#!/bin/bash
# Convert anything mplayer can play to low quality MP3

IFS="
"

for file in $*; do
    if [[ -f "$file" ]];
    then
        filename=$(basename "$file")
        extension=${filename##*.}
        filename=${filename%.*}
        filenoext=${file%.*}
        wav="$filenoext.wav"
        mp3="$filenoext.mp3"
        echo "Converting ${filename}.${extension} to MP3"
        mplayer -vo null -vc null -af resample=44100 -ao pcm:waveheader "$file"
        lame -V6 -h audiodump.wav "$mp3"
        rm audiodump.wav
    else
        echo "File $file doesn't appear to exist."
    fi
done