Below are some "Freeware / Shareware" applications that you can easily download and use to create your own MP3's. Most of them are "drag & drop" style applications.



 

MP3 Encoder 0.12 (Mac OS)

    This Application converts AIFF songs (from a CD) into MP3's.

Download MP3 Encoder from: http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d2linjo/mp3/

Then, download the SWA Export Xtra from Macromedia at:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/soundedit/how/shock/

Extract the archive. Place the SWA Export Xtra in the same folder as the mp3 encoder. You need to download version 6.0. as mp3 encoder is currently incompatible with other versions.

Start the program by double-clicking on it. The encoder settings dialog will appear.

Drag AIFF files on the application to encode them to mpeg layer 3.

Created by Johan Lindvall.
E-mail d2linjo@dtek.chalmers.se
WWW-page: http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d2linjo/mp3/

 

MPecker Encoder 1.0b14 (Mac OS)

    This application converts AIFF files into MP3's . It also extracts songs from a CD so you can make your own MP3's.

Download MPecker Encoder at: http://www.anime.net/~go/mpeckers.html

Expand the file, then start the program by double-clicking on it.

If you already have a song on your drive, drag it into the Encoder. If you have a computer with a CD Drive, use MPecker to extract a song from a music CD, then convert it to an MP3.

Created by Rafael at: rafaelwl@sumter.net

 

MPecker Drop Decoder 1.4.1 (Mac OS)

    This application converts MP3's into AIFF files so you can burn them to a cd.

Download MPecker Drop Decoder at: http://www.anime.net/~go/mpeckers.html

Expand the file, then start the program by double-clicking on it.

Drag MP3 files onto the application to convert them to AIFF.

Created by Rafael at: rafaelwl@sumter.net

 

SoundEdit 16 2.0.7

    This is a commercial application that is the industry standard and is used by the multimedia industry and even music groups. It does pretty much anything in the way of manipulating music and sounds.

You can find out about SoundEdit at: http://www.macromedia.com. It is rather expensive, however, about $300.00.
 

Fetch (Mac OS)

    This is a free application used to upload / download mp3's over the web.

All you need is type in the web site address, your name and password, and you can easily transfer files to and from various sites. Widley used to upload / download MP3's. For those with free web sites at, say, Xoom.com, this is a more preferred method than their own application, as you can see exactly how much data is sent, how much longer it requires, etc.

Download at http://ftp.dartmouth.edu



Windows 95/98 Mp3 decoders!

Converts mp3 to wave. To burn an audio-cdr you have to convert your mp3 to wave at a maximum of 44.1 Khz first and then burn them as audiotracks.

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