Converting WAV files to MP3 files

I there a way to set up itunes to automatically convert the WAV files to MP3 files?

Old thread, but still very useful. I too looked for a converter for Mac

for ages and stumbled across your forum. Now you can use an app called audio converter for mac, It costs a bit, but u can try it out free first to see if it works for what ,you need it for. Plz click the link below to get more info: http://www.mp3converter-mac.com/wav-to-mp3-converter-for-mac/

Victortes wrote:

Old thread, but still very useful. I too looked for a converter for Mac for ages

As noted, you can simply use iTunes, which is free.

And there are many other converters that are also free.

Hi,

Thanks for your notes, but have a question – how exactly do you put .wav files into iTunes? Drag&drop doesn’t work at all, neither does import/add to library option in File menu. Been using a Mac (MBP) for 4+ years and importing .wav files never worked to my knowledge in any iTunes version since then.

.wav files have always been supported by iTunes.

Hi Chris,

I’ve tried that little program after I read this article and it worked like a charm:)

I still wonder though how you managed to get .mp3 files inside iTunes;)

I still wonder though how you managed to get .mp3 files inside iTunes;)

File > Add to library.

Or do you mean how you convert to .mp3 with iTunes?

As Roger noted above...

iTunes prefs - General.

Click the Import settings button and set to to MP3.

Select the songs you want then right click Create MP3 Version

If you have taken the trouble to digitize the albums, first save them in either WAV or atleast AIFF format (these are TRUE LOSSLESS FORMATS, AIFF uses about half the space as compared to a .wav file but mp3 or aac are definitely LOSSY). You may then import the files into iTunes in any bitrate or form (mp3 or aac). Or you may import them as AIFF files and if you plan to burn them as an MP3 CD, you can do so by selecting the song/s and rightclicking them to convert into your favorite low bitrate (this can be set in the iTunes preference > General). Hope this helps.