I need to change the quality of my Mp3 (128 to 64kbps)
 

I've got a 128mb Mp3 player for christmas and it says it can hold 4hrs of 64kbps quality songs... every Mp3 I have is 128-192kbps. Anyone have a decent editor to lower the quality of a Mp3? I Googled for one but couldn't find anything.

I won't :( over the poor quality b/c I have a 64kbps song and didn't even notice that it was lower than any others until now that i've checked if I have any 64kbps songs.

Try EasyLAME
It's a free "front-end" mp3 encoder.
Very easy to use.

The product papadoc's advising is a good one.

I use something different, personally...dBpowerAMP Music Converter. It can convert pretty much any format (or encode rate) to any other. And if it can't do it natively, you can get additional codecs for it.

One thing though, in case you don't already know: If you transcode ("convert") from one MP3 format (/rate) to another, you'll get a significant sound quality loss compared to going from the original (uncompressed) CD straight to 64kbps MP3. Then again, if it's not possible for you to rip from CD, then transcoding is the only option to get a lower rate.

If that's the case, try converting only a few songs and listen carefully to the results to make sure you can live with the sound quality. And if you use dBpowerAMP, turn off the "delete source files" option, so you can "go back" to where you started if the results aren't good. If the transcoded sound quality isn't acceptable to you, then you might want to consider sticking with the original 128kbps files and only having 2hrs of music on your portable.

Just some options to consider. :)

Thank you ScorLibran! That's exactly what i'm looking for.

papadoc, my thanks goes out to you too; however, I found that program harder to use.

I didn't expect to get a reply so fast, your too kind :D

no.... don't do it, spare your mp3s

@Matt: You're welcome. I assume since you're only transcoding for your portable, that you'll still keep you're original MP3s on your PC? (If so, just make sure the "Delete Source Files" option is always turned off.)

Unless you're pushed for storage space on your PC as well, you'd probably be happier with the original "unconverted" MP3s for normal listening. The way I do it is to keep all my FLACs on my PC for listening at home, then use dBpowerAMP to transcode "on-the-fly" (without deleting the source files) to MP3s for my portable, when I get a new album for instance.

(Hope you enjoy the new MP3 player. :) )

Re: I need to change the quality of my Mp3 (128 to 64kbps)
 

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dude.. ..

how long did that tagging take?

cdex

Was just gonna say cdex... Make duplicate copy of the mp3 (keep the original nice and safe ;) ) Open cdex pull the 'copied mp3' in to it and convert to wav (Mp3 to wav button) Go into settings change your kpbs rate. Change wav file back to mp3.

1. you get your 64kpbs track (At a reasonable quality) and 2. You get to keep your original mp3 '128kpbs ;)

Hope that helps :)

please note you can still do 2 hours of 128kbps on said player. (not sure if you know this but worth a shot)

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Re: Re: I need to change the quality of my Mp3 (128 to 64kbps)
 

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at 128kbps you can hold about 2 hrs of music, about 30 tracks, if you want to squeeze more then I suggest no lower then 96kbps. The loss in quality is fairly significant at such a low bit rate, and even on low end headphones a difference will be noticed. I too have a 128mb Mp3 player, which I use in my car and in the gym and I have found that 128kbps is great for my daily endeavors but if I am going on a trip (few days or more)I suffice with 96kbps.