mp3 downsize

[devdev]

does any one know if it's possible to downsize an mp3 file (currently 5mb) to 300kb since i want to send as attachment to a text on mobile and that's the max file size allowed?

[hech54]

Re-encode it to a lower bitrate.....and yes it will sound like complete garbage.

[devdev]

the song is rubbish anyway so it wont matter is there any free software that would do that ?

[guns1inger]

audacity

[AlanHK]

does any one know if it's possible to downsize an mp3 file (currently 5mb) to 300kb since i want to send as attachment to a text on mobile and that's the max file size allowed?

It depends on how long it is.

Rule of thumb: MP3 @ 128 kb/s: 1 minute per MB

So 300 kB is 18 seconds at 128 kb, and proportionally:
so if it's 3 minutes (180 sec) you'd be 12.8 kB/s bitrate.

The lowest MP3 bitrate Audacity has is 8 kb/s. At that music sounds pretty distorted, but recognisable.

[devdev]

thank you all

[MOVIEGEEK]

You can also reduce the sample rate to 11,025 kHz and set the bit depth to 8.

[magillagorilla]

Just call the person when you know they won't answer and play the song to their voicemail. Old school, like dubbing tapes with 2 boomboxes facing eachother.