problems converting MP3s to WAVs

[Bruce Marshall]

On Tuesday 24 May 2005 03:07 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
> I've got a bunch of MP3s that I want to convert to WAVs so that I can make
> audio CDs.  I'm running into an annoying problem where I either end up
> with a WAV that doesn't match the criteria needed to create an audio CD
> (cdrecord barfs with the error "Inappropriate audio coding") or the WAV is
> encoded at 2x speed of the MP3 (and burns to the CD fine, but sounds like
> the chipmunks).
>
> The commands i've used are as follows:
> mpg321 -r 44100 --stereo -w track01.wav track01.mp3
> 	^ this one gives me the WAVs that won't burn
>
> mpg321 -b 10000 -s file.mp3 | sox -t raw -r 44100 -s -w -c2 - file.wav
> 	^ this one gives me the WAVs that are 2x fast
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?


Try audacity??

I just imported a 2.2mb mp3 file into audacity and it created a 24mb WAV file 
that plays fine.  Not sure that would do it but it seems to.  There are lots 
of options as to how you want mess with the file once you get the mp3 
imported.
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