Linux: Convert WAV to MP3
By nick | Uncategorized21 Jun 2011
Depending on your operating system you’ll use different ways to install the audio conversion software shown below.
Debian: apt-get install lame
Ubuntu: apt-get install lame
Freebsd: cd /usr/ports/audio/lame; make install clean
Once lame is installed, the script below can be downloaded and placed in a bin directory (or any other suitable place).
#!/bin/bash
#
# wav2mp3
#
for i in *.wav; do
#out=$(ls $i | sed -e ‘s/.wav//g’)
#out=$(echo $i | sed -e ‘s/.wav$//’)
#lame -h -b 192 “$i” “$out.mp3″
lame -h -b 192 “$i” “${i%.wav}.mp3″
done
#
# wav2mp3
#
for i in *.wav; do
#out=$(ls $i | sed -e ‘s/.wav//g’)
#out=$(echo $i | sed -e ‘s/.wav$//’)
#lame -h -b 192 “$i” “$out.mp3″
lame -h -b 192 “$i” “${i%.wav}.mp3″
done
Don’t forget to chmod +x !