mp3 utilities

[Michael Satterwhite]

On Sunday 14 January 2007 13:26, Andy wrote:

> You will probably need to install LAME to get MP3 encoding, see:
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CDRipping#head-f109ee313aa77bf2997e64995
>84438e9f7691d58> (WARNING: May be illegal in countries that enforce Software
> Patents, IANAL (I am not a lawyer) of course)

It is a standard audio CD. I'll look into LAME

> Now the next bit depends on your MP3 Player.
> If you have an MP3 player that presents itself as a USB disk to Linux
> (most do I think) then you don't need special software, the Windows
> software was probably a CD ripping program anyway.
>
> Just insert the MP3 player and GNOME should put an icon on your
> desktop for it, click it and copy files on to the MP3 players folders.
> Make sure you click the MP3 player icon and chose Eject or it won't
> write the files!!!
>
> > Secondly, I'd like to add some voice-over to a few of the tracks that I
> > transfer. What tools will I need for this?
>
> Never done this personally.
> I have heard audacity is good for audio editing.
> That might be able to do what you want.
>
> What make/model of MP3 player do you have?
> (I use a Samsung, works fine in Linux it even plays ogg files except
> ones encoded at really low quality).

Haven't gone to Wal-Mart yet to get one. I wanted to hear the responses here 
before doing that.