[iTunes] converting .aiff files to .mp3

tom dalbec tomdalbec at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 22 13:56:22 PDT 2005


I understood that you were receiving windoz files. OOPs...




> At 1:21 PM -0700 9/22/05, tom dalbec wrote:
>> There is a program that I've used called "audio hijack". I don't remember
>> the cost, but, I don't think it was much. This will record the audio from
>> certain programs, including windows media player, to your MAC in AIFF
>> format. That AIFF file could then be opened in iTunes and then converted to
>> MP3.
> 
> I'll keep it in mind, but supposedly this is what iTunes
> does....takes aiff and converts.  It used to work. It doesn't now.
> 
>> I hope I didn't misunderstand the original problem and hope this is of some
>> help.
> 
> I appreciate anyone's random thoughts....thank you!
> 
> BTW, the exact message when I try to copy the aiff file to desktop
> off the original CD is:
> 
> The finder cannot complete the operation because some data in Track
> 4.aiff could not be read or written. Error code -36
> 
> Yet, track 1 and 2 can be copy/pasted.  On this CD there are 5
> tracks.  Track 3, 4, & 5 cannot be pasted.  That would lead one to
> think it's the recorder, BUT....the PC CD-player can play it, the
> recorder is also a player and it can play it.  But the MAC can't
> altho it used to could!




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