How to convert flac to mp3?

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I have had sucess using Audacity for this in the past, although it 's slow because only one file may be run at a time.  Recently  I got a folder of flac files which for some reason just will not convert to mp3 using Audacity.  They take forever and eventually the “time remaining” just increases to hours.  So I have been looking for shareware for this task but can’t find any for free.  Any suggestions?

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Winamp will do this, although to get the .mp2 ripping capability you have to buy the ‘gold’ version (about $20).

EAC (Exact Audio Copy) will also do this. It’s free. As well as dbPowerAmp, although I think it only has a 30-day or so) free trial period. I don’t use Media Monkey, so can’t say for sure but I think it will too.

I know there are more I’m forgetting. There are a number of free (or low-cost) options out there. Google around and try some out.

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Winamp will do this, although to get the .mp3 ripping capability you have to buy the ‘gold’ version (about $20).

EAC (Exact Audio Copy) will also do this. It’s free. As well as dbPowerAmp, although I think it only has a 30-day or so) free trial period. I don’t use Media Monkey, so can’t say for sure but I think it will too.

I know there are more I’m forgetting. There are a number of free (or low-cost) options out there. Google around and try some out.

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Tape Thanks.  I’ll try EAC.

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There’s a bit of a learning curve with EAC, but there’s another one I couldn’t remember before. It’s BonkEnc , although I see they’ve changed the name now to fre:ac. I’ve used it before; it works good too.

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@blackdog_sansa wrote:

I have had sucess using Audacity for this in the past, although it 's slow because only one file may be run at a time.  Recently  I got a folder of flac files which for some reason just will not convert to mp3 using Audacity.  They take forever and eventually the “time remaining” just increases to hours.  So I have been looking for shareware for this task but can’t find any for free.  Any suggestions?

http://www.mediamonkey.com/information/free/

The time-limited mp3 encoder in MEdiamonkey can be replaced with a perpetual one for free.

http://xrecode.com/

This one will do tons of different formats and is free.

http://www.foobar2000.org/download

http://www.foobar2000.org/FAQ#converting_audio_files_to_different_file_formats

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thanks guys

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Easy:

Use the Fraunhofer-O-Matic as shown here.  Just as good sausage is based upon good meat, your FLAC source is of course good stuff.  Add seasoning to taste, naturally.  A finer grind in the form of higher bit rate is recommended.  I use EAC for those carefully made MP3s, but have been quite tempted to go the MM with added encoder route.

Bob  :smileyvery-happy: