Help! - Audio
Uploading Audio into your profile
- Login to your account and go to the Profile tab.
- Click the "Upload Audio" link under the My Photos and Music header.
- Follow the instructions on this page to upload Audio.
Note: Uploaded audio files must be in MP3 format.
- There are many tools for converting CD tracks, WAV and other audio formats into MP3 files. Here are a few good ones (click the title of each for more information):
- MediaCoder (Windows)
- Good for converting to and from a wide variety of file formats. Good for batch processing and recursive directory reading. Robust and free.
- The Wimpy Audio Encoder (Windows)
- A simple program to convert WAV and AIF files to properly formatted MP3 files for Flash. Click here to download.
- dbPowerAmp (Windows)
- A small, right-click type utility that makes encoding an mp3 a snap. Good for one-off conversions.
- LameBrain (Mac)
- A nice CD to MP3 ripper / MP3 file encoder / batch MP3 encoder for Mac OS X. Click here to see the project directory. You'll want to download the file named LameBrain.dmg.gz.
- iTunes (Mac, Windows)
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Apple's cool music jukebox. Robust and free. By default iTunes converts audio to AAC, so you will have to edit the preferences to get iTunes to convert the audio to MP3.
To create mp3s using iTunes:
- From the iTunes main menu > Edit > Preferences
- Click the "Advanced" tab, then the "Importing" sub-tab.
Set:
Import Using: MP3 Encoder Setting: Good, High, or Higher are fine. If you use the custom setting, you may experience issues with playback speed. - Click "OK"
- Click the "Library" item in the left-hand menu.
- Drag an audio file from the desktop to the open library window.
- Right click on the listing for the new file and choose:
"Convert Selection to MP3" - When the file is done, right-click on the newly created file and choose "Show Song File"
- Login to your account and go to the Profile tab.
- Click the "Upload Audio" link under the My Photos and Music header.
- At the bottom of this page you will find the "Settings" section.
- Change your settings and click "Save Changes".
