Im a noob *wave* so when I found this out it was a big break through...Even though I didnt see it on the news! Anyway, if you have a big collection of music with wav this and wma that but want to get them all to one format do the following...
1. Go to the software portal ( http://www.linuxmint.com/software/ ) and go to the "System Tools" and download "Automatix".
2. In Automatix and in the "miscellaneous" section you'll find " Nautilus Scripts". I know there is a Nautilus Scripts in the Control Center but I couldn't figure it out.
3. Install "SoundConverter" from "Install Software" on your desktop. Have a play with the options before you go further. Find the options that suit you.
Now this is the really cool bit...
4. Go into the file with your music collection in and right click. Go to "scripts" and pick "search here". Do a search for, say, *.wav and it will find all the wavs in that directory.
5. Open SoundConverter and just drag the files youve found across to convert them.
6. Come back 3 hours later to find...
a/ Your computer hasnt crashed (Im sorry, but I still cant get over how stable Linux is!)
b/ Your music file has shrunk.
Well thats one adventure done...Now to install MythTV and Amarok with both using mysql....
