[G4] MP3 Question

[sr ferenczy]

itunes can do wav aif acc and mp3 ripping of cds. look in application 
(itunes) menu->preferences->importing

sandor

On Mar 30, 2004, at 4:31 PM, zerorez at comcast.net wrote:

>
> Actually, if Itunes can import into MP3 then I am quite happy indeed. 
> I have an Audible Otis, (I walk and like to listen to books and music 
> while I walk. Otis support was added to Itunes and they come free with 
> a 1 year subscription to Audible.com.) I am using OS X 10.3 Sorry for 
> the lack of specifics and the mini rant, if it makes you feel better, 
> I am a PC tech that is telling clients about OS X as I fix countless 
> virus and spyware problems, so I am trying to help that whole 5% 
> thing. =) From what I have seen so far I would love to change a few 
> things about the mac in general, but overall it's now my favorite 
> machine. Even though I have a 1.8 ghz Barton core Athlon sitting next 
> to my Sawtooth 400, the Winbox hasn't been turned on lately. I am 
> adapting from a wintel experience from Dos 2.11 to Xp Pro. =) And 
> smiling.
>>
>> On Tuesday, Mar 30, 2004, at 11:48 Canada/Eastern, Tim LaCroix wrote:
>>
>>> Hey, I have a question about the best way to rip a CD to Mp3 on the
>>> mac, I have ITunes, but that format is not supported by my mp3 
>>> player,
>>> is there any good free program out there?
>>
>> What OS version? What iTunes version? What MP3 player?
>>
>> By default, the current version of iTunes encodes with AAC, a later
>> codec which achieves the same quality at a smaller size. However, it
>> can still encode in MP3. Check your prefs, under Importing. Also, 
>> check
>> your MP3 player manual. Your player may expect AAC-encoded files to
>> have the filename extension .m4a, instead of .aac.
>>
>>> One thing I am noticing about my experiences with my Mac is that many
>>> things I could do on a PC for free are now costing me money, it's
>>> kinda annoying.
>>
>> It's the difference between being one of the 90% majority, or one of
>> the 5% minority. Tough luck.
>>
>> But keep in mind that there are various open-source Unix-based
>
>> utilities now ported to the Mac OS X. While it may take a little
>> fiddling to get them working to your requirements, the results are
>> usually just as good as (if not better than) what you get on Windows.
>> However, because of the realities of the market, there will always be
>> specialized apps on Win which have no equivalent on the Mac. Such a 
>> one
>> is Exact Audio Copy (if you're a purist as far as CD ripping goes).
>>
>> f
>>
>>
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