Convert mp3 file to wav? using the command line?

Question

I have an Mp3 file i need to convert to .wav to be able to import it into a voice changer program.

How do I do this using the command line?

Answer 1

Using ffmpeg - installed by default

ffmpeg -i input.mp3 output.wav 

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Alternative - mpg123

sudo apt-get install mpg123

Then to convert mp3 to wav (using -w option)

mpg123 -w output.wav input.mp3

Answer 2

soundconverter is also able to do it

sudo apt install soundconverter
soundconverter -b input.mp3 -f wav -o output

Will create a directory output and convert input.wav into it.