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The full pdf version of this guide with screenshots is at tinyurl.com/3d9lxs but that file came out at 1.5 mb so may not be practical for me to host or for others to download, so raw text directions are below:
FLAC to MP3 for Free, a short & quick guide
Three steps to this guide: 1. Installation of FLAC, 2. Installation of the free MP3 converter, and 3. How to use the MP3 converter.
Select the FLAC with installer for your operating system. Be sure you get the one with installer.
Download the file by choosing the “Save” option when the File Download – Security Warning window appears.
If this window does not appear then there may be a security block on your web browser. Check for a yellow security notification blurb at the top of your browser window and, if present, click on that blurb to start the download.
It usually is accompanied by a popup warning.
Make a note of the file name (in the example above it is flac-1.1.4b.exe).
When it asks where you wish to save the file, select to have it save it to your Desktop.
2. Second, install FLAC.
After the download completes, close Internet Explorer and any other open applications.
Go to your desktop.
Locate the file on your desktop. It will have the same name as when you saved it but the .exe portion of the name may not appear.
Double-click and run the program. Follow the prompts to install the FLAC codec and frontend.
3. Third, after the program completes installation be sure to restart your computer.
Again, make a note of the file name and select to save it to your desktop.
Once the download completes, close Internet Explorer and any other programs you have running.
Go to your desktop and find the file name.
Double-click and run the setup. Follow the prompts to install the free WMA to MP3 converter.
When the installation is fully complete, reboot your computer.
Part 3: Converting FLAC to MP3
So now you have the key software in place you should never need to download these programs again. You should now be able to convert directly from FLAC to MP3 as much as you wish.
1. Start your computer and start the “Free MP3 WMA Converter.” You should find this icon on your desktop to start it.
If you don't have that icon, you can find it also from the Start > All Programs > Free Audio Pack menu.
2. Once the program is running select File > Add Files.
3. Locate the FLAC files you wish to convert and select them by left-clicking once on the file name. Select multiple files by holding down CTRL and left-clicking on each file name or select series by using Shift and left-clicking at the start and end of the series. Once you have the desired files selected, click the Open button.
4. You now need to make 3 choices of options under the Output Configuration section of the converter: where you want the new audio files (mp3s for example) saved, what format you want the audio in (mp3 or any other you choose), and what quality of sound you want.
You can play with these settings some, but my advice is to make a new folder in the My Music section for each set or gig you are converting to mp3s so you keep the files organized and then choose that new folder as your output folder for the converter.
Then choose whatever output format you prefer. MP3s are the most universally compatible and I can play them on a host of devices, so that is what I tend to use. There is some sound quality loss converting from FLAC to MP3, but it should not be significant. If you want to hear how bad the loss is, convert to WAV first then the MP3 and compare how the two sound.
Finally, you need to select your “Format parameter.” This is a fancy name for how high quality you want the sound output. The higher quality the slower the conversion and the larger the files. If you click on the button to the right of the Format parameter box with the ellipses ( ... ) it will show you all your options. My advice is to use the CD Preset option as your default and play around from there, if you like. Click the Preset tab and select the CD option and then press the Apply button.
Now, if you like you can mess around with the settings some, but odds are higher quality will not be significant for most recordings on most home and car audio systems.
Once you have the settings how you want them, click OK on the options window and then the Convert! Button on the main window.
Warning: Once you press Convert! your computer will be completely tied up for 30 minutes and maybe longer!
It takes some time to convert FLAC to MP3 at decent quality. You should fully expect a 2 hour set to take upwards of 30 minutes or maybe even longer to convert, depending on your computer's processor speed and amount of RAM. It will also seriously tie up your computer during this time, so don't try to browse the web or do anything else with the machine while it does the conversion. Just let it run and go do something else for awhile. I set mine to do large and long sets overnight.
When it finishes you can simple close the converter and go to your new directory and your ready-to-use MP3 files will be there for you.
If it all seems to work well, you can now go back to your desktop and delete the installation files you originally downloaded (flac-1.1.4b.exe and Setup_FreeConverter.exe).
But I've heard voices not in the head Out in the air they called ahead Through ripped out speakers Through thick and thin They found a shelter Under my skin -Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Nikolaev
