batch wav to mp3 conversion - TranceAddict Forums

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- DJ Booth
-- batch wav to mp3 conversion

Posted by RoBDaWG on Nov-23-2005 23:41:

batch wav to mp3 conversion

ugh, I can't find a program to batch convert WAV's into mp3's without fucking them up. Everything I try put a slight skip at the end so when I burn a CD there's an ever so slight break in the music between tracks. Anyone have an ideas? I had some program called "wav to mp3 converter" and I just reformatted and I can't find it anywhere.

Posted by r5a on Nov-24-2005 05:59:

iTunes?

Import all the .wavs and right click > convert to mp3?

It works for me atleast.

[EDIT]
I need reading lessios, asked for batch job.. Hmm, I'll look around for you

Posted by s3nate on Nov-24-2005 06:47:

dbPowerAmp

Best program for converting any audio file into another.

Posted by Nic on Nov-24-2005 12:33:

Re: batch wav to mp3 conversion

quote:
Originally posted by RoBDaWG
ugh, I can't find a program to batch convert WAV's into mp3's without fucking them up. Everything I try put a slight skip at the end so when I burn a CD there's an ever so slight break in the music between tracks. Anyone have an ideas? I had some program called "wav to mp3 converter" and I just reformatted and I can't find it anywhere.

The slight skip you hear is a problem with the mp3 specification. Mp3 files are stored in frames (each frame is a fraction of a second), if the length of the song isnt exactly the length of a multiple of the frame length a small silence will be added to the end of the file to pad the last frame.

The latest versions of the lame encoder adds a special tag to tell the player where the song ACTUALLY ends, and thus removes the added gap. Not many mp3 decoders can read this tag, obviously either your cd burning program cant, or you arent using a recent version of lame.

Many other formats support "gapless" playback, I prefer OGG Vorbis over anything else. FLAC is also good if you want lossless compression.

Posted by RoBDaWG on Nov-25-2005 23:02:

Re: Re: batch wav to mp3 conversion

quote:
Originally posted by Nic
The slight skip you hear is a problem with the mp3 specification. Mp3 files are stored in frames (each frame is a fraction of a second), if the length of the song isnt exactly the length of a multiple of the frame length a small silence will be added to the end of the file to pad the last frame.

The latest versions of the lame encoder adds a special tag to tell the player where the song ACTUALLY ends, and thus removes the added gap. Not many mp3 decoders can read this tag, obviously either your cd burning program cant, or you arent using a recent version of lame.

Many other formats support "gapless" playback, I prefer OGG Vorbis over anything else. FLAC is also good if you want lossless compression.

ah awsome dude, that's the kinda tip i was looking for, i was beginning to think it had something to do with the codec. I know exactly what you're saying, i'd use other formats, but i want to use mp3 to put online for people to dowload, not everyone's familiar with other formats, thanks man

Posted by Nic on Nov-26-2005 07:13:

Re: Re: Re: batch wav to mp3 conversion

quote:
Originally posted by RoBDaWG
ah awsome dude, that's the kinda tip i was looking for, i was beginning to think it had something to do with the codec. I know exactly what you're saying, i'd use other formats, but i want to use mp3 to put online for people to dowload, not everyone's familiar with other formats, thanks man

You could use one long mp3 file and a cue file to add track makers, I know that nero burns cue files just fine

Posted by Freak on Nov-26-2005 13:28:

Nero express will convert whole folders of wavs to mp3s at once

Posted by Keith Chambers on Nov-29-2005 03:17:

quote:
Originally posted by r5a
iTunes?

I used to use iTunes too for converting my mixes to MP3 but after reading around online I discovered that while iTunes is a fast encoder, the resulting sound is really shitty. If you care about quality try to stick with a LAME based encoder. There are countless software tools based on LAME for Win/Mac/Linux/BSD/etc.

But if you don't care about sound quality just stick with iTunes -- and find a new hobbie.

Posted by Allied Nations on Nov-29-2005 05:28:

Ashampoo MP3 Audiocenter

AMAZING PROGRAM!!!!!!!!

