A powerful audio converter and extractor with support for many formats. It allows you to add multiple audio and video files as source, as it supports batch conversion and extraction.
The program's main interface includes a preview area where you can play any audio or video file previously added as source. Furthermore, the program also includes additional tools, like the "Clip" window, which allows you to select different start and end points for your source files in order to extract a portion of it. Another interesting tool is the "Effect" feature, which allows you to apply various audio effects to your files. These effects include fade in or out, normalize, band pass, chorus, flanger, and echo. You can apply any of those effects to your source files on an individual basis.
Besides all that, the program allows you to assign different output profiles to specific source files or to a subset of them. You can even select more than one output profile for a single source file. Once a profile has been chosen from the list, you can customize its specific parameters. For example, the "MP3 - MPEG Layer-3 Audio" profile will let you choose your favorite sample rate, bit rate, number of channels, encoding mode, and VBR quality. In addition, you can also provide metadata information for your resulting files, including title, author, album, number of track, and year.
Once your entire configuration is ready, you can start the conversion or extraction processes with one click. The program allows you to define an action to be performed once the process has finished, like closing the program or shutting down the PC. You can also lower the program's thread priority by running it in "Background" mode. In conclusion, 4Media MP3 Converter is a very comprehensive audio converter and extractor that will fulfill all your expectations for sure.
Pros
- Supports batch conversion and extraction
- Supports all the most popular audio formats for the output
- Includes a source file preview area
- Includes a good set of effects for you to apply to your audio files
- Allows you to select a different output profile for every source file
Cons
- It seems to be a bit unstable, since it hanged a couple of times during testing