Hi all,

I thought I'd pass this information along in case it's useful to someone.

The software "Free Audio Convertor" is great for compressing WAV to MP3. The program is found at this site.

I've found that using variable bit rate on a higher quality setting can create a reasonably small mp3 that sounds extremely close to the original WAV. I also tailor the frequency range so that only 20 Hz - 12,000 Hz is compressed. This, too, helps to reduce the overall file size. (My ears have not yet picked up any real difference by using the above frequency boundaries.)

Encoder configuration is found via the highlighted button below.



Below are the "Free Audio Convertor" settings that I usually use.









I also set the "General Settings" so that the mp3 is rendered in the same directory as the WAV file.



General settings can be found via the below button.



Regards,
Noel

P.S. I also like using "Free Audio Compression" to make WMA and FLACC files