Tag Archives: conversion

FlacSquisher ~ Lossless to Lossy Conversion

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FlacSquisher converts a library of FLAC files to MP3, Opus, or Ogg Vorbis format, maintaining the directory structure in the original library. That way, you can maintain your FLAC files for home listening, and easily convert them to MP3, Opus, or Ogg format for mobile use, where storage space is more often tightly constrained.

Features:

  • Converts to MP3 or Ogg Vorbis
  • Maintains directory structure from original library
  • Takes advantage of multicore processors
  • Can copy or ignore files by extension (album art, log files)
  • Ignores files already encoded previously
  • Compatible with Mono on Linux

flacsquisher

sourceforge.net/projects/flacsquisher

MP3Packer ~ Shrink Or Change MP3s CBR / VBR

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MP3packer is a program which can rearrange the data within an MP3 to fulfill specific goals. By default, the program generates the smallest MP3 possible (with the least padding). However, many people also use it to turn VBR files into CBR for use with players which don’t support VBR.

It can save space by storing frame data in the smallest possible frame. Usually MP3s are already stored in the most efficient way possible. However, for high-bitrate CBR files (like -b 320) there can be a lot of wasted space. ~ HydrogenAudio

wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=MP3packer

fre:ac ~ Cross-platform Converter & Ripper

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fre:ac is a free open source audio converter and CD ripper with support for various popular formats and encoders. It currently converts between mp3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, WAV and Bonk formats.

With fre:ac you can easily rip your audio CDs to MP3 or WMA files for use with your hardware player, or convert files that do not play with other audio software. You can even convert whole music libraries retaining the folder and filename structure.

The integrated CD ripper supports the CDDB / freedb online CD database. It will automatically query song information and write it to ID3v2 or other title information tags.

Features:

  • Converter for MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, WAV and Bonk formats
  • Integrated CD ripper with CDDB/freedb title database support
  • Portable application, install on a USB stick and take it with you
  • Multi-core optimized encoders to speed up conversions on modern PCs
  • Full Unicode support for tags and file names
  • Easy to learn and use, still offers expert options when you need them
  • Multilingual user interface available in 40 languages
  • Completely free and open source without a catch

freac-1.0.x-en

www.freac.org

BatchEncoder ~ Audio Conversion GUI

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BatchEncoder is audio file conversion software. It supports most of popular audio file formats including both lossy and lossless compression. The program is very simple to use. BatchEncoder is basically a GUI front-end for command-line tools. All it does is create background processes and pass arguments to it with options set in the presets / format menu and additionally adds input and output file paths.

Features:

  • Open-source, fast and simple.
  • Front-end for command-line tools.
  • Supports popular audio formats.
  • File transcoding between audio formats.
  • Multi-threaded conversion.
  • Full UNICODE support.
  • Multi-language user interface.
  • Out of the box configuration for new users.
  • Advanced options for experienced users.
BatchEncoder

wieslawsoltes.github.io/BatchEncoder
github.com/wieslawsoltes/BatchEncoder
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,50822.0

CUETools ~ Lossless Audio / CUE Sheet Conversion

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The goal is to make sure the album image is preserved accurately. A lossless disc image must be lossless not only in preserving contents of the audio tracks, but also in preserving gaps and CUE sheet contents. Many applications lose vital information upon conversion, and don’t support all possible CUE sheet styles.

Supports AccurateRip

cuetools.net
Download
CueTools Database

PowerShell Audio ~ Automate Conversions / Tagging

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An extensible, multi-format audio conversion and tagging module for Windows PowerShell™

github.com/jherby2k/PowerShellAudio/releases
Primer
List of Cmdlets
Script Examples

Hydrogen Audio Forum
Hydrogen Audio Wiki

dBpoweramp Music Converter ~ mp3 Converter, FLAC, WAV, AAC & Apple Lossless.

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dBpoweramp Music Converter – mp3 converter, FLAC, WAV, AAC and Apple Lossless. Free Download (21 day full trial), start converting today!

 

www.dbpoweramp.com

Foobar2000 ~ Extensible Audio Interface & Player

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An advanced freeware audio player for Android, Mac, Windows and Wine.

Foobar2000 v2.16 Default User Interface
Foobar2000 v2.16 Default User Interface
  • Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND… and more with additional components.
  • Gapless playback.
  • Easily customizable user interface.
  • Advanced tagging capabilities.
  • Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
  • Full ReplayGain support.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
  • Open component architecture allows third-party developers to extend functionality.
  • Multiplatform: Android, Mac, Windows 32|64-bit and ARM (ARM64EC).

Foobar2000 is not limited to its own default user interface or DUI. The interface is modular and there is an alternate interface called Columns User Interface or CUI.

www.foobar2000.org
www.foobar2000.org/download
www.foobar2000.org/components
www.foobar2000.org/FAQ
www.foobar2000.org/screenshots
www.foobar2000.org/SDK
mobile.foobar2000.com
wiki.hydrogenaud.io
Version_2.0_Release_Notes

Packages & Store Versions:

apps.apple.com/us/app/foobar2000/id1072807669
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foobar2000.foobar2000
www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/foobar2000/9pdj8x9spf2k
www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9PDJ8X9SPF2K (foobar2000 classic version 1.6x)
chocolatey.org/packages/foobar2000
aur.archlinux.org/packages/foobar2000/

Foobar Forums At Hydrogenaudio:

References:
Foobar2000 ~ The First Steps