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DUBDECK: free WAV to MP3 converter

Turn a big WAV, AIFF or OGG into an MP3 you can actually send.

Free WAV to MP3 converter in your browser. Drop a WAV, AIFF or OGG, get an MP3 small enough to send. Your file never leaves your device.

Free Nothing uploaded WAV, AIFF, OGG Under 16 MB option
Pick a mode, then drop files
    Liner notesDubdeck · Side A

    Which mode?

    Same converter, two jobs.

    320 kbps

    Max quality

    The best an MP3 can be. Pick it when you want the top MP3 setting and size isn't the problem, like batch-converting a folder of bounces without opening your DAW. It doesn't promise a size: past roughly 6 to 7 minutes, expect more than 16 MB.

    Under 16 MB

    Convert to sharing size

    Pick it when the file has to get through chat, email or a client's inbox. It finds the best quality that still fits under 16 MB, then shows you the bitrate and size. A 12 minute stereo WAV would be about 27 MB at 320 kbps. Here it came out at 160 kbps and 13.7 MB.

    How to convert WAV to MP3

    Three steps, no account. AIFF and OGG work the same way.

    01

    Pick a mode

    Max quality for 320 kbps, or Convert to sharing size for an MP3 under 16 MB.

    02

    Drop your files

    WAV, AIFF or OGG, one or several. The conversion runs on your device.

    03

    Save the MP3s

    Each file downloads automatically, and the page shows its bitrate and size.

    Your file never leaves your device

    No account, no upload, no cost. The conversion runs in your browser, so an unreleased bounce never lands on someone else's server.

    Check it yourself: open your browser's network tab, convert a file, and watch. Your audio is never in any request. The only outside call is a tiny anonymous counter that adds one to the number on the cassette.

    Good to know

    • MP3 is lossy. Keep your WAV as the master, and send the WAV or stems if someone needs to mix it.
    • 320 kbps goes past 16 MB after about 6 to 7 minutes. Use sharing size when the limit matters.

    Questions

    Is my file uploaded?

    No. The conversion runs in your browser, on your device. There's no account and your audio is never sent anywhere. The only thing the page sends out is a tiny anonymous ping to a public counter (the number on the cassette) when a file finishes, with no file name, no file details and nothing about you. Don't take our word for it: open your browser's network tab, convert a file, and watch.

    How does sharing size work, and what is under 16 MB for?

    It looks for the best quality that still fits under 16 MB, then shows you the bitrate and size when each file is done. A 12 minute stereo WAV would be about 27 MB at 320 kbps. Here it came out at 160 kbps and 13.7 MB. If it has to go below 64 kbps, it switches to mono. The 16 MB target is for files you want to send: chat, email, a client's inbox. WhatsApp is one place people share files. We can't speak for any app's limit, so check yours.

    Is 320 kbps the same as my WAV?

    No. 320 kbps is the most an MP3 can offer, but MP3 is lossy: a smaller file made by discarding audio data, not a copy of your WAV. Keep the WAV as your master, and send it or the stems when someone needs to mix, master or process the track.

    What files work?

    WAV, AIFF, AIF and AIFC, as PCM at 8, 16, 24 or 32-bit, plus 32-bit float. OGG and Opus files (Vorbis or Opus audio) work too, because your browser decodes them. No re-export needed. Compressed AIFC isn't supported. MP3 files aren't accepted: re-encoding an MP3 only loses more quality, so start from your WAV or AIFF. Sample rate and channels are handled for you: 44.1 and 48 kHz are kept, other rates like 96 kHz are resampled to 44.1, and anything over two channels is downmixed to stereo.

    What if it says the file is too long?

    In sharing size mode, past roughly an hour of audio it stops with an error instead of handing you something that won't fit. Split the track into parts and run them again. Max quality never promises a size, and at 320 kbps a track over roughly 6 to 7 minutes will be bigger than 16 MB. We haven't tested a maximum file size, so we won't quote one.

    Do tags and artwork survive?

    AIFF tags and artwork are dropped. We haven't verified what happens to WAV tags, so assume nothing and re-tag after converting.

    Which browsers does it work in?

    We've tested in Chrome. Other modern browsers may work, but we haven't verified them, so we won't say they do.

    Thanks to Mediabunny

    Dubdeck is built on Mediabunny, the open-source library by Vanilagy that reads your file and writes the MP3. The encoder is Mediabunny's build of LAME, running as WebAssembly.