Compressing MP3 songs

Submitted: Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 14:39

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Willem

I have ripped music from CD's to My Music and play them via WMP.

Most of the songs have been ripped at high quality sound setting(I think) as their sizes are quite big (up to 14MB).

How do I compress these soings so that I can store more of them on my flash card?

Any help appreciated

Cheers

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Reply By: Jarse - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 15:01

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 15:01

Willem, you need to define what output quality you would like, ie it sounds like you have around 320kb/s selected (which is good quality/larger file size). If you change it to 128 or 192, you will still have acceptable quality, and reduce the file size significantly.

My personal choice when space is a premium is 192. 128 sounds just a little "tinny" through the speakers, and I don't mean beer!

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 22:52

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 22:52

Yes Jarse You are right.

I have all my music files in MP3 formay at 320kb's

Now, how to I change them to a lower rate from 320???

I have changed the setting so that in the future I can rip music at 192

Cheers and Merry Christmas

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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 16:05

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 16:05

I use cyber link power 2 go. I am pretty sure that it is a free site and It coverts your stuff to mp3 you have to into the settings and dot the mp3 buttons.
This may help

All the best
Eric

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:01

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:01

Thanks Eric

Had a quick look but could not find an anser there.

Cheers

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Follow Up By: Boc1971 - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 07:15

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 07:15

Try this site

www.tucows.com they have HEAPS of mp3 rippers as well as lots of other software - some is shareware / adware /freeware and so forth -- but you do have a very large variety of software

have a look around the site -- there is heaps on offer

Boc

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Reply By: fwdoz - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:12

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:12

I use RealPlayer which is free....it also can rip songs in MP3...

160 bit rate upwards is the way to go...

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:10

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:10

Thanks mate but still not the anwer. Googling at present

Cheers

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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:25

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 19:25

I've been using Itunes for Windows (free download) at 160, and its sounded OK to me. About 6 Mb per song. All our albums fit on 8 CDs on the sunvisor.

All the best Willem,

Phil

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:17

Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 23:17

Thanks Phil...but I am looking for something else. Have all the tunes downloaded to puter and have a number on flashcard(downloaded from puter). Downloaded at 320 but want to reduce to 192kbits. How to do it? That is the question lol

Have a good one

Cheers

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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 11:08

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 11:08

I expect you need to re-convert all the songs at 192. Theres a box to select on most of the MP3 software.

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Reply By: thomjor - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 08:31

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 08:31

Try downloading a program called dBpowerAMP music converter. It's very easy to use & will convert to any chosen bitrate, just a right click of the mouse button.It also allows you to tag & edit. It comes with a 30 day license but that is no problem!!!

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Follow Up By: Jarse - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:30

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:30

Willem,
I use Nero 6. I think I know what you mean - that you would like to "re-encode" a 320kb/s to a 192 or similar, in order not to have to rip the CD's again from scratch. That's a pain....

I can't speak about other utilities encoding MP3 to MP3, but I know Nero 6 will do this. I keep 320's on my computer to listen to, and convert them to 192's to use on my Palm Pilot via the SD card.

In Nero, it's just a matter of re-selecting the required MP3 files in the "encoding" menu and away it goes.

Hope this helps. Merry Christmas!

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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 22:28

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 22:28

Thanks Jarse

Yes that is what I meant lol

Have Nero and am uploading updates

Cheers

Thomjor

Will go have a look

Cheers

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Reply By: tojo - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 11:01

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 11:01

l also use db poweramp to convert my music to mp3 to easy to use

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Reply By: Rojac - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 20:52

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 20:52

Ive gone the oposite, I record at 32Kps, sound quality is ok given that I generally play it in the 75 along with the road/tyre/engine/wind noise. No worse than recording from lp onto cassette. I've got tin ears so it suffices but the advantage is that an album is approximately 20mb and I can fit up 50 albums onto a cd. Play it through a pioneer. Works for me.

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Reply By: Willem - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:03

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:03

Thanks to everyone who replied.

I have gon with Thomjor's suggestion and have downloaded dBpower AMP and have converter one file.

Now to try to do the rest in bulk!!! lol

Cheers

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:17

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:17

Leave them at 320, they sound SO much better!!

but then it is a rattly GQ ;)

safe xmas and new yr to you and mrs willem

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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:24

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:24

Thanks Trucky

Yeah but I need more music on the flashcard. Doesnt sound too bad at 192.

Cheers and you and Cameron have a safe one too

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:25

Sunday, Dec 25, 2005 at 23:25

Downloaded another 800 songs over last few days.. Bored off me tits here! Cams in USA with his mum...

got 5000+ MP3's

grab yaself Limewire, and go for it!

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