Batch conversions, tag editing, cd burning etc!

awesome program!

Posted by meneedit on Dec-01-2005 01:34:

explain these cue file thingies to me

Posted by Nic on Dec-01-2005 03:46:

A cue file is a text file that references track markings, this allows you to have one long mp3, but still be able to burn a cd with the track markings there.

Example:

code:
PERFORMER "Various Artists"

TITLE "Clubbers Guide 2005"

FILE "ClubbersGuide.mp3" MP3

  TRACK 01 AUDIO

    TITLE "Object Of My Desire"

    PERFORMER "Dana Rayne"

    INDEX 01 00:00:00

  TRACK 02 AUDIO

    TITLE "TSunrise (BCD Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Angel City"

    INDEX 01 03:36:23

  TRACK 03 AUDIO

    TITLE "Winter"

    PERFORMER "DT8 Project Feat Andrea Britton"

    INDEX 01 07:23:46

  TRACK 04 AUDIO

    TITLE "Attention! (F&W Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Commander Tom"

    INDEX 01 11:57:68

  TRACK 05 AUDIO

    TITLE "Love U More (Public Domain's Stadium Mix)"

    PERFORMER "Public Domain"

    INDEX 01 15:45:29

  TRACK 06 AUDIO

    TITLE "Back For Me (Quadrasonic Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Candee Jay"

    INDEX 01 19:52:70

  TRACK 07 AUDIO

    TITLE "Still The One (Dougal & Styles Remix)"

    PERFORMER "United In Dance Feat Lisa Marie"

    INDEX 01 23:26:74

  TRACK 08 AUDIO

    TITLE "Loveshy 2004 (Lee S Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Kristine Blond"

    INDEX 01 28:21:22

  TRACK 09 AUDIO

    TITLE "Forgiven 2005 (Rezonance Q Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Space Brothers"

    INDEX 01 32:25:28

  TRACK 10 AUDIO

    TITLE "Intruder"

    PERFORMER "Armin Vs M.I.K.E."

    INDEX 01 36:09:29

  TRACK 11 AUDIO

    TITLE "Ignition, Sequence, Start"

    PERFORMER "System F"

    INDEX 01 40:16:58

  TRACK 12 AUDIO

    TITLE "Nightdive (Nitrox Mix)"

    PERFORMER "Graham Gold"

    INDEX 01 43:37:22

  TRACK 13 AUDIO

    TITLE "Love Shines Through (Michael Van Holz Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Marcella Woods"

    INDEX 01 47:24:36

  TRACK 14 AUDIO

    TITLE "The Second You Sleep (I Stay To Watch You Fade Away) (Silverroom Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Tess"

    INDEX 01 51:24:73

  TRACK 15 AUDIO

    TITLE "Feelin' Me (4 Rising Stars Mix)"

    PERFORMER "4 Rising Stars"

    INDEX 01 54:36:73

  TRACK 16 AUDIO

    TITLE "Sunshine After The Rain (Dizzy Deejays Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Bel-Air Feat Lisa"

    INDEX 01 58:23:74

  TRACK 17 AUDIO

    TITLE "Generation Of Love (Special D Remix)"

    PERFORMER "Rocco"

    INDEX 01 62:29:27

  TRACK 18 AUDIO

    TITLE "Calabria"

    PERFORMER "Drunkenmunky"

    INDEX 01 66:21:29

  TRACK 19 AUDIO

    TITLE "Wanna Win You Back (Quadrasonic Mix)"

    PERFORMER "Montana"

    INDEX 01 69:45:10

  TRACK 20 AUDIO

    TITLE "Follow The Sun (Tuff Twins Remix)"

    PERFORMER "DJ Absolute & Paul Holden"

    INDEX 01 73:38:62

Posted by meneedit on Dec-06-2005 01:43:

as in like, it lets you skip tracks...?

Posted by Nic on Dec-06-2005 02:15:

quote:
Originally posted by meneedit
as in like, it lets you skip tracks...?

when you burn it to cd yes, it inserts the track marks