Al, I don't see m4a among the supported filetypes.
Paul --- At 04:34 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote: >Do you know if Gold wave will convert M4a files to MP3? > >Al > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul >Shallbetter >Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:57 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Gold Wave versus Switch > > >Al, > >GoldWave is super-simple. > >Select File menu, then arrow down to "Batch Processing" A dialog box opens. > >Select the Add Files button. You can pull files from numerous directories. > >Once you've selected the files you want to convert (and they can be >from numerous formats), you tab down to ...Save files as..." and >select mp3 (or whatever file type you want). > >Tab again to get to "attributes" and arrow up or down through the >various bitrates and whether you want the files saved as stereo or monaural. > > >The converted files are saved in the same directories from whence >they came, although I believe that you can specify a "save" directory >in the Options menu. > >The only slightly inconvenient thing with Gold Wave is that the >encoder is not included with the software. You need to download >lame.enc, widely available for free download from the Internet and >unzip it into your Gold Wave parent directory. Once this is done >however, the conversion to mp3 is very easy. > >Gold Wave is "crippleware," but I really hate that term. The >software is fully functional for a generous number of "processes," >and batch conversion is considered a single process (i.e. each file >in the batch is not considered a separate process). > >At under forty dollars, I think it's a good deal. > >Furthermore, Gold Wave does much more than convert files. It is a >complete audio file editing package, which permits recording and >manipulation of sounds. If all you're trying to do is to convert >between file formats, it may be more than you want or need. > >HTH, > >Paul Shallbetter >Secret Studio of Minnesota LLC >Faribault MN >----- >At 07:57 AM 1/13/2008, you wrote: > >I read about the Switch program on here yesterday and am wondering how it > >compares to Gold Wave for converting music type formats? I am in need of a > >program to convert many different type music extensions to MP3. Which is > >the most JAWS friendly and which works the best and/or is easiest to use? > > > >thanks > >Al > > > > > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >http://www.jaws-users.com > >Address for the list archives: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >To post to this group, send email to > >[email protected] > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > >subject or body of a blank message to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to > >the following address: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1222 - Release Date: > >1/13/2008 12:23 PM > > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >http://www.jaws-users.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or >body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >http://www.jaws-users.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >subject or body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to >the following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1223 - Release Date: >1/13/2008 8:23 PM Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
