MP3 format

kc13661 · 23rd January 2014, 19:41

Hi Techies, I have ripped a load of my CD's to my PC put them onto a sd card for my DD Unit, however stupidly I have not ripped them to MP3 so they are not picked up by the player,

Can anyone recommend a Free Audio converter to change files to Mp3

nwpmikey · 23rd January 2014, 19:49

what format have you ripped them to

kc13661 · 23rd January 2014, 19:53

MPEG4-Audio (.m4a)

nwpmikey · 23rd January 2014, 20:03

try this one.

http://www.maniactools.com/soft/m4a-...er/index.shtml

but tbh you may be best off converting them all to mp3 from scratch. reason being, the more you convert the more you lose on quality.

when installing keep a look at what you click ok to, as a lot of free ware will ask fo install toolbars and stuff. if it asks to you just click no and carry on.

doopydug · 23rd January 2014, 20:07

Defo - do it again - convert direct to MP3 and try to get quality as good as or greater than 256kb/sec for best sound quality

skull-candy18 · 25th January 2014, 23:57

Yes re-rip them, you can use variable bit rate encoding for slightly smaller file size. Stick it at 320 kbps.

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nwpmikey Avid contributor Rover 75 Cdti Connoisseur SE Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: East Cottingwith, Near York Posts: 200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	try this one. http://www.maniactools.com/soft/m4a-...er/index.shtml but tbh you may be best off converting them all to mp3 from scratch. reason being, the more you convert the more you lose on quality. when installing keep a look at what you click ok to, as a lot of free ware will ask fo install toolbars and stuff. if it asks to you just click no and carry on. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 2000 Rover 75 CDT Work In Progress Last edited by nwpmikey; 23rd January 2014 at 20:07..

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doopydug Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Fife Posts: 1,595 Thanks: 88 Thanked 269 Times in 235 Posts	Defo - do it again - convert direct to MP3 and try to get quality as good as or greater than 256kb/sec for best sound quality

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skull-candy18 Newbie Honda crx, Honda Civic, Yamaha TRX Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Kirkby-In-Ashfield Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes re-rip them, you can use variable bit rate encoding for slightly smaller file size. Stick it at 320 kbps.