[audacity4blind] Re: Question about Converting to MP3

  • From: "Michelle Creedy " <michelle.creedy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:45:32 -0700

Thanks, I appreciate all the help.

 

Michelle

 

 

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[mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher Wright
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 7:42 AM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Question about Converting to MP3

 

Here'as another approach.

 

1. Export the audio out of Audacity as a wave file.

2. Convert with ITunes.

 

http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/tap010-audacity-and-itunes%e2%80%94making-no
t-lame-mp3s/

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Justin Trevino <mailto:jtrevino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 6:53 AM

Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Question about Converting to MP3

 

Michelle,
Robbie is absolutely right.
320 kbps is the highest available bit rate for mp3 encoding.
The higher the bit rate the less the file compression hence the better the
audio quality.
I always export my mp3s at 320.
Now, if file size is an issue the file becomes smaller as you reduce the bit
rate.
The only time I export at a lower bit rate is if I intend to email somebody
that mp3, and I can see that It's going to be too large to email at 320
kbps.
In that situation I try to find the highest available bit rate that will
still compress the resulting file just enough so I can email it.
I've only encountered that once, and it was because the radio station I was
emailing had restrictions on their server that would only allow them to
receive small files.
I hope this was helpful.
Justin

On 6/23/2014 3:15 AM, Robbie wrote:

Hi Michelle!

Yes you can export to mp3 format. However, converting an already compressed
file, say m4a or ogg, will result in loss of quality because the material is
compressed twice. In the export dialogue you can tab down to Options and
adjust the compression rate. If you're converting from another compression
format you should select the lowest compression (320), to minimize quality
loss.

Cheers! Robbie

From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michelle Creedy 
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 4:11 AM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audacity4blind] Question about Converting to MP3

Hello List 

Can one actually convert to MP3 with Audacity or is this something I need to
do with another program?

Michelle

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