MP3 conversion

[Guest Anonymous]

Is there anyway to convert my MP3 collection to atrac3 so i can just drag and drop straight away onto MD?

without using openMg that is

[Andy]

I don't have any NetMD stuff on my computer, so this might not work, but you can give it a try anyway:

Open up the Windows Sound Recorder. Load the MP3 file. If this doesn't work, then you'll need an mp3 codec which you can get from here: http://rookscape.com/vbgaming/l3codecp.exe

Next, click file->save as and down where the format is, click on "Change...". Change the Format to ATRAC3 (or whatever the new codec is called) and set the attributes to whatever you want them to be. Click ok, choose a new filename and then click save.

This will produce an ATRAC3 encoded .wav file, which I have a feeling is not the type of file you want. Still, try loading it in OpenMG, it might just work. If it doesn't work, then try renaming the file so it has the extension that the files OpenMG likes. Renaming extensions is often tricky in Windows, so here is a fairly simple way to do it:

Click Start->Run. Type "cmd" (NT/2000/XP) or "command" (95/98/ME(?)) and run it.

If the file is on the desktop, then type:

cdwindowsdesktop

if it isn't, then it might be a bi trickier as DOS uses 8 character filenames so: "My Documents" will become "MYDOCU~1". Type dir /ad /w to see a list of folders in the current location and then type "cd foldername" to go into one.

When you are in the correct directory, work out the file name (remembering that it is 8 character names), by typing "dir /w". If this doesn't fit on the screen use "dir /w /p".

Then

ren filename.wav filename.whatever

And it is done.

Whether or not it works is another story unfortunately.

EDIT: Left out url to MP3 codec. You might want to search for a newer one though, that one is pretty old.