I’ve just gotten back into downloading torrents from etree and am in need of a free converter so I can put some shows on CDs and not have to listen to the FLACs with VLC Media Player.
Anyone have a preference for a FLAC > Wav/mp3 converter? What about SHN > Wav?
Also, I’ve been thinking about downloading some of these due to the ease of access:
http://stash.nugs.net/stash.asp?cmd=shows&artist=2
any personal favorites in there?
Thanks, sorry if this is in the wrong place.
I use FLAC Frontend
And I use mkw for SHN
And for all things mp3, I use Exact Audio Copy
This is from the FAQ on the Exact Audio Copy website, and I’m putting this here cuz I remember this part of it slowing me down.
[i]I want to compress audio tracks to MP3s, what do I need besides Exact Audio Copy?
Remember that EAC does not supply a MP3 codec; you may use the LAME, Gogo or the BladeEnc DLL
traders little helper is a good program for easy flac>wav and shn>wav conversion. i use lamexp 1.01 for converting to mp3.
i use dBpoweramp Music Converter for everything because its the easiest ive found and its an all in one program. also if youre converting to mp3/4 it gives you options on the bit rate you want to convert to.
for listening purposes download winamp. they have a codec for nearly every kind of file (FLAC, SHN, etc.) already installed!
btw, they have awesome visuals (check out milkdrop!)
i use traders little helper to convert flac and shn to wav
and you can make mp3’s of wavs with itunes
I want to toss in a little ad for XLD, it’s for macs and it’s super easy to go from FLAC to ALAC (lossless which plays in itunes) and add the song to itunes. for SHN I use xACT > wav -> XLD > ALAC
and once I’ve got an ALAC, it’s easy to use itunes to go to mp3/4. and ALACs work in ipods!
FLAC is falling behind (and SHN is already miles back)
http://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14246