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Those who use MP3 ringers: what program do u edit your MP3s with?

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Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

i was using SoundForge 7.0 but after i encoded 20 mp3s the trial version expired.


is there any other "freeware" that i can use to encode MP3s?



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Posted by: lordicer

I use a program called LAME. It is command line only, which kind of sucks, but it has lopass/hipass filters and lots of other options.


Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:
Originally posted by lordicer
I use a program called LAME. It is command line only, which kind of sucks, but it has lopass/hipass filters and lots of other options.
i have a feeling that may be a little over my head


Posted by: lordicer

Ok, well if I were you I'd still use SoundForge to cut up your mp3s then output them as mono wav files at the bitrate/frequency you want. Then you could use something even as simple as Winamp 2's diskwrite plugin to output the wav into mp3. I'm not too familiar with any other encoders, but try searching http://www.download.com


Posted by: aznboi320

reinstall


Posted by: xizor

RazorLAME is an excellent gui for the command line LAME interface. I extract my mp3's to wav w/ winamp and edit in regular old windows sound recorder. Then re-encode w/ LAME.


Posted by: rivertrek

I use Goldwave, http://www.goldwave.com/
It's a good program to encode/edit/trim wav and mp3 files.
Make sure that you download the lame_enc.dll allowing you to encode to mp3. If you can't find it on the website there is a link inside the help file.


Posted by: badboy8813

yeh i had the same problem with sound forge 7.0.......... i got on irc and dwld 6.0 and its the same thing but never ends


Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

i tried re-installing it. didnt work



can anyone point me towards a downloadable version of sound forge that doesnt expire?


Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:
Originally posted by rivertrek
I use Goldwave, http://www.goldwave.com/
It's a good program to encode/edit/trim wav and mp3 files.
Make sure that you download the lame_enc.dll allowing you to encode to mp3. If you can't find it on the website there is a link inside the help file.
is this the same LAME program everyone else is talking about?

i dont know how to use command lines....


Posted by: rivertrek

Quote:
Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
is this the same LAME program everyone else is talking about?

i dont know how to use command lines....


You don't need to use command lines to run Lame Encoder with Goldwave. Once you install the Lame encoder the Goldwave programs does everything else for you.

Download Goldwave at: http://www.goldwave.com/gwave506.exe

Download LAME MP3 Encoder at:
http://www.hot.ee/smpman/mp3/
http://www.jthz.com/~lame/

Despite its name, LAME is perhaps the best free MP3 encoder available. Download the latest LAME file from one of the links above and unzip it to extract the Lame_enc.dll file. Make sure you copy that file into the folder where GoldWave is installed (usually C:\Program Files\GoldWave) or you can copy it into the C:\Windows\System (or equivalent) folder. This will allow you to save the files as mp3. Goldwave works with wav and mp3 files, no midi.

Goldwave is good as a free demo, but after so many "tolls" (uses) it starts asking you to register. All you need to do is close it out, save first, and restart it. It lasts for a long time before you need to do that though, it's not as bad as it sounds.


Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:
Originally posted by rivertrek
You don't need to use command lines to run Lame Encoder with Goldwave. Once you install the Lame encoder the Goldwave programs does everything else for you.

Download Goldwave at: http://www.goldwave.com/gwave506.exe

Download LAME MP3 Encoder at:
http://www.hot.ee/smpman/mp3/
http://www.jthz.com/~lame/

Despite its name, LAME is perhaps the best free MP3 encoder available. Download the latest LAME file from one of the links above and unzip it to extract the Lame_enc.dll file. Make sure you copy that file into the folder where GoldWave is installed (usually C:\Program Files\GoldWave) or you can copy it into the C:\Windows\System (or equivalent) folder. This will allow you to save the files as mp3. Goldwave works with wav and mp3 files, no midi.

Goldwave is good as a free demo, but after so many "tolls" (uses) it starts asking you to register. All you need to do is close it out, save first, and restart it. It lasts for a long time before you need to do that though, it's not as bad as it sounds.
i figured it out the other day but i forgot to update this thread. thanks for the link though!


Posted by: MikeBuzzsaw

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