Posted by fred-bloggs on 05/08/06 09:23

Frugal Sam <abc@def.com> wrote in
news:Xns97BCB90FDAD61abcdefcom@216.196.97.136:

> Hello
>
> I used an Olympus voice recorder to record some class lectures; the
> recorder generated large .wav files for the lectures, some of them as
> long as two hours each. I would like to:
> 1. Convert the .wav files into .mp3 files and
> 2. Break them into capsules of about 10 - 15 minutes each
>
> What software can I use to accomplish this ? I would prefer freeware,
> but don't mind shelling our around $20 - $25 if needed. I do care
> about the quality of the final result since I will be playing these
> files on an mp3 player + FM transmitter combo in my car.
>
> Thank you.

I'd suggest that you edit the .wavs and then encode to mp3. Audacity is a
free wave editor which encodes to mp3 using the Lame encoder.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

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fred

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