[MacDV] Converting sound files to Mp3

[Kim]

Try Audacity at http://audacity.sourceforge.net It is free and will 
export as mp3.

Eric
On Monday, February 21, 2005, at 10:19  AM, KS wrote:

> I've been given 6 audio CDs with 7 hours of talks on them from a men's 
> group workshop.  I need to import the files, edit them down (simple 
> edits) and convert them to (7) Mp3 files so I can burn them onto one 
> CD.
>
> I've tried importing to QT Pro -- editing the files -- and exporting 
> them as aif files.  Since QT Pro doesn't offer Mp3 format, I'd like to 
> convert them to Mp3 files in iTunes v. 4.7.1 But, iTunes doesn't 
> recognize them.  So, I've burned the aif files to CD.  Now iTunes 
> recognizes them and will convert the files to Mp3. However, when I try 
> to play the Mp3 CD all I hear is digital garbage.  I've even converted 
> the individual talks into separate Mp3 files thinking some were 
> corrupt, but I still get digital noise.
>
> Do I need some other type of sound editing program?  I thought for 
> something this simple, I could rely on QT Pro and iTunes??  Can anyone 
> offer a simple solution, please?  I do have a copy of Peak DV 3.0, but 
> I've never used it nor have I used any other audio editing software.  
> Thanks for any help in advance.
>
> Karl
>
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