Re: MP3 files into Cubase??

[Leonardo Cavallo <cavallo@dada.it>]

At 08.04 17/08/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi all , I recently downloaded a bunch of drumloops from the net. They 
>were
all in
>MP3 format and this came to be a problem since Cubase doesn`t recognize 
>the
format.
>To my knowledge my Cubase 3.04 only reads 16 bit wavs. 
>
>I explained this to a friend and he told me to get an MP3 decoder. This ,
he said , was the exact opposite of an MP3 encoder. But when I searched the
web for it I couldn`t find it ANYWHERE............
>
>Any of you know where to find one or if they even exist? Or perhaps 
>another
way to convert MP3 files into .wav-files?
>
>YOurs , Thomas
>
>BTW what do you think if the format? Does it degrade the sound once
converted back?
>I read somewhere that MP3 was beeing given some of the blame for lesser
record sales ,
>what gives?
>
>

Hi Thomas

you simply need Winamp to convert your mp3s to wavs. You have only to 
change
the output of the mp3 loaded: from your soundcard to wave file.

ciao
leo


PS Mp3 is quite useful for the Net. I'm submitting my work via e-mail
sending to various companies my compressed files to give them an idea of my
music and grooves. Then, if the material is accepted, I send a .wav CD.