[linux-audio-user] problem converting mp3 to wav

[WLCraig]

Howard Sanner wrote:
> 
>         I just searched the archives on this and the suggestions there
> didn't help.
> 
>         I'm trying to convert some mp3 files into wav files. First I
> tried having Audacity export a wav file. Then I tried loading the
> mp3 into Broadcast 2000 and having it render it to a wav. Finally
> I tried the suggestion in the archives of mpg123 -w filename.wav
> filename.mp3.
> 
>         In each case, when I tried to burn a CD from the resulting wav
> file, cdrecord reports "inappropriate audio coding in
> [filename]." I'm using Eroaster 2.0.10 as a front end to
> cdrecord.
> 
>         Audacity and Broadcast 2000 both load all these wav files and
> play them just fine.
> 
>         Anybody know what's going on here?
> 
>         Thanks.
> 
>                                                 Howard Sanner
>                                                 flagstad at mindspring.com

.wav file has to be stereo.