[NTLUG:Discuss] converting audio files via CLI tools

[Wayne Walker]

On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 09:32:10AM -0500, Richard wrote:
>  I am needing to convert .MP3 files to an 8x16 wav file?  Is mplayer
> the CLI utility I want to use? After much googling, that's all I
> seem to come up with.

mplayer or sox or ffmpeg should all work.

note that for u.s. patent reasons, those apps may have been compiled
without support for mp3.  you may have to recompile .

ffmpeg probably comes with mp3 support.  sox is easier to use, but
probvably requires a recompile with mp3 turned on

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