Anything to recode mp3 files in the ports?

[wc_fbsd at xxiii.com]

At 09:08 AM 4/15/2006, you wrote:
>I have a sizable collection of mp3 files (most of my CDs, actually) 
>encoded at
>high ratio for archiving.  I'd like to put some of them on a 
>low-capacity player. Is there a utility  (preferably -- a ported 
>one), that can reencode an existing mp3 file at lower
>quality settings

Check out sox:  "sox - Sound eXchange : universal sound sample translator"
I strongly suspect it will do what you want.

   -Wayne