Best WAV to MP3 converter?

[samdam1]

I don't know if it's just me being critical because I'm in that mood or someshit.

But I'm noticing that the wav to mp3@320kbps on Itunes sounds actually sosososo fuckin terrible. I realise wav is better quals (obviously) but the conversion I'm making afterward actually sounds shit.
Same with 160kbps, I also know that sounds like shit, but I've heard better quality 160kbps files from other artists before....

Pls help?

[wub]

Audacity

Same with 160kbps, I also know that sounds like shit, but I've heard better quality 160kbps files from other artists before...

Probably your mixdown/mastering TBH.

[samdam1]

Audacity

Same with 160kbps, I also know that sounds like shit, but I've heard better quality 160kbps files from other artists before...

Probably your mixdown/mastering TBH.

Tbh, I reckon my mixes and masters are pretty good I don't think it's that.
Unless you're talking about 'technical' part of mastering like dithering and that... coz i dont do any of that shit

[wub]

Seeing as encoding algorthims from WAV to MP3 are pretty much standardised, if you're hearing a 'difference' in your tunes vs. tunes from other artists, that would suggest a mixdown/mastering issue. Bearing in mind that MP3 is a compressed format.

Anywho, try it with Audacity as I've suggested. If it still sounds shitty, it's your mixdown/mastering. If it sounds better, then it's iTunes being silly and you'll know not to use it in the future.

Either way, a problem was solved

[Skrew]

Your daw.

[Steve_French]

http://www.freac.org/

this is pretty wicked. i use it convert flac to mp3s and its great

[fuzion]

Switch sound file converter

[wormcode]

Best and fastest right here http://www.dors.de/razorlame/
And current LAME enc is here http://www.free-codecs.com/lame_encoder_download.htm

[Artie_Fufkin]

^^Most recent version of lame with audacity was what I was gonna say.

[samdam1]

Seeing as encoding algorthims from WAV to MP3 are pretty much standardised, if you're hearing a 'difference' in your tunes vs. tunes from other artists, that would suggest a mixdown/mastering issue. Bearing in mind that MP3 is a compressed format.

Anywho, try it with Audacity as I've suggested. If it still sounds shitty, it's your mixdown/mastering. If it sounds better, then it's iTunes being silly and you'll know not to use it in the future.

Either way, a problem was solved

Excuse me if I'm wrong to anyone, but yeah, Audacity seems to be doing a better job than Itunes for the conversion.
Cheers.