How do you change a wav file into an MP3 file?

Answer 1

Here:

Install RightClick-MP3.---ON SOURCES



Right-click the WAV file you want to convert and choose "Encode this WAV to an MP3."

Note: RightClick-MP3 defaults to a 160-kbps bit rate, but you can change this and other preferences by navigating to the Windows Start menu at the lower left of your screen, and choosing Program Files, selecting RightClick-MP3, and going to Rc-MP3 Settings.
Consider deleting the WAV file or burning it to a CD in case you need it later. What you should not do is leave massive WAV files on your computer; you'll run out of disk space very quickly.

Answer 2

A simple question that has many answers. Assuming that you are wanting VERY good quality MP3s, use LAME. (see sources)

Since you are asking a basic question, I'll assume you are new to this. Here are some points:
- Don't waste your time with low quality MP3s. You plan to listen to them a long time, right?
- When you copy the WAV file to your computer, you're "ripping" it. Changing a WAV to an MP3 is called "encoding." Best quality is achieved by first ripping the song to your hard drive, then encoding it. It is possible to do it "on the fly" (directly from the CD to MP3), but usually with inferior quality. Exact Audio Copy is my preference for quality ripping.
- When you encode the WAV, you must choose whether you want lower quality/smaller file size, or prefer a higher quality/larger file size. This is the "bitrate" of the file. MP3s with a bitrate of 128 or less typically (depending on the type of music) have poor quality. Songs with a bitrate of 320 will usually be of suitable quality, but will be rather large.
- "Variable bitrate" is my preference. Software that uses VBR automatically take musically complex parts of the song and encode it at high bitrates, the musically simple parts are automatically encoded at lower bitrates. This is a better balance of quality and filesize.

That said, get LAME. Once you have downloaded LAME, go to their links page and get software that will make use of the LAME technology. This is like an overlay on LAME, to make it user-friendly. I prefer RazorLAME. Each of these programs will have its own operating instructions. Programs like RazorLAME allow you to select a pre-set group of options that sets the variable bitrate limits and all of the other details to get excellent quality MP3s.

It is unnecessary to buy software. The programs I've referenced are freeware.

Good luck, and don't let it intimidate you.

Answer 3

You need an MP3 compressor. There are lots of programs out there that do it, just do a search. LAME is a pretty good one, but most ripping programs have one built in.

Most current audio / video processing software has the ability to compress an MP3 too.

Answer 4

well you can burn the files into a CD then copy it right back into your computer making sure you have selected the rip in mp3 format.

Or you can go to this site and convert your files there one by one

http://www.media-convert.com/

Good luck to you anyways.