Recommendations for converting WAV to MP3?

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jun 28, 2008, at 03:33, Tabitha McNerney wrote:

> I noticed among MacPorts there is a collection of audio-related  
> tools -- many of them in fact. Can someone recommend a command-line  
> tool to convert (one or batch) WAV files to MP3 format? Something  
> simple would be great. I just have no idea where to start (audio is  
> not my forte).

Honestly, I'd recommend Apple's iTunes. Drag all your WAV files into  
iTunes. Then go to iTunes - Preferences - Advanced - Importing and  
set your encoding settings the way you want them (MP3 or AAC (a.k.a.  
M4A), bitrate, mono/stereo, etc.). Then select all your imported WAV  
files in the library and choose "Convert Selection to MP3" (or "to  
AAC") from the Advanced menu. Then you can delete the WAV files from  
iTunes.