# Freeware app to batch convert mpc files to mp3?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 5, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeware-app-to-batch-convert-mpc-files-to-mp3/302480 "2005-05-05T01:50:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeware-app-to-batch-convert-mpc-files-to-mp3/302480/1 "2005-05-05T01:50:42Z")

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Title says it. I need to convert about a gig of mpc music files to mp3 so I can play them in iTunes.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeware-app-to-batch-convert-mpc-files-to-mp3/302480/2 "2005-05-06T00:07:09Z")

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bump. ☹

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**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeware-app-to-batch-convert-mpc-files-to-mp3/302480/3 "2005-05-06T00:10:18Z")

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IIRC there are several music formats that share the extension .mpc. Try using WinAmp input/output plugin combination?

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**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeware-app-to-batch-convert-mpc-files-to-mp3/302480/4 "2005-05-06T12:18:00Z")

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mpc is a _musepack_ file

4U WMA MP3 Converter 3.1.5

has a 20-day trial version and should do the job.  
[Foobar2000](http://www.foobar2000.org/) is freeware and should also do it.

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([http://forums.ipodlounge.com/archive/topic/93325-1.html](http://forums.ipodlounge.com/archive/topic/93325-1.html))

You just need to setup its Diskwriter plugin to use LAME, FAAC, or iTunes (using iTunesEncode). Just load up the MPCs you want to convert to MP3/AAC into a playlist in Foobar2000 then right-click, go to Convert, and click Run. It’ll then convert those MPCs to MP3/AAC for you with all tags intact. Foobar2000 is 100% free.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeware-app-to-batch-convert-mpc-files-to-mp3/302480/5 "2005-05-06T12:34:40Z")

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[http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm](http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm) will do it, after you download the MPC codec from [http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm](http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm) .