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Sixxer
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_ 		31. October 2009 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am trying to convert some flacs to mp3s and also lower the bitrate of some mp3s so I can fit them in an mp3 player with few memory space.

I found a program in download.com named "Flac to mp3" that does everything I want it to do, except that, because I only have the free trial version, I can't batch process the files, only do them one at a time. That's too time consuming.

Can someone recommend me a program that will help me do what I want to do?
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djscoop
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 00:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try dBPowerAMP. you can get it here

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/download.htm

the basic converter is free, the other trial stuff it comes with you don't need. you can do batch encoding very easily. be sure to install the LAME mp3 codec and the FLAC codec from the codec page here

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm

that should do the trick.
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"I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive" - Albert Einstein

For the best quality mp3s use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your audio CDs and LAME to encode them. Follow this guide:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
Mez
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 19:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, add all the encoders you think you will need before your 30 days runs out. I do not think you can add any unless you pay. That app is near fool proof. You can highlight and convert all the files in a folder. I have converted an ungodly amount of files with never a problem. I suggest using helix (guess) encoder if you have a dual core computer. I can be up to 50x faster than Lame.
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djscoop
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 20:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
dBPowerAMP actually is free. the download comes with other features which no one really needs and those expire after 30 days. but the basic encoder app is still free.
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"I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive" - Albert Einstein

For the best quality mp3s use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your audio CDs and LAME to encode them. Follow this guide:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
k00ka
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 20:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I agree with others regarding DBPA...You can also do it with foobar2k..
Just another free alternative..
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Mez
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 21:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Foobar is a great tool and a wonderful product. I would never use foobar to transcode because the encoders, etc are not encapsulated. You can get version control problems. We get several complaints every year about that exact problem with foobar. Those are the ones the post new queries. We get monthly complaints about other apps like WMP has the most complaints. Foobar users are much smarter than WMP users.

You might not catch the problem until much later when you are listening carefully to something and hear some artifact. Then it is a huge deal to discover which is the bad apple and when did it occure then what files are suspect. Then re-do all the suspect music.

That is why I stressed fool proof and easy. It is free. I see it as a no brainer!
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k00ka
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_ 		2. November 2009 @ 09:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The Lame encoder which both DBPA and f2k use, does improve for the most part, with every new version...You can point to whichever lame.exe version of one's choice with f2k..
To each their own...
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