that rather than using iTunes' somewhat limited MP3-encoding capabilities for compressing our podcasts, we should install grab a copy of Thalictrum's pre-packaged OS X installer for LAME.
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