The mp3 format is one of the most convenient formats for listening to music. Without exception, all players support this particular format, because it allows you to compress audio tracks with virtually no loss of quality. You can convert to mp3 both in order to change the format of an audio file, and in order to digitize a CD. In order to convert music to mp3 format, you need to follow a few simple steps.
Instructions
Step 1
In case you want to convert a licensed audio disc, you just need to digitize the tracks using Windows Media Player. Insert the CD into your computer, then use Windows Media Player to convert the audio tracks to mp3 format. Also, you can use other programs such as AudioGrabber. Unlike Windows media player, these programs allow you to convert tracks to mp3 with a higher bitrate than 128.
Step 2
In order to convert tracks from wav, mp4, aac and others to mp3 format, you need an audio editor. It will provide the best compression quality, and will also allow you to manually set the bitrate in which you want to save the mp3. Some of the best editors are Sony Sound Forge and Adobe Audition. Download and install one of these music editors.
Step 3
Start the editor, and then open the audio file with it. You can also increase the volume using the normalize effect, or change the frequency placement in the track using the graphic equalizer. After you finish processing the track, click on "File" and then save the track in mp3 format. To do this, when saving an audio file, select from the list of mp3 formats, specify the bitrate, then press "ok".
