From Chris.Hilker Sent Wed, Nov 19th 1997, 17:09
>> Can anyone help me with any tips on how to encode WAV or similar files >> (stereo, 44.1 MHz) into MP3 files? Any applications necessary, what? I'm >> running a PowerMac and have tried a fair number of sound utilities in hopes >> of preparing some of my audio files for smooth Web transition. > >Quick and dirty PowerMac MP3 ripping recipe: > >Use something like Adaptec's Toast Audio Extractor 1.1 to pull in the CD >track to a WAV file. > >Then use SoundEdit 16 version 2.0.x to convert the WAV file to MPEG-3. To >do this you need some plug-ins for SoundEdit 16; specifically, things related >to WAV import ("WAVE IMA Import", "WAVE IMA Export"), and SWA (MPEG-3) export >("SWA Streaming Xrta", "SWA Settings (SE16) Xtra", "SWA Settings (Dir) Xtra", >"SWA Export Xtra", "SWA Compression Xtra", "Preverb", "Loop Tuner" and >"Afterburner"). > >You can then import WAV files into SoundEdit 16 and export them as MPEG-3's >(export as "SWA File" in the dialogue box). > >Note that SoundEdit 16 can import as WAV from CD as well, but I had troubles >with it and found that Toast Audio Extractor worked a lot better. Even quicker and dirtier: Extract using SoundApp (use "Import to QuickTime"), then use MPecker to encode it. Much cheaper (free/shareware) than the commercial products that Greg recommends (although quite a bit less functional, of course). C. -- Chris.Hilker (xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx) "Sex is the darndest nougat murder, something something e-mail something something la la la la beable beable trousers and dingaling nougat..."