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How to Convert Lossless Audio Codecs to MP3

Lossless audio can sound clearer because it is not compressed. But that lack of compression comes at a price; many times lossless audio files are much larger than their lossy (or compressed) counterparts. The most well-known lossless codec is FLAC, but other formats include Apple Lossless (a variation of the M4A format), WMA lossless (a variation of the WMA format), WavPack and Monkey's audio (.ape). If you want to convert any of these formats to MP3, various programs allow you to do that.

Things You'll Need

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Instructions

  1. Converting FLAC and ALAC

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      Download and install Free Audio Convert Wizard (See Resources). Launch the program after installation is complete.

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      Drag the FLAC files you want to convert into the program window and click "Next."

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      Choose a directory to save the files to by clicking on "Select." After finding the directory, click "OK."

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      Under "Convert To" select "To MP3." Click on the drop-down list under "presets" to choose the quality of the MP3 you are going to create.

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      Click "Convert" and the FLAC file will be converted to an MP3.

    Converting WMA Lossless and Monkey's Audio

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      Download and install Switch Sound File Converter (see Resources). Launch the program after installation is complete.

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      Drag the lossless files you want to convert into the main program window.

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      Click on "Browse" next to "Output Folder" to select a folder for the files to be saved to. After selecting a folder, click "OK."

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      Next to "Output Format" select ".mp3." Go to "Encoder Options" to adjust the quality of the MP3 files you'll be creating. When finished, click "OK."

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      Click "Convert" and the files will be converted to MP3.

    Converting WavPack

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      Download and install FormatFactory (See Resources). Launch the program after installation is complete.

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      Go to the "Audio" tab and select "All to MP3."

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      Drag the WavPack files you want to convert into the program window. Click on "Browse" next to "Output Folder" to select the folder where the converted files will be saved. After choosing a folder, click "OK."

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      Click "Start" to convert the files to MP3.

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