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Ever wished to fit more stuff on your portable MP3 player? (Maybe not at the quality of an hi-fi, but certainly better than that of a radio.)
Got tired, to always have to re-adjust the player's loudness each time a new song starts? (And get sore ears if you're not quick enough..)
Can't take any more, of whispered DivXs that require you to boost the TV-loudness to the max? (Then you switch to another channel and..)
With MP3 Moulder, moulding MP3s is just a few clicks away!
It's easy and intuitive to use, and bedides (as you can see in the picture) instructions are included within the program. Furthermore, it's enough to fly over a command to get a quick tooltip-info about its usage.
What are you still waiting for? Download MP3 ReEncoder! (1.8MB .EXE)
..and if you wish to translate it to another language, just edit the included language-pack ("_UK.TXT") - and I might publish it here! :-)
PS: if the program doesn't start, update your computer with the Visual Basic 5 run-times (MSVBVM50.DLL is enough)
Here's how much you can save off your MP3s*, depending on the chosen preset:
| PRESET | kHz | kbps | CHANNELS | BITRATE | % of MP3* | % of WAV | ||||||
| MP3 player | 22 | 48 |
37% |
3.40% |
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| MP3 player hi-fi | 44 | 80 |
46% |
5.23% |
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| Mono (eg: voice) | 24 | 32 |
24% |
2.13% |
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| Mono hi-fi | 48 | 48 |
35% |
3.15% |
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| Minimum quality | 16 | 8 |
6% |
0.57% |
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| Standard quality | 44 | 128 |
100% |
9.00% |
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| Good quality | 44 | 192 |
152% |
13.78% |
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| Almost lossless | 48 | 320 |
250% |
22.68% |
This for instance means that, using the default "MP3 player" preset, you can downsize the WAV extracted from a CD by 96.6%. And if you had already recorded that track to a standard MP3, you can knock it down to about 1/3rd. (If you used a higher quality, you'll save lots more!)
Also, supposing you wished to send a "sneak preview" to somebody via email, "Mono (eg: voice)" will reduce the weight of the attachment to less than 1/20th of the WAV (1/5th of the standard MP3). And if you don't care if the audio gets so clippy it sucks, go for the "Minimum quality" preset - and see it chopped down to an amazing 1/17th of the standard MP3!
CoDecs (programs to CODe & DECode) are the engine of MP3 moulder, and need to be put in its same folder (inside a sub-folder called <CoDecs>). They can be downloaded for free: just follow the above-indicated links, and you'll find their latest versions, equipped with instructions and sometimes more utilities (such as the graphic user-interface of MP3 gain).
LANGUAGE PACKS (4k .ZIP)
How to install them: just unpack the ZIP and place the textfiles (eg. "_UK.TXT") in the same folder as "MP3 ReEncorder.EXE"'s - BEFORE THE FIRST START OF THE PROGRAM. Otherwise, erase (or edit ;-) "MP3reEnc.INI" in order to re-configure, and restart the program.
To create a new language pack is a piece of cake: just edit an existing language pack, as you'd do with any text file (eg: using NotePad), then save it with a filename beginning with the underscore (eg: "_FR" for French, but longer names are ok also, such as "_Spanish languagepack"). Then install it (see previous paragraph) and fix it (eg: do all writings fit the program window?), and when it's ready.. why not submit it to me? I might publish it here on the site! ;-)
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DISCLAIMER
| MP3 moulder comes "as it is", with no implicit or explicit guarantee whatsoever: you use it at your own risk. (If any.) I cannot be held responsible for the use that you make of it. Furthermore, some MP3s may be copyrighted, and to use them without a written authorization of the owner may violate international laws. |