Re: And now, SOUND!

On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Boudewijn Rempt wrote:

> On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Sally Caves wrote:
>
> > Herman,  I've been thinking about MP3 for a while now and
> > have a few questions:  Does MP3 come with an expensive
> > price tag?   Does it have a package that allows you both to
> > play AND record?  And finally, can you translate songs
> > you've recorded in Real Player into MP3?  I'd hate to
> > do these all over again, although my husband and I have
> > just bought a sound workshop and CD burner for more professional
> > composition.   WHEE HEE!   One more piece of equipment
> > to get all tied up around.
> >
>
> Depends on your predilections, whether mp3 is free or not. I use
> lame, which is free. But I'd advise you to shell out for CoolEdit,
> which is nifty and can work with mp3 files directly. Find a
> time-limited copy on tucows. Going from realaudio to mp3 is a problem
> I haven't solved myself yet.
I've found a workable solution, which I used for samples before I bought
my Emulator...take the .ra file, put it into a proggy called "Streambox
Ripper" and it spits out as a .wav; then you can convert it into .mp3
aucun probleme. You can download streambox for free like a sample
copy.

-------ferko
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