MPEG Audio Decoder

Developer: Open Source
OS: ?
Installed Size:  depends on frontend
Function: Decoding

MPEG Audio Decoder (MAD) is developed mostly by Robert Leslie but is also a part of the Open Source community of developers.  The decoder yields 24-bit files and based on the decoding tests of David Robinson, produces higher quality files than 16-bit programs.  Doesn't seem like a big deal at first, but for a free program, it gets more than the job done.

The program is distributed on site merely as source code and unless you are a programmer, most don't have the resources to compile it.  The program can be downloaded with the frontend MADPlay (shown left).  Additional features include the ability to batch decode MP3 files.

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