Make an mp3 playlist:

  • ls -1 *.mp3 > playlist.m3u

Make mp3s from raw wav files:

  • ffmpeg -b 192k -i The_Rain_Song.wav The_Rain_Song.mp3

Convert m4a to mp3:

Good help source: http://xed.ch/help/sound.html

Concatenate mp3 files

  • ffmpeg -i “concat:part1.mp3|part2.mp3|part3.mp3” -acodec copy Episode3.mp3

Add stereo channels:
Use the command-line tool sox and do the channel duplication

  • sox mono.wav -c 2 stereo.wav

To concatenate files:

  • sox file1.mp3 file2.mp3 file3.mp3 output.mp3
  • ffmpeg -i “concat:1.mp3|2.mp3|3.mp3” -acodec copy Micah-ItsyBitsySpider.mp3

Tip: if you think you might ever compile your ‘casts into an audiobook, make sure to set the peaks in Audacity to -3. That’s one of the requirements.