open-source audio converter

open-source audio converter, we had to uninstall the previous version since we were already using it to create high-quality MP3s. The BonkEnc Project's Fre:AC (smile when you say that, pilgrim) is thebest tool of its type we've yet tried for ripping, converting, and encoding MP3s with the best possible audio quality, including LAME. Fre:AC also converts files between different types of MP3 encoding with minimal loss. Suppose you have a large collection of tunes in an odd (OGG?) format. With Fre:AC, you can convert new tunes to your favorite format, or make them allcompatible with your mobile devices. Fre:AC is open-source freeware and the result of a collaborative project, so all kinds of updates and new stuff gets added all the time.
When you install Fre:AC, you can also obtain the source code immediately. We just installed the tool, though. Fre:AC's user interface is plain and businesslike, and though it offered language options, we didn't see a means tochange its look in the General Settings under Options. That's OK;skins are for players, and this is aripper -- though it plays tunes extremely well, too. We started by creating an output folder, which of course we called freac_out. Next we selected an Encoder. Since we were ripping CDs to MP3s for our desktop, sizewasn't as important as quality, and we chose the LAME MP3 Encoder (v.3.99.5) from a drop-down list offering many interesting and unusual codecs like the Bonk Audio Encoder, Ogg Vorbis, FAAC, FLAC, WMA, and WAV.Fre:AC also lets you fine-tune the encoding by clicking Configure encode and setting quality levels, VBR, and other parameters, including Expert options.




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