[MacDV] Converting sound files to Mp3

[Paul Moortgat]

I can't download Audacity for Mac from them.  I even tried Macupdate 
and it also wouldn't download from there.  I give up.

Paul Moortgat

On 21 Feb 2005, at 16:33, Kim wrote:

> 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