problems converting MP3s to WAVs

[Bruce Marshall]

On Friday 27 May 2005 03:20 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
> On Fri, 27 May 2005, Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote:
> > Sorry, Lonnni, there seems to be consistency in the way the line from
> > mp3 to audio cd works:
> > cdrecord needs an input which is 16 bit, stereo, 44100 Hz, uncompressed
> > - usually a wav file. If it isn't, you have to make it like that. So, if
> > your mp3 is already 44100 Hz, you're nearly done with a simple mpg321
> > command. Otherwise, use a tool like sox or sndfile-resample (in the
> > libsamplerate package) to fix the wav.
> > Klaus
>
> That seems to be my problem.  All of the MP3s are 32bit, instead of 16.  I
> just scanned through the sox man page and didn't see anything obvious on
> how to convert from 32 to 16 bits.  grrr.


I think audacity would do it....   I just took in an mp3 at 32 bits and output 
a wav at 16 bits.    Plays just fine (or seems to)