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Your location will be different than the one indicated in the example. The "Where" in Figure 5 is the location of the newly created MP3 file. Be sure to upload the ‘mp3’, not the original uncompressed file!!! If you need to locate the file, "Control-Click" on the file name and use "Get Info" to determine its location. (Figure 3b)Īfter conversion, upload the mp3 to our servers. (Figure 3a)įor iTunes version 8 to 10: Use "Create MP3 Version" from the Advanced Menu. Then select "Create MP3 Version" to start the conversion. You are now ready to convert your AIFF or WAV audio files to MP3.Īdd the audio file you want to convert to the library and then select it.įor iTune version 11: Hold down the ‘control’ and ‘option’ key and click on the file. Then select "Good Quality (128 kbps)" from the "Setting:" pull down menu. Select "MP3 Encoder" from the "Import Using" pull down menu. Then click the "Import Settings…" button indicated in Green.Ī new window will pop up as shown in Figure 2 below. Next select the ‘General’ Tab indicated in Red in Figure 1. In iTunes, open the "Preferences" menu found under the iTunes Menu. Using iTunes, we can create a 60-minute file that is only 28MB but sounds identical to the original AIFF. AIFF files are unsuitable for uploading as they are EXTREMELY large!!! 600MB for 60-minutes of stereo audio
If you’re exporting from Final Cut Pro or Avid, you will most likely end up with an AIFF file. The normal uncompressed audio format on Macintosh systems is call AIFF. If you’re using an older version of iTunes, click here. Macintosh OS X – iTunes version 11.0 or higher (Comes pre-installed on Macintosh.) iTunes Tutorial for converting audio to MP3 for transcription. ITunes is available for both Windows and Macintosh. (Use an underscore "_" instead of spaces " " if possible.) For example: File_1.mp3, File_2.mp3 or bob_smith.mp3, jane_doe.mp3, etc. Please name your file in some unique way but with a name not longer than 25 characters. We can also handle most other digital formats, but MP3 is preferred. Our preferred format for digital audio files is MP3 using the following specifications.
If you’re looking for information on how to upload digital files, please use our Uploading Digital Files tutorial. Please keep in mind that simply converting poor sounding analog to ‘digital’ will not make it sound better than the original analog sound. It assumes that you have already digitized your audio.
This tutorial is designed for clients who are already somewhat comfortable with converting analog audio to digital audio. Better sound quality, decreased turnaround time, and no shipping costs. Digital audio provides many advantages for transcription.