Convert Music Files to mp3 with a Free Audio File Converter

We all love music, don’t we? It helps us stay happy. Listening to music after an intense workout or exercise helps us feel relaxed and calmer. It can serve as a distraction from a bad mood, negative thoughts, worries, and uncertainties. However, managing a large music library can be a challenging task. Some audio file formats may not be compatible with your other devices, leading to playback errors. Thankfully, it’s easy to convert music files to MP3 using various free and open-source audio file converter tools. Sounds interesting? Let’s deep dive into the process.

Convert Music Files to MP3 Using VLC’s Audio Format Converter

VLC Media Player is a free, open-source and cross-platform media player that requires no special introduction. If you’ve already installed VLC, you don’t need to download an audio file type converter software to convert music files to mp3. Yes, you read that right! VLC can convert audio files to different formats, such as MP3, WAV, OGG, and FLAC, among others.

1.Download and install VLC Media Player.

2. Click on the Media menu, select Convert/ Save. Alternatively, you may use the shortcut Ctrl + R.

3. In the new Open Media dialog, click on the File tab.

4. Click on Add.

5. Select the music file you want to convert.

6. You can add multiple music files you want to convert.

7. Click on Convert/ Save.

8. Select the Convert option.

9. In the Audio File Converter Profile drop-down box, select your desired output format (in our case, Audio – MP3).

10. Set an output file path in the Destination file textbox.

11. Click on Start to convert music files to mp3.

Convert Music File to MP3 Using Audacity’s Audio File Format Converter

Audacity is a free, open-source and cross-platform audio editor software. Many people use it as an alternative to premium tools like Adobe Audition and Apple Logic Pro. You can use its free audio converter to change audio to mp3, wav, aiff, flac, au, and other formats.

1. Download and install Audacity.

2. Click on the File menu.

3. Select Open.

4. Select the music file you want to convert.

5. Your file will be loaded.

6. Click on File, select Export.

7. Select the new file format (such as, MP3) from the drop-down box.

8. Click on Save to convert music files to mp3.

Bonus Tip: Find Duplicate Music by Music Tags

We often download the same songs multiple times which results into duplication. It can lead to repetitive tracks and shrink your hard drive’s storage. Fortunately, there’s a way to get rid of it.

DupInOut Duplicate Finder lets you find duplicate songs by their music tags such as album, artist, bitrate and year. This saves you from the hassle of calculating entire file hash and reduce the time it takes to scan your files.

Steps:

1. Download DupInOut Duplicate Finder and install it on your computer.
2. Click on the New Search tab.
3. Click on Add, and browse your Music folder (C:\Users\UserName\Music).
4. Click on the Music Search toggle button.
5. You can view and change the music tags used to identify your duplicate music.
6. Click on Start Search.
7. Once your search results are gathered, click on Review & Fix.
8. Use the “Mark Duplicates” button menu to automatically mark duplicate music using a parameter of your choice: Highest/ lowest bit rate, longest/ shortest duration, large/ smaller file size, etc.
9. The “Selection Assistant” button menu lets you mark duplicate music using custom parameters such as file name, size, path, etc.
10. After marking the music files you want to fix, click on the “Select Duplicates” button and choose an action (Move to Folder, Delete Permanently, Rename Files, Replace with Shortcuts, Move to Recycle Bin, etc.)