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Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it?

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<paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink> wrote:
> gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> 
>> On 2014-02-16 16:16:22 +0000, Matthew Lybanon said:
>> 
>>> In article <43e61760-104b-4707-93c6-e6fc611b554e@googlegroups.com>,
>>> David Downing <david.h.downing@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I recently upgraded to v. 10.0.1 of GarageBand, and it seems that when
>>>> you use the "Share" option "Burn song to disk" and you choose the
>>>> compressed option, it no longer saves as an MP3, but in a format called
>>>> "m4a." iTunes recognizes these files, and SoundCloud recognizes them,
>>>> but I've discovered the Amazon's CreateSpace self-publishing site
>>>> does;t like them, and it looks like the copyright office isn;t going to
>>>> like them, because it does;t list them as an acceptable format for
>>>> upload. Both these sites accept AIFF files, and  that's still an option
>>>> in the new version of GB, but I can't believe there's no way to share a
>>>> file as as an MP3. I looked in the preferences and didm;t find
>>>> anything.
>>>> 
>>>> So is there a way to export a song as an MP3 in the new version of
>>>> GarageBand? Failing that, is there anything out there that will convert
>>>> an M4a file to an MP3?
>>> 
>>> Audacity (free sound editing program) will do it.
>> 
>> I use Amadeus Pro.
> 
> Armadeus Pro is, in general, a lot more user friendly than Audacity, but
> the latter is free.  And doing what you want is really simple and quick
> on Audacity.  I use it constantly to convert youtube radio or talking
> head interviews for iPod listening.

I was just trying to remember how I did it and I believe it was with
Audacity.
-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

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m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? David Downing <david.h.downing@gmail.com> - 2014-02-15 12:04 -0800
  Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-15 15:52 -0500
  Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2014-02-16 10:16 -0600
    Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-02-18 08:17 -0800
      Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink - 2014-02-22 11:08 -0600
        Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-02-22 11:52 -0800
          Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-23 07:27 +1100
            Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 21:38 +0000
        Re: m4a audio files - is there a way to save as MP3 or convert to it? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-22 22:23 +0000

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