converting MP3 to FLAC or SHN

[jkm78]

anyone know of a program that allows this process....i found something called Audio Converter, but they want $30....any suggestions?

[Gordon]

why in the world would you want to go mp3 > flac or shn??  flac or shn > mp3 sure for personal use but why the other way around?

oh and dbpoweramp will do it

[boojum]

foobar will do it, too. (foobar2000.org)  And, again, why would you want to do this.  You cannot improve the quality of the sound and all you will get is a larger file with exactly the same sound quality.

[tilomagnet]

Don't do it. Waste of space.

[brownm84]

And, again, why would you want to do this.  You cannot improve the quality of the sound and all you will get is a larger file with exactly the same sound quality.

If you really want to go for Audacity and Traders Little Helper will also do it for free but unless you have a specific use for this keep it in mp3, you'll save space and it is much more compatible for playback.  flac is not very compatible with most playback systems (on a computer plug ins will usually solve the issue).

[tgakidis]

anyone know of a program that allows this process....i found something called Audio Converter, but they want $30....any suggestions?