WMA to MP3

[SavageParrot]

You must have clicked a button that said save as aac.

[CodeRed68]

Originally posted by PudriK
Prob is, if you ripped the CDs into AAC, you can't make an mp3 cd. For whatever F'd up reason, i Tunes lets you convert mp3 to AAC, but not the other way around. You may try using the program above to convert all your songs to mp3. Then delete the AACs, and add the mp3s to your itunes library without converting them. After that you should be able to make mp3 cds. Be aware you can't make mp3 cds from purchased AAC songs, as well, although you can make regualr cds.

That's exactly what I do. I don't use iTunes to rip or burn CD's. I just use the library for my iPod. I rip all my CD's with WM player in mp3 format and place them in my music folder, under a sub folder called "mp3's". (imagine that). So as to not get my WMA and mp3's mixed up. Then I just add that mp3 folder (or any new sub folder in the mp3 folder for new artists that i have added) to my itunes library.

[Major SONAR]

I've found a good program for playing Mp3s, wma and others. It's called MediaMonkey.
http://www.mediamonkey.com

Lite versions = Free download. Pay for upgraded version that lets you rip CD's etc. The Lite version will allow you to do almost everything except rip the CD's. For those of you with large collections.. this is a great program! It is VERY easy to edit the MP3 tags, auto find/dl album art, etc. VERY nice. There are tabs on the the side if you want to browse by artist, album, genre, etc. The search function is very fast.

I've looked at several mp3 organizers and this is the best I've found (altough Itunes looks promising). Check it out if you're looking for something to help you organize and play your music files.

[CodeRed68]

Originally posted by -HaVoC-
Itunes and the rest sound like good options but they're a wee bit overpriced at this point.

HaVoC, iTunes is free.

[-HaVoC-]

Oh yeah the interface is, right?

Well the freeware posted by Spirit won't convert the files once they are loaded and I select convert. It is a sketchy app Spirit. How long have you been running it.

The Goldwave app seems to fit the bill but it's $50 and it has way more than I need. Nice looking app though.

I'll look at Mediamonkey.

I guess Itunes is also an option to take a look at.

What is Soundforge like?

Thanks for all the options!

[Major SONAR]

I just looked at the settings in MediaMonkey and it appears it will convert MP3's, Ogg, WMA, and FLAC. I've never tried it myself.

[Spirit of Me]

Originally posted by -HaVoC-
Oh yeah the interface is, right?

Well the freeware posted by Spirit won't convert the files once they are loaded and I select convert. It is a sketchy app Spirit. How long have you been running it....

I've used it a bit, I should have noted you have to manually select WMA support under the OPTION menu. This was done so the Author would not have to comply with the MS license agreement for WMA (or DRM).

Also when you installed it should have offered to download the WMA run-time if your don't already have it (it's included in WMP 10)

As for it's ability, it seems stable I converted 6000+ songs from WMA back to MP3-192br with excellent quality and only 3 failures due to bitrate compatibility issues.

The help is in French, so you may have to pull out those old High School French books or maybe ask Chacal for some assistance.

[-HaVoC-]

NP Spirit, I appreciate the info. I've been running with Itunes and it's been doing the job quite well. So for now I'm gonna hang with it. Every time I try to use and maintain my play lists with either MWP or Winamp I just have to scream.

[CodeRed68]

I am confused by this whole AAC format. I just bought a song off iTunes for 99 cents. It is in AAC format and will not play through WMP but only through iTunes.
Is everyone saying that once a file is AAC, it is always AAC? I cannot convert it to mp3 in any way?
please advise.. thanks !!

[Padre]

You can burn it to a CD (feature in iTunes) and rip it to MP3. Otherwise it's a pain in the ass using a few different converters (or at least that's what I've been told).

This is half the reason I don't bother with iTunes... that and I can guarantee that most of the stuff I want isn't found there.

[CodeRed68]

Originally posted by Padre
You can burn it to a CD (feature in iTunes) and rip it to MP3. Otherwise it's a pain in the ass using a few different converters (or at least that's what I've been told).

This is half the reason I don't bother with iTunes... that and I can guarantee that most of the stuff I want isn't found there.

Thanks Padre. I will try this. I'm sure it won't be a problem.
I use iTunes because I have an iPod and only for when I am adding new songs/pictures or managing my library. I think I have only actually bought 2-3 songs from the iTunes store.
I did, however, get like a dozen free iTune songs a couple years ago when they were having a diet coke promotion. You could win a free song by entering the code inside the bottle cap.

[Padre]

Originally posted by CodeRed68
Thanks Padre. I will try this. I'm sure it won't be a problem.
I use iTunes because I have an iPod and only for when I am adding new songs/pictