Thanks for the input Keith and I did finally find the file I needed from lame.
Now the problem is when I opened Audacity the open my one song music file which
streamed across the screen then I tried to convert to mp3 which it did but the
sound was really strange. I guess I do not understand audacity at all.
Thanks
Larry
>
> From: Keith Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/03/31 Fri PM 02:43:43 EST
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: PCWorks: Music question
>
> For the conversions, you need a codec (format conversion file). The new
> Lame mp3 converter is probably among the best. there was an older
> version that was described as poor and this may be your problem. You
> can read more about them at
>
> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Lame_Encoder.htm
>
> and download from there as well. I use Audacity all the time to convert
> and edit to length MP3 files as well as WMA and a WAV formats. All have
> good fideltity with the Lame that I am useing.
>
>
> Keith Thompson
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> From: "BubblyBabs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: 2006/03/30 Thu PM 07:46:59 EST
> >> To: <[email protected]>
> >> Subject: Re: PCWorks: Music question
> >>
> >> ---- Original Message ----
> >> From: "LarryB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: "PC Questions" <[email protected]>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:58 AM
> >> Subject: PCWorks: Music question
> >>
> >>
> >>> I have RealPlayer and ITunes and my question is if I download music
> >>> that is ACC protected is there a way to change the format to MP3? So
> >>> far I can't find a way and I guess the only thing I must do is before
> >>> I download change my settings to MP3 encode for importing a song. The
> >>> problem is that I use both MP3 and Ipod which is another different
> >>> format. Thanks
> >>>
> >> Yes, listen to the music via your computer and use audacity to make your
> >> music into an mp3...
> >> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
> >> You'll also need to download lame:
> >> http://lame.sourceforge.net/
> >> Babs
> >>
> >
> > Babs, I found the file I needed and downloaded it so Audacity could find
> > it. I then open a song in audacity told it to convert it to MP3 and my
> > player recoginzes it but when I play it it sounds like some undescripable
> > sound. I must have missed something.
> > Thanks
> > Larry
> >
>
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