Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could get any tips for creating MP3's in Linux from the output of the soundcard. I found some songs I was looking for at the legal music site Launch.com, but I wanted to store them as MP3's rather than RealVideo files. I also have a wav file recording from Microsoft's Windowsmedia.com site that I would like to convert to MP3 to shrink the size... Any suggestions? Thanks, Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============
I also have a wav file recording from Microsoft's Windowsmedia.com site that I would like to convert to MP3 to shrink the size...
Try an mp3 encoder called 'gogo'. It's very fast! -- Oscar Renalias / oscare@fib.upc.es / FIB / UPC House music is a state of mind
Hi Oscar,
Try an mp3 encoder called 'gogo'. It's very fast!
Thanks! That works really well - it compressed a 40 meg wave file into a 4.4 meg MP3. And, it only took 72 seconds to do such! However, I'm still curious what to do with the RealMedia files I have (more specifically one RealVideo file and a few RealAudio files) that I would like to take the audio track from, and save them as MP3's. I am assuming the best option is to save them as a wave file, and then convert them to MP3's, but that brings another question... Can anyone suggest a good wave recorder for Linux that could record line-out in a high quality (near-CD quality, similar to 96 Kbps or 128 kbps MP3's)) format? It'll be nice if I can convert these, so that I can play them in xmms rather than RealPlayer. Thanks, Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============
"Timothy R.Butler" wrote:
Hi Oscar,
Try an mp3 encoder called 'gogo'. It's very fast!
Thanks! That works really well - it compressed a 40 meg wave file into a 4.4 meg MP3. And, it only took 72 seconds to do such! However, I'm still curious what to do with the RealMedia files I have (more specifically one RealVideo file and a few RealAudio files) that I would like to take the audio track from, and save them as MP3's.
I am assuming the best option is to save them as a wave file, and then convert them to MP3's, but that brings another question... Can anyone suggest a good wave recorder for Linux that could record line-out in a high quality (near-CD quality, similar to 96 Kbps or 128 kbps MP3's)) format?
There is gramofile. (Comes with SuSE). Generaly thought to capture old vinyl records. Works -a bit crude, non graphic- from an xterm. You need to set the recording source by hand, in KDE you need to bring up the mixer (kmix), point to the line-out lever, right click and select record source. I havn't tried to record from line out yet, but the option seems to exist. There is another lever for record in (gain). You need to make use of that one too. Juergen
It'll be nice if I can convert these, so that I can play them in xmms rather than RealPlayer.
Thanks, Tim
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I havn't tried to record from line out yet, but the option seems to exist. There is another lever for record in (gain). You need to make use of that one too.
Well, I think I sortof got it to work, although using rec (part of sox) there is an extremely large amount of noise in the recording. I'll have to install gramofile tomorrow and see if that works better... Thanks, Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============
"Timothy R.Butler" wrote:
Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could get any tips for creating MP3's in Linux from the output of the soundcard. I found some songs I was looking for at the legal music site Launch.com, but I wanted to store them as MP3's rather than RealVideo files. I also have a wav file recording from Microsoft's Windowsmedia.com site that I would like to convert to MP3 to shrink the size...
Any suggestions?
Hi Tim, I use lame to convert from wav to mp3. works well. But it is not -as far as I know- on the SuSE CDs. mpg123 converts mp3 to wav (back onto CD with cdrecord). One of the german mags had an article about that, I would need to look it up, there are also scripts to turn CD's into mp3 and vice versa, using the named tools. Juergen
Thanks, Tim
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