is there a program to compress mp3s to make the file size smaller?
i have a pretty big chris rock comedy sketch that i would like to make smaller...
thanks in advance

MP3 is a compressed format already. So not really, no. You could re-encode it to a smaller bitrate. iTunes would do that. What bitrate is it now?

Of course a smaller bitrate means lower quality.

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its at 128
i guess i'll have to live with it
thanks

If it's only voice you could convert it to 64Kb/s and you'd have it at half the size..

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22kb's is a popular streaming format. Give a listen to the comedy channel at this link and see what you think.

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what would i use to convert it

You could use iTunes to do it. Or search on here for "convert MP3"

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Windows Media Encoder would work too but I'm not sure what version is the most current. There was a streaming profile last time I used it. It's been a long time though and I was doing .avi to .wmv back then. Check out one of these OTR, (Old Time Radio), files for another example. Give me a few for the link, I'm mobile and I never made one of those sites a mobile favorite.

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i converted my files from mp3 to ogg vorbis format because offers the same audio quality with smallest files using dBpowerAMP Music Converter. it`s easy to use and free. in some files i passed from a 7mb file to 3.5mb and in others the reduction is minimal but it`s a good option to save memory, especially if you don`t have enough.

OGG is excellent. For best results though, don't re-encode. Re-rip from the source.

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