CDMaster32 is a tool which can convert your MP3s to a different bitrate with a FEW simple clicks of your mouse.
MP3 Bitrate Converters are commonly used to reduce the bitrate of an MP3 file so
that is becomes smaller and so more can fit on a portable MP3 player. Many MP3
players have a limited amount of memory (say 32MB) so reducing the bitrate from
160kbps to 64kbps will allow you to fit more files into 32MBs of memory.
Please note that by reducing the MP3 bitrate will decrease the overall
quality of the file. One must determine the best balance between bitrate and
sound quality.
Further note that increasing the bitrate is not advised. Increasing
the bitrate of an existing MP3 file will do nothing to improve the quality of
the MP3 file. MP3 files use "lossy" compression to obtain suitable
file sizes; that lossy compression has already been performed to achieve the
current bitrate. Uncompressing (or Decoding) an
MP3 file cannot restore the original audio data which was "compressed
out" during the MP3 encoding process. As such, increasing the bitrate will
not be able to add anything further to the file except wasted space.
CDMaster32 provides you with a simple interface for File Conversion. In this
case you would want to convert MP3 to MP3 with a new bitrate.
I invite you to download CDMaster32 for yourself to see just how easy it is
to use our File Conversion step.
Download
and Install the program now and I'll walk you through this process step-by-step.
Open CDMaster32. You will see the Main
screen open.
You can open the MP3 Bitrate Converter screen (aka Recording
Options
window) by using the RECORD menu and
clicking File Conversions followed by to
MP3.
Ensure File Conversions is selected the under
Media Type box.
Ensure the MP3 box is checked in the Destination File
Type(s) box.
Hint: You can select other "output" file types here
as well. CDMaster32 will also create Vorbis
(OGG) and WAV files if you check
the specific boxes.
Add any number of MP3 files by using the Add Files
button. You can add MP3 files for multiple directories by using the Add button as many times as you need to get the files you want.
Hint: You can also add any other support file type during this step.
Meaning you can select WAV, MOD, and Vorbis files as part of the "input"
files.
If you want the to-be-created MP3 files in a certain directory
(highly recommended), you can change the Destination Directory for
*.MP3 files box under the MP3 Encoder
tab.
Make sure you turn OFF the AutoSelect Bitrates when
converting from other file types option under the MP3 Encoder
tab. Failure to do so autoset the bitrate of each new MP3 file to the same
bitrate as the old one; thereby defeating the purpose of this tutorial.
Set the desired bitrate for your new MP3 files.
Enable the volume normalizer on the Enhance
tab to make all the files the same volume if desired.
Once you added all the MP3 files you want to convert, simply click the OK button... and
MP3 bitrate conversion will being by decoding the MP3 file(s) to WAV then
re-encoding at your desired bitrate in step 8.
