wbright
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| (Moderator) |
| 07/03/07 06:10 PM |
Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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Since the MP3 patch is no longer available for Cubase (except Cubase Studio 4) here are instructions for using iTunes to convert your projects to MP3.
1. Download iTunes for Free from Apple's website.
2. Export your project out of Cubase as a .wav or a .aiff file. For info on exporting out of Cubase read this.
3. Bring the file into iTunes (you can drag and drop it into iTunes, or go to "File" -> "Import").
4. In iTunes go to the preferences and go into the "Advanced" tab, then the "Importing" tab. Choose MP3 where it says "Import Using" and set the quality the way you like it. You will notice there are many quality settings which have a direct correlation with the file size...higher quality means a larger file.
5. Now select the file (that you exported from Cubase) in the iTunes Music Library and go to the "Advanced" menu. Select "Convert Selection to MP3". That's it!
Once you have the settings dialed in in iTunes' preferences, you may skip step 4. Also, if you right click in the info bar of iTunes you can tell it to display several useful bits of information including file size, file type, and more.
Have fun.
| Trumpets |
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| 08/20/07 03:44 PM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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Hi
This great, But iTunes on MAC does not convert to MP3 as an option. Only Convert to AAC?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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wbright
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| (Moderator) |
| 08/20/07 05:20 PM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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Hi Trumpets,
Actually it does. You are missing step #4. Right now you probably have iTunes' preferences set to convert to AAC--you will have to change this to MP3.
| kenjohng |
| (Newbie) |
| 10/15/07 01:25 PM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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Interesting I have my iTunes set to mp3, but when I imported my .wav files using the add folder option they stayed as wave files!
| jeffdeno |
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| 10/17/07 08:45 AM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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When you have mp3 selected in preferences you can right click or ctrl click if on a mac on the file and there will be an option to convert to MP3
| jys |
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| 10/31/07 11:44 AM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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To a moderator- So I'm new to itunes, and I can't find the preferences tab that has the mp3 option. Did itunes download incorrectly? All I see are menu items and the big window for tunes.
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wbright
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| (Moderator) |
| 10/31/07 02:30 PM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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On a Mac, Preferences is under the "iTunes" menu. On a PC it is under the "Edit" menu.
| HenryMidi |
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| 09/25/08 09:15 AM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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Just a thought, for those who don't want to use iTunes (I don't like the amount of processes that it runs when installed) there are some other alternatives: -
Audacity Audio Editor with Lame mp3 encoder,
Switch - available free (as trial, but when the period expires you can only export to mp3 - so makes no odds for this use) from download.com great tool. Easier when you are converting many files at once.
If this is handy, I'm happy to provide more information.
Cheers,
Henry
| jeffdeno |
| (guru) |
| 09/25/08 10:53 AM |
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Re: Converting to MP3 with iTunes
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That is a good alternative to using Itunes.