ac 2 – audio channels 2 for stereo as it said the file was on previous step Here is how you do it –įfmpeg -i "Abstract Illusion - Isolation VIP.wav" -acodec libmp3lame -ac 2 -ar 44100 -ab 320k -f mp3 "Abstract Illusion - Isolation VIP.mp3" If (for example) your file was recorded at 128 kb/s there would be no point in converting it to a 320 kb/s file (it will not make the file better quality)Ĭheck out - How to stop people trying to hack your root logonĤ) ok so now to convert your wav to mp3. The key things to note are the Hz and the kb/s highlighted above which show the quality the file was recorded in. Stream #0:0: Audio: pcm_s24le ( / 0x0001), 44100 Hz, stereo, s32, 2116 kb/sĪt least one output file must be specified Input #0, wav, from 'Abstract Illusion - Isolation VIP.wav':ĭuration: 00:06:14.81, bitrate: 2116 kb/s Guessed Channel Layout for Input Stream #0.0 : stereo First we will look at the wav file we have downloaded –įfmpeg -i "Abstract Illusion - Isolation VIP.wav"įfmpeg version 2.0.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developersīuilt on 05:31:18 with gcc 4.8 (Debian 4.8.1-10)Ĭonfiguration: -extra-cflags=-I./static/include -extra-ldflags='-L./static/lib -static' -enable-gpl -enable-version3 -enable-static -disable-shared -disable-debug -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-libmp3lame -enable-libx264 -enable-libspeex -enable-libvorbis -enable-libvpx -enable-libfreetype -enable-libxvid -enable-libopencore-amrnb -enable-libopencore-amrwb -enable-libtheora -enable-libvo-aacenc -enable-libvo-amrwbenc -enable-gray -enable-libopenjpeg -disable-ffserver Anyway get it in a directory you can get to and get to your command prompt.īit of promo for Abstract Illusion here is his free download track –ģ) ffmpeg has 100s of options but for this task it is simple. So upload it to your linux box (or ffmpeg works on windows).
As you can see I use a static version as its totally simple to install, and has all the functionality I have ever needed.Ģ) I got this great track from Soundcloud HERE – and as you can see when you download it, it is a wav file. Most people these days would agree that mp3 is still the most accepted format for most audio players and devices, although there are many other formats available like aac, mp4 (stems), flac, and indeed wav which all have their place.įfmpeg is a hugely useful media conversion tool which I have spoken about before, so today I will show you how easy it is to take your wav file and convert it to an mp3.ġ) Follow my guide to install ffmpeg HERE. If you use Soundcloud you will often come across free downloads of tracks from up and coming producers who want to spread their music to more people, or from established artists who use a free track as some additional promotion for their future releases or events.
Todays post I will show you how to convert a wav to mp3 format. How to convert a wav to mp3 using ffmpeg How to convert a wav to mp3 using ffmpeg
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