MPC file help

[feygan]

I recently got a couple of hard to find albums, but i find all the tracks are listed as being an MPC file. Ive taken a look around to find out what they are and how to convert them to mp3 but havent turned up anything. Wondering if anyone here knows anything that could help?

[{I}{K}{E}]

Try dBpowerAMP

[feygan]

Tried that and its not a format it recognises it seems.

[{I}{K}{E}]

what format is it? realmedia?

[feygan]

no it just lists it as.
Type of file: MPC file

I tried gspot and it shows as a none avi file or anything.

[{I}{K}{E}]

what file extention does it have?

[Afronaut]

Googling still works.

Found some tips in 2 mins.

You guys are not even trying to find the answers, hehe...

Anyhoo, I think we're talking about Musepack files,
check this link for Nero plugins,
this link for a
mpc2mp3 plugin, allthought I wouldnt re-encode the files, you'll likely lose even more data.

Or, just type in the google:

MPC file


And you'll find even more info.

[feygan]

Wondeful, found foobar2000 and it works a treat

[feygan]

Also for anyone else that may run into this, theres a nice winamp plugin so you can play MPC files in everyones fav player.
http://www.saunalahti.fi/~cse/mpc/winamp/