[RESOLVED] Convert wma to mp3

[MMock]

Will I be downloading a virus as well as a converter if I use this:http://www.wma-mp3.org/ or is it legit?

I don't want this happening again. And I am going to put it on my PC at home, so I wouldn't have IT support like when I got the virus at work.

[techgnome]

looks like there is also a
http://www.wma-mp3.com/
and
http://www.wma-mp3.net/
which are different from the org one you posted.

I can't say for sure... odds are it's legit... but one never knows. Download the file then run it through the virus scanner...

I was going to suggest this - http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/index.htm it's something I've been using for the last year or so... but I don't see a converter... I know it'll rip CDs... so there probably is a WMA->MP3 converter (or some kind of formatA -> FormatB audio converter).

-tg

[MMock]

When you rip a CD do you always end up with wma files? That is what I got, and I want to put them on my mp3 player. So I assumed I would need to run a converter.

It seems strange to me that everyone must want to put some of their CD songs on their mp3 player (if the former was the current technology at the time they got some of their songs) but when you rip a CD it creates wma files. Is that correct? Maybe that is just so you have them on your computer, but I would think most people want to keep going and put them on a portable device.

[techgnome]

Many "mp3" players support other formats too... that's how I ended up with a mix of WMA and mp3... I'm in the process of re-ripping a lot of things back to WMA (better sound quality for streaming). The tools I use for ripping (which seems to alternate from Windows Media Player to the tool I linked to) are set by default to WMA... because that's what I want, space isn't an issue, and it provides better quality in the long haul. I'm guessing you used WMP ... by default it wants to rip to WMA... but it can be changed to rip to other formats too. Since you already have the WMA files though... check your player, see if it supports WMA (I'd be surprised if it didn't - even my 5-year old Sansa player supports WMA, MP3, MP4, OOG, and others).

-tg

these days the term "mp3 player" is kind of like Kleenex... a specific term that's been genericitized to mean "media player".

[MMock]

Oh, thanks for that info. I have a Sansa, too. I got it in November, but it might be on older model. I love it so far. I will see if it plays WMA's. I just assumed no, because it's an *mp3* player!

[dilettante]

I use MediaCoder but I need to transcode video as well as audio.

You might find it too much like a 747 cockpit to operate. AudioCoder might be less intimidating, or maybe MediaCoder PMP.

[MMock]

Wow, they sure do like Lady Gaga!

[Jacob Roman]

Why don't you use the best audio editor / converter ever made called Audacity? It's free, legit, and supports nearly all formats. Perfect for recording too. iTunes is another good tool to convert wma's to mp3's to any quality you prefer.

[baja_yu]

+1 for Audacity

[techgnome]

audacity is nice... but if you've got multiple files to convert... I tend to prefer something that will allow me to point to a directory and it converts everything. With Audacity, it's File - Open, browse, open... Save As... convert... wash, rinse, repeat.

That said, it beats just about any thing else I've used to new recordings and editing hands down.

-tg

[baja_yu]

MediaCoder that dilettante mentioned also works great. I've used it only for video but it should be great for audio as well, and can do batch conversion. I've tried at least 10 different free video converters and MediaCoder showed the best results. For light editing of video, there's VirtualDub.

[dilettante]

I like Audacity myself, but its main use is for editing and mixing tasks.

[JuggaloBrotha]

For straight conversions I use dbPowerAmp, they have a plugin for just about every audio type out there.

[AceInfinity]

I used to use an old program called MP3Converter, which was used to convert MP3 to WAV, but I can't recall what kind of other conversions it supported.

[Jacob Roman]

I used to use an old program called MP3Converter, which was used to convert MP3 to WAV, but I can't recall what kind of other conversions it supported.

I remember using MP3 Maker but found that it wasn't making my mp3's correctly cause there was a few software that could not play the mp3's it created, which was odd . It wasn't until I asked some dude at Guitar Center about some good mp3 converting software and slapped myself in the face cause iTunes is free and makes mp3's that actually work

[MMock]

... I will see if it plays WMA's.

It's playing them fine. Thanks, tg!

I also found out my daughters' mp3 players, an RCA, doesn't support playlists. I thought that would be a given. I was trying to use WMP to sync her device to a playlist - it copied every .mp3 file from our computer's hard drive. I thought it was just taking a long time because it was the first time I had loaded WMP with it. You should've seen the pie chart indicating used/unused space when we were done. Then I deleted all the songs she didn't want, the pie chart just about swapped! But I guess she has to listen to her songs alphabetically, at least that's what RCA support told me.

I'm done, but if you guys want to keep discussing, go ahead.