Why convert FUR to MP3?
A .fur is a tracker module that must be rendered before it becomes ordinary audio, and people want .mp3 for easy sharing, uploads, and playback on any device. Furnace only outputs uncompressed .wav, so an encoder handles the MP3 step.
How to convert FUR to MP3
Furnace + Audacity EASIEST
In Furnace use File > Export Audio to write a .wav, then open it in Audacity and choose File > Export > Export as MP3. Audacity 3.2+ has the LAME encoder built in.
Furnace + ffmpeg FREE
After exporting the .wav, run ffmpeg -i song.wav -codec:a libmp3lame -b:a 320k song.mp3 for a high-quality MP3.
Furnace (Export Audio) OPEN-SOURCE
The File > Export Audio dialog lets you set loops and fade-out before rendering the .wav you'll then encode.
About these formats
A .fur file is a Furnace Module, the native project file of Furnace, a free multi-system chiptune tracker. It stores a whole song as patterns, instruments, wavetables, and samples aimed at…
Open .FUR details →
.MP3
MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer III
An MP3 file is a compressed audio recording - a song, podcast, audiobook, or ringtone. Almost every device plays it without extra software: double-click on Windows to open Media Player, on…
Open .MP3 details →Quality & what to watch
- MP3 is lossy, so the encoded file is a small step down in quality from the rendered
.wav; use 256-320 kbps to minimize this. - Set loop count and fade-out in Furnace before rendering, because a looping tracker song has no natural end point in a fixed audio file.
- Loops and fade-out are ignored if the song ends with an
FFxxeffect.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't Furnace export MP3 directly?
.wav; MP3 encoding is left to a separate tool like Audacity or ffmpeg.
