How to calculate minutes for audio tracks

[Net Llama!]

On 12/09/02 11:57, Collins wrote:
> I'm converting some of my daughter's mp3 music collection to wav
> format and burning cd's for her.  I'm using the old mp32wav script
> (mpg123 and sox) to do the conversions and cdrecord to burn the cd's.
> 
> One of the advantages of the accursed Windows programs (CD Creator,
> etc.) is that they calculate the number of minutes for a track,
> whereas I have to guess at how many trakcs will fit of a cd.
> 
> Does anyone know how to do this in Linux fashion?

I would imagine that it depends on the bit rate of the MP3, for starters.

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