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Thread ID: 85466 2007-12-11 01:22:00 Converting WMA to mp3 format? stingray (12122) Press F1
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620216 2007-12-11 04:06:00 Try Goldwave, it does Batch Conversions really really well :)

I'll second Goldwave.:thumbs: 		B.M. (505)
620217 2007-12-11 06:13:00 Not sure if this can open WMA but it can do a lot of things in audio I use it to rip CD's and convert to mp3, well worth a look, it is a very small download and works really well, I am amazed by it, free as well.

Wavosaur free audio editor

Wavosaur is a free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert.
Wavosaur supports VST plugins, ASIO driver, multichannel wav files, real time effect processing.
The program has no installer and doesn't write in the registry. Use it as a free mp3 editor, for mastering, sound design. The Wavosaur freeware audio editor works on Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Go to the features page for an overview of the software.

190kb, can you believe it?

www.wavosaur.com 		zqwerty (97)
620218 2008-02-16 13:45:00 Hi

Which is the best method of converting WMA to mp3 format? Do I need add on plug in or is there is software out there which can do the job.

My PC is Win XP.

Thanks

Stingray > just enter "free wma to mp3 converter"
in Google and take your pick from many results.

Good luck, blanco. 		blanco (11336)
620219 2008-02-16 16:25:00 Google dbpoweramp version 10.

Its the last free version and kicks ass! 		rob_on_guitar (4196)
620220 2008-02-23 18:51:00 If anybody can name a successful
program by means of which I can
send a 5 GB Zipfile by Email from the UK,
I will gladly transfer 1500 MP3 tracks
to you. This is equivalent to 100 CDs.
All tracks have been ID3 tagged,volume
levelled and all 128 kbps.

I seek nothing in return, just the knowhow
you may have of a Large Email server
which will enable such a file transfer,
preferably on a trial basis.
My mate in NZ wants me to send him
this music and I'm sure you would too.
If you can help, please post a reply.

Kind regards,...................sheepdog. 		sheepdog (13135)
620221 2008-02-23 21:09:00 it's not Ideal, converting between compressed formats lowers the quality every time. You can always convert to .wav or cd format and then re-rip.

Actually that will be worse than converting straight from WMA -> MP3

For a start it has to go through more conversions: WMA -> WAV -> CD -> MP3

And secondly, trying to convert from low quality to high can often cause problems when the program tries to resample and add (invent) what goes in the gaps because of what was lost during compression to WMA. - which doesn't always sound good.

Best way would be to re-rip from the original CD, and if you go MP3 - use VBR. (variable bit rate) it allows smaller sizes with better quality by varying the compression depending on the audio data - so if part of the track is just silence, it can lower the rate very low, because obviously there is nothing to worry about losing quality of (extreme example, but you get how it works)

But if you can't get hold of the CD again, convert directly to MP3. Do some trials with settings, see what gets best results for you.

if the files are DRM protected... well good luck, have fun! 		Agent_24 (57)
620222 2008-02-24 00:48:00 Requesting assistance for illegal file-sharing and offering illegal files as a bribe is against forum rules sorry bud -- come back when you've read the rules and agree to abide by them! Chilling_Silence (9)
620223 2008-02-24 07:49:00 Would that have been a person or a bot? rob_on_guitar (4196)
620224 2008-02-24 08:17:00 This works wonders, does multiple formats, flac, ogg, mp3, wav, wma etc etc
http://www.wmamp3-converter.com/ 		limepile (96)
620225 2008-02-24 12:27:00 Actually that will be worse than converting straight from WMA -> MP3

For a start it has to go through more conversions: WMA -> WAV -> CD -> MP3

And secondly, trying to convert from low quality to high can often cause problems when the program tries to resample and add (invent) what goes in the gaps because of what was lost during compression to WMA. - which doesn't always sound good.

Best way would be to re-rip from the original CD, and if you go MP3 - use VBR. (variable bit rate) it allows smaller sizes with better quality by varying the compression depending on the audio data - so if part of the track is just silence, it can lower the rate very low, because obviously there is nothing to worry about losing quality of (extreme example, but you get how it works)

But if you can't get hold of the CD again, convert directly to MP3. Do some trials with settings, see what gets best results for you.

if the files are DRM protected... well good luck, have fun!

yeah, actually wrote that badly, totally agree with you. I meant them as two seperate staments, and wasn't recommending that method - just pointing out it could be done that way. 		dugimodo (138)
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