How to Convert FLAC to MP3
FLAC files can be converted to MP3 files with the use of many different programs. FLAC files are loss-free audio codecs, and are open source files used most often by rock fans who use digital sound recorded to record live concerts as audio files. Legal FLAC files can be found across the web for fans to download and use. FLAC offers only a decent level of sound quality due the fact that it is a loss-free file format. A major issue with FLAC files is their size; they are very large and therefore many applications do not support them. However, MP3 files are widely supported by most, if not all, media players, because they are so much smaller than FLAC files, thus allowing more music to be stored on a computer or MP3 player.
What you will need
- WinAMP
- iTunes (Real Player, Windows Media Player or Yahoo Music Player are also suitable)
Instructions
- Make sure WinAMP is installed on your computer with the FLAC library support plug in.
- Check to make sure that iTunes or any other media player is installed on your computer also.
- Locate the output section and select it. This will be on the plug in screen.
- Go to the null soft dick writer and choose it. Click the ‘confirm’ button at the bottom of the screen.
- Go to the directory and decide where to save the file. Make sure that it has a .wav extension.
- Save the files you have created to the folder that you have chosen.
- Close the present window and then return to the WinAMP program.
- From there, go to the folder in which you saved the music.
- Choose all the files in the folder; press the shift key to achieve this. When finished select the option to ‘open.’
- Select play and WinAMP will go through and decode all the FLAC files, converting them into WAV files.
- Switch WinAMP back to output so that it will play the files instead of decoding them a second time.
- Navigate to iTunes and import the WAV files from WinAmp.
- Once transferred, iTunes will convert them to iTunes files.
Tip
- Since there are various software that convert FLAC files to MP3 files, select one that will give good sound quality. If that is not as important to you, then choosing any program will be suitable.
