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AIF to MP3 with sample rate conversion on Linux Command Line

Okay,

On a linux box I want to go directly from AIF files to MP3 files with down conversion of sample rate and conversion to mono.

My normal LAME setting is:

lame -b 40 -m m --resample 22.05 -S infile outfile

With SOX I usually use:

sox infile.aif outfile.wav

I'd like to merge the two into one command line function for programatic reasons.

Something like:

sox  'infile.aif' - | lame -b 40 -m m --resample 22.05 -S - 'outfile.mp3'

But when I do, I get errors. With the '-' on the SOX side, I get "sox FAIL formats: can't determine type of `-' ". If I leave out the dash, I get "sox FAIL sox: Not enough input filenames specified"

I'm fairly new to SOX and LAME, so I'm sure I must be missing something simple. ?? or am I??

AIF to MP3 with sample rate conversion on Linux Command Line

Reply #1 –
While I'm just a Windows user, I don't think you're using sox correctly.

Try something like this:
sox -t aiff 'infile.aif' -t wav - | ...

AIF to MP3 with sample rate conversion on Linux Command Line

Reply #2 –
Try LAME compiled with libsndfile. It should read AIFF files (and it doesn't support pipes).

AIF to MP3 with sample rate conversion on Linux Command Line

Reply #3 –
Quote from: greynol on
While I'm just a Windows user, I don't think you're using sox correctly.

Try something like this:
sox -t aiff 'infile.aif' -t wav - | ...


Hey GreyNol,

You are TOP MAN. I have been scratching my head for a day or two with SOX and couldn't get the format right. You solved my problem!! MANY THANKS INDEED. The double -t option worked. Again thanks.

LOL being 'just' a Windows user - you should be promoted to Unix User!!

Azhar