How to save audio as MP3 file?

brodwidr · Post by **brodwidr** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:21 am

I'm trying to figure out the "create sound file" option under "share". I want to create a .mp3 file that I can distribute to people, separate from the video.

But the "save as type" field doesn't allow creating an mp3 file. I know I can go to options > compression and pick the MPEG Audio Layer 3 codec, but how do I get a file in mp3 format?

I suspect it's something really obvious that I'm missing here, but I just don't get it.

thanks in advance...

David

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:10 am

I suspect that the 'obvious' point you are missing is that you can't save the file in mp3 format.

What you see is what you get.

I think you will have to save it in .wav format, then use a third party audio program to convert it to mp3.

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:13 pm

CHECK IT OUT

Share -> Create Sound File
Save_As_type = WAV
Click On Options
Click on "Compression Tab"
Change "Format" to "Mpeg Audio Layer 3"
Change "Attributes" to your desired bit_rates
I use 48khz Stereo 224kbs Constant (probably overkill but they sound nice converting from wav files)

Save the file with the default extension WAV.
After conversion rename the WAV file extension to MP3.

WAV is also container format, wav's don't always have to be ucompressed raw format.
WAV Hello

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:20 pm

Nice tip.

brodwidr · Post by **brodwidr** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:30 pm

thanks, Etech!

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:42 pm

You live and learn!!

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:12 pm

After exporting your audio track in WAV format you can convert it with
Audacity - a FREE Audio Editor

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:14 pm

Ditto Ken, I never knew that WAV was a container..

Yes Steve that's true, but what Eteck pointed out, is that you really don't need to use another audio editor. VS can convert to an MP3...

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:03 am

I find this at work too, programs you have used for years and you still discover things you hadn't realised existed!

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:08 am

This forum is nice because many people share what they know.

I've found it very handy using VS to convert multiple audio tracks and export them out to one mp3 file. It's very fast. I highlight all the audio tracks at once to import, assign the first one, they load, then export.

I hope they don't take this feature out of VS11+ after reading this thread.
Quick! Delete it Steve or Ron!

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How to save audio as MP3 file?

How to save audio as MP3 file?

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