Program for batch converting various audio files to mp3

In article <1106119880.781076.206740 DeleteThis @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
dglaser DeleteThis @pacific.net wrote:

 > Is there a program that can talk a folder of audio files composed of
 > AIFF, WAV, mp3, and ACC and convert them to mp3 files at a pre-selected
 > set of sample rate and bit rate, etc.?
 >
 > Thanks for any help.
 >
 > Dale


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In article <1106159310.376861.175690.TakeThisOut@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
dglaser.TakeThisOut@pacific.net wrote:

 > Thanks for replying...
 >
 > Could you clearly explain the steps.
 >
 > I guess I can see where you can have a playlist consisting of mp3,
 > aiff, acc files. But I don't how to export or convert the files to the
 > parameters of my choice, other than maybe to burn to a CD, but even
 > then how do I set the parameters.
 >
 > Thanks.

[1] Launch iTunes;

[2] Create a playlist and add the audio files you want to convert;

[3] Open menu iTunes > Preferences > Importing and set the encoding
parameters you want (either choose from the presets in the menu's or
fine tune the settings using the "Setting > Custom..." menu item);

[4] Close the preferences ("OK");

[5] Select every track you wish to convert (if you created a playlist in
step 2, choose menu "Edit > Select All");

[6] Choose menu "Advanced > Convert selection to MP3" ('MP3' will be
substituted with the encoding you chose in step 3 if applicable);

[7] Wait for iTunes to finish encoding;

[8] Switch to your main iTunes Library and click the heading of the
column "Date Added" to sort in descending order (if you don't see it,
scroll right or failing that, use menu "Edit > View Options" to turn it
on). If it sorts ascending first, click once more... ;

[9] Your newly created files will now be at the top of the list. Select
them and drag them out of the iTunes window to your desktop or a Finder
folder of choice. A copy of each dragged file will be created there;

[10] If you want to remove the newly encoded files from your iTunes
music folder, delete them from the Library window and answer the dialog
with "Yes". They will be moved to the trash.
If desired: Remove your original files in the playlist from the Library
option-deleting the playlist.

That completes the batch conversion.

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In article <pink.foam-DB6D46.20200419012005 RemoveThis @corp.supernews.com>,
Cillit Bang <pink.foam RemoveThis @every.invalid> wrote:

 > In article <1106159310.376861.175690 RemoveThis @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
 > dglaser RemoveThis @pacific.net wrote:
 >
  > > Thanks for replying...
  > >
  > > Could you clearly explain the steps.
  > >
  > > I guess I can see where you can have a playlist consisting of mp3,
  > > aiff, acc files. But I don't how to export or convert the files to the
  > > parameters of my choice, other than maybe to burn to a CD, but even
  > > then how do I set the parameters.
  > >
  > > Thanks.
 >
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 > That completes the batch conversion.
 >
 > Cillit

10steps!!

Get LameBrain instead:

<http://www.funkatron.com/apps/lamebrain/LameBrain.dmg.gz>

Tony

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Thanks for the info about using iTunes to batch process files. The step
that confuses me is where you start with the files already in iTunes,
and then, what, "re"-import them having preset the iTunes import
format?

I downloaded Lamebrain, and haven't tried it yet, but I wondered about
the general topic of mp3 formats. I have heard there are a whole much
of different mp3 formats. How does one know they are creating the
"right" one? And, in fact, what does the "right" mp3 format mean?

Dale
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