ot: wav to mp3 linux tool?

[Karen Lewellen]

Thanks for all of the terrific suggestions for this.
I must agree with the statement below.
Technically mp3 is a lesser quality sound compression structure, the 
assumption is that the market cannot tell the difference, given computer 
sound in general is not so great.
Still as better quality formats come out that still allow you to send 
sound in a  smaller package I think this will fade.
I am an aif fan myself,  but I am more of a real disc on a real stereo 
person most of all, grin.
Still my broadcast markets want mp3, so I am thankful for the help here.
Karen

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, John Heim wrote:

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> From: "Samuel Thibault" <samuel.thibault at ens-lyon.org>
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> Subject: Re: ot: wav to mp3 linux tool?
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> Karen Lewellen, le Tue 10 Oct 2006 12:20:07 -0400, a écrit :
>> Any simple Linux tool for converting .wav files to .mp3 files?
>
> MP3 is patented, so you'll have a hard time looking for a legal and
> "libre" software producing them.  That said, you can google for "lame"
> (which has a quite good codec btw).
>
>
> I was just listening to the wikipedia page on mp3 a couple of days ago and
> it said that lame is legal because the patent holder (Thompson Consumer
> Electronics -- I think) has said it won't enforce it's patent on open source
> projects. Plus, I doubt it would be illegal to use software that infringed
> on someone's patent. The end-user wouldn't be expected to know about that.
>
> Ogg is a better format anyway.
>
> Another thing the wikipedia page said that was interesting is that mp3 is
> obsolete as a technology but it has a certain momentum. But IMO, in a few
> years, we won't be seeing so many mp3 files around.
>
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