i did quicksearch in the forum but didnt find something...

whats the
best mp3 converter ?

new DAW versions have this build in am i wrong ?

 

dBpoweramp always does the job for me. Available elsewhere...

 

Yep, at least they should.

I once made a comparison between Lame and Fraunhofer codec and was convinced I could hear a difference at 320kbps. So the results of different converters may vary.

Please, keep in mind that there is an audible difference between 128 and 320kbps.

But if you're looking for a free conv, you could try

http://www.freemake.com/de/downloads/

 

Conundrum: Doesn't all converter programs use the (hopefully latest/last) mp3 LAME/Fraunhofer codec? Hmm...

ALL DAWs have this. Even the latest Ableton Live (haha).

 

Last edited: Oct 15, 2018

ok...
im on live you kno but i never dipped into that function...he he
never did upload any stuff ...EDIT its to good to share you kno i keep it to me

 

Last edited: Oct 12, 2018

which way you dump to mp3 No Avanger ?....thx for reply btw

 

i just use a random avs audio converter at the moment , to hear A/B on mp3 player but maybe i should look out what audiosex says , i thought...

have lame and frauenhofer same rate ?

 

If you want to tinker with the command line SoX https://www.stefaanlippens.net/audio_conversion_cheat_sheet/
If you don't want to tinker with the command line, NCH Switch Audio, foobar2000 are both good options.

 

@wasgedn
Every codec has its pros and cons: For example LAME has a better quality at higher bitrates (and even up to 640 kbit/s but not all players can handle those) than FFMPEG but it lacks quality at lower rates a bit. Actually AAC (e.g. FAAC) has a better quality than mp3 codecs and is said to be mp3's successor, despite it's still not as popular.
So I try to use AAC recently and use Bigasoft Total Video Converter which does both and I'm pretty happy with it.
Ultimately it comes down to what does the best job for your usecase.

 

I use Foobar.
https://www.foobar2000.org/

 

For Fraunhofer I use WaveLab.

I just converted one of my own mixes with Audacity and AVC to 320kbps mp3 and aac with highest resolution. mp3 was ~9MB, aac Audacity ~4MB and AVC ~3,5MB. In a blind test both aac versions sounded worse than the mp3.
The aac version with FreemakeAudioConverter couldn't be played!

 

DBpoweramp. Someone once posted a link that shows distortions of common converters. And dbpoweramp was among the few that passed the test.

 

top notch info thx mate

 

any software who uses the real fraunhofer codec, the real deal, forget about the best freeware alternative solution...
the best you said ? fraunhoffer, period.

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/therec...ead-according-to-its-creators?t=1539623148192
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btw thx a lot for testing avanger....

 

which ones uses the frauenhofer codec ? little hint maybe.. thx..

 

Lots of things use fraunhofer. My copy of Cubase pro does. However, I've found that dbpoweramp does a better job.

https://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-mp3-fraunhofer.htm

 

aahh...again...superthx

 

found a nerdy read on wider topic
https://samplerateconverter.com/educational/pcm-audio#conclusions