How to Convert AAC to MP3 in Open Source
Whether you want to make digital media files playable on another media player or you just want to get your music library to conform to a single-file format, transcoding or converting all of your media into a single file type is a simple task. A lot of tools on the Internet claim to be universal transcoding utilities, but they actually contain malware. However, the best tools are free and are typically open-source utilities that have existed since the dawn of the MP3 and have now expanded to include formats like AAC, FLAC and OGG.
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Instructions
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Download and install a good media transcoder (see "Tips").
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Open the media transcoder and either add all of your files through the "Add" option or drag and drop them from your File Manager.
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Select the output format as MP3 and choose your compression settings (see "Tips").
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Choose an output directory and start the transcoding of your media. You may need to delete the old AAC files once the transcoding is complete.
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Tips & Warnings
MediaCoder is an excellent, free utility that has been around since 2005 and supports almost all audio file formats. LameXP is another free and open-source batch audio converter that is a popular front end for Windows. Foobar is also a popular, free media manager that supports audio transcoding of all of its supported formats. If you are running Linux, try using the transcode utilities or ffmpeg to transcode your media.
The best compression setting is typically V0. It is a variable bit-rate setting that makes the most of the highs and lows in the music while maintaining the quality and a low file size.
