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    What program to use to resize many mp3s simultaneously?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mikhail_scosyrev, May 6, 2006.

  1. mikhail_scosyrev

    mikhail_scosyrev Notebook Consultant

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    I have hundreds of mp3 files, but they are too large (were ripped in a high quality setting).

    So, I want to resize them to a more compact size (~ 3 mb a file).

    Is there any way to do it all at once, instead of one by one?

    If yes, what program could I use for that?
     
    mikhail_scosyrev, May 6, 2006
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  2. mattskent

    mattskent Notebook Geek

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    Well, it's not really possible to do them all at once, but many programs could queue them up so you can walk away from the computer and let it go for a while. iTunes is an example...just change the "import" settings to MP3 at whatever bitrate you're looking at, and then select all the files you want and click on the "convert selection to MP3" option when you right click on them.
     
    mattskent, May 6, 2006
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  3. mikhail_scosyrev

    mikhail_scosyrev Notebook Consultant

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    thanks matt, I will try that indeed, since I have i-tunes.
     
    mikhail_scosyrev, May 6, 2006
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    If you want to get it done with some semblance of quality, I'd recommend The Godfather and LAME encoder. But if you just want to 'get it done', I guess iTunes would work.
     
    olyteddy, May 7, 2006
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I use Cheetah Converter.
     
    ZaZ, May 7, 2006
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  6. Jefe314159

    Jefe314159 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dbpoweramp does everything Ive ever wanted it to. I love how small and efficient it is. No frills, just get the job done simply.
     
    Jefe314159, May 9, 2006
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    Bwen Notebook Evangelist

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    Same here, I'm a music producer myself and I have found DBPowerAMP a great program to carry around on a flash drive which does the job quickly and efficiently. It's not possible to convert/shrink all audio files at one time but DBPowerAMP is able to queue it up and work on one at a time. It's also as easy as just right clicking on the audio file and choosing from the drop down box to convert.
     
    Bwen, May 9, 2006
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  8. satgale

    satgale Notebook Enthusiast

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    DBPowerAMp is it free?
    Or are there any free ones out there> I need to convert my WMA's to MP3's.
     
    satgale, May 9, 2006
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    I've heard that converting mp3s to MP3Pro save alot of space. Just an idea
     
    vassil_98, May 9, 2006
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  10. Bwen

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    Yes it's free, www.dbpoweramp.com
     
    Bwen, May 10, 2006
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