Program to Encode MP3's for free?

Question

I'm looking for a free program that can convert .wav files to .mp3 format.

Answer 1

Go to www.dbpoweramp.com then download the music converter. It's a great program, I use it myself.

Answer 2

This is a LAME question and deserves a LAME answer. The answer is LAME. LAME is an open source mp3 encoder that is available from http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php. My advice would be to use this encoder as it is primarily the base for all the bulky programs everyone else is LAMEly suggesting.

Answer 3

try goldwave

http://www.goldwave.com/

make sure you also download / install the Lame32 file as well
you need this to encode to .mp3

once you get it set up

click on Open - (to open a song)
then click on File - Save as
you can alter (if you want) the following -
- Save in (to save the song to the folder you want it in)
- File name - (you can change this to what you want to name it)
- Save as type - this is where you convert it from .wav and click on .mp3
then click the Save button

you can also trim songs with this program - and add different effects to it as well - nice l'il program - I've been using it for years

good luck
rock on

Answer 4

I find this program very useful

SUPER © Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer

But it might take quite a while to download.. (more than an hour)

Answer 5

CDex.

It's free, and easy to use.

http://www.download.com/CDex/3000-2140_4-10226370.html

Hope this helps.