[edit] .Wav to .mp3 Conversion

1. Open iTunes, located in the CD & DVD Burning Folder on the desktop.

2. Select and enter the iTunes Library from the folders column on the left side of the iTunes dialog box.

Note: To see the list view of the files, click the leftmost button next to the search bar at the top right of the window.

3. Either drag the desired .wav(e) files from the My Documents folder into the iTunes Library or go to File => ‘Add File (or Folder) to Library’ to locate and open them.

-The files that you select and drag will automatically be organized alphabetically.

4. Drop down the Edit tab and go to Preferences.

5. Under the General tab, click the Import Settings button.

6. Drop down the Setting menu and select Custom.

7. Change the Bit Rate to 128 kbps and Channels to Stereo or Mono using the drop down menus. Click OK.

8. Right click the title of each track and select ‘Get Info’ from the drop-down menu.

9. In the resulting dialog box under the Info tab, fill in the name, artist, album, genre, and other descriptive categories if desired.

10. Select each track again and right click on its title. In the drop-down menu that appears, choose ‘Create MP3 Version.’ This will convert the .wav(e) file into an mp3.

11. When all desired MP3 files have been created in the Library, click the "+" button in the lower left corner of the iTunes dialog box to create a new Playlist.

-The new Playlist icon will appear at the bottom of the folders column on the left side of the iTunes dialog box.

-Give the new Playlist a distinctive name.

12. Drag all desired MP3 files from the Library into the new Playlist.

13. Select the new Playlist and arrange (drag) the MP3 files into the desired order.

14. Connect an external memory device or MP3 player to the computer using the USB ports on the left side of the workstation monitor.

15. Transfer MP3 files to the device.

Note: If you wish to create a CD of MP3 files (such a disk will not play in CD players), follow the directions for burning a data CD in the ‘Data Disk Creation’ Freedman Center Wiki.