.mp3 converters?!

[garyd7]

What program do you guys use to convert .wav to .mp3?

I've been using NCH Switch or something like that (since it was the first free one I could find) and it seems to take away some of the high end of the music... is this just a universal thing that happens during conversion to .mp3 or is it down to the converter?

Thanks,
Gary

[synnack]

Mac or Windows?

I use Max on a Mac. http://sbooth.org/Max/

But also iTunes on either platform.

Also your Sample Editor of choice would work. I use Twisted Wave on Mac.

As for high end difference, it depends really on what bitrate you are converting to. A 320k mp3 will definitely have a different high end than a 192k for example.

[Tarekith]

Another vote for Max here.

[Palmer Eldritch]

Also Max or iTunes in conjunction with iTunes-Lame > http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-itun ... loads/list

[moonpie]

On mac I use all2mp3. Havnt had many problems. Sometimes a setting of "super" conversion results in a bad sounding file, not sure why, but I just click "good". The quickest way ive found to bounce ableton wavs to mp3 if im dropboxing them or emailing.

[hacktheplanet]

http://www.rightclickmp3.com/
Right click on a file, convert to MP3. Genius!

[docprosper]

nice pointers, thanks!

[Hermanus]

Same here and I 've found a lil free one, sorry only for windows though

In fact it converts lots of things [audio files, video and pictures]

Format factory:
http://www.formatoz.com/

[darkcatt]

Media Monkey is pretty awesome