Convert various media formats to Vorbis in Linux

“The primary reasons for doing this is 1) Modern Linux
distributions do not ship with mp3 support built in (due to
licensing constraints) and 2) My Sanza Fuze supports ogg format.
Add these two elements the fact that ripping a CD into ogg format
is far faster than ripping it into mp3 format, and you can see why
I would choose to migrate to ogg.

“Now the problem lies in the fact that I have a fairly large
collection of music files that are all in mp3 format. Having to
convert 5,000+ files, one by one, via command line would cause even
me to pull out my hair. So I decided it was time to search for a
tool that would handle the conversion for me. The criteria for this
conversion was that the tool had to be easily installed and easily
used. My goal is to try to convince new users to shy away from
either DRM formats or closed formats. And we all know, when dealing
with new users, the easier the better. And so with that in mind, my
hunt for the perfect tool landed me with Sound Converter.”

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