Convert  aiff songs to mp3

I need to play 3 songs at a meeting on someone else's cd player. I don't know if aiff format will work? to be safe should I convert them to mp3.
How can I do that?
thanks,

Hi jjoplin
As far as I know, aiff is the format for standard audio CD players. Some more recent ones can play mp3 too.
If the meeting is that important to you, do a CD of each just in case.

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