# Wav to Mp3. How do I do it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404 "2000-10-18T14:41:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![MadHatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/1 "2000-10-18T14:41:25Z")

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How do I convert a wav file I have over to mp3? And how do I convert an mp3 file to wav?

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**Author:** ![mongrel\_8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mongrel\_8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mongrel_8)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/2 "2000-10-18T14:51:40Z")

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I downloaded a program called MP3 Blaster from [download.com](http://download.com).  
It isn’t the greatest program but it can convert both wav to mp3 and mp3 to wav.

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/3 "2000-10-18T14:59:47Z")

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This has been discussed several times before. Do a search and you’ll find the answer. Your question is a bit vague because MP3 is a file type and a compression standard. WAV files can be MP# compressed.

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**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/4 "2000-10-18T15:11:59Z")

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I use a program called “Xing” I don’t know if I spelled that right, but I got it at [http://www.mp3.com](http://www.mp3.com)

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/5 "2000-10-19T00:35:48Z")

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WinAmp does it too with the right plug-ins. Piece of cake, really.

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**Author:** ![Lazlo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lazlo/32/9678_2.png) [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/6 "2000-10-19T05:01:46Z")

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My personal favorit is cdex. If you’re going to be “ripping” tracks from cd’s, it can’t be beat. It is very easy to use as a plain old encoder/decoder as well.

You can download it at [http://www.cnet.com](http://www.cnet.com)

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**Author:** ![IXI\_Sykoe\_IXI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@IXI\_Sykoe\_IXI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IXI_Sykoe_IXI)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wav-to-mp3-how-do-i-do-it/37404/7 "2000-10-19T05:08:26Z")

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I personally use audiograbber to rip cd’s, from [http://www.audiograbber.com/us-net](http://www.audiograbber.com/us-net), and when you download a compressor with it, which can be found on the same site, it automatically compresses the cd tracks into mp3’s for you.