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Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:36 pm
by samdam1
I don't know if it's just me being critical because I'm in that mood or someshit.
But I'm noticing that the wav to mp3@320kbps on Itunes sounds actually sosososo fuckin terrible. I realise wav is better quals (obviously) but the conversion I'm making afterward actually sounds shit.
Same with 160kbps, I also know that sounds like shit, but I've heard better quality 160kbps files from other artists before....
Pls help?
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:41 pm
by wub
Audacity
samdam1 wrote:Same with 160kbps, I also know that sounds like shit, but I've heard better quality 160kbps files from other artists before...
Probably your mixdown/mastering TBH.
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:43 pm
by samdam1
wub wrote:Audacity
samdam1 wrote:Same with 160kbps, I also know that sounds like shit, but I've heard better quality 160kbps files from other artists before...
Probably your mixdown/mastering TBH.
Tbh, I reckon my mixes and masters are pretty good
I don't think it's that.
Unless you're talking about 'technical' part of mastering like dithering and that... coz i dont do any of that shit
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:48 pm
by wub
Seeing as encoding algorthims from WAV to MP3 are pretty much standardised, if you're hearing a 'difference' in your tunes vs. tunes from other artists, that would suggest a mixdown/mastering issue. Bearing in mind that MP3 is a compressed format.
Anywho, try it with Audacity as I've suggested. If it still sounds shitty, it's your mixdown/mastering. If it sounds better, then it's iTunes being silly and you'll know not to use it in the future.
Either way, a problem was solved
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:18 pm
by Skrew
Your daw.
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:34 pm
by Steve_French
http://www.freac.org/
this is pretty wicked. i use it convert flac to mp3s and its great
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:23 pm
by fuzion
Switch sound file converter
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:04 am
by wormcode
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:26 am
by Artie_Fufkin
^^Most recent version of lame with audacity was what I was gonna say.
Re: Best WAV to MP3 converter?
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 5:24 am
by samdam1
wub wrote:Seeing as encoding algorthims from WAV to MP3 are pretty much standardised, if you're hearing a 'difference' in your tunes vs. tunes from other artists, that would suggest a mixdown/mastering issue. Bearing in mind that MP3 is a compressed format.
Anywho, try it with Audacity as I've suggested. If it still sounds shitty, it's your mixdown/mastering. If it sounds better, then it's iTunes being silly and you'll know not to use it in the future.
Either way, a problem was solved
Excuse me if I'm wrong to anyone, but yeah, Audacity seems to be doing a better job than Itunes for the conversion.
Cheers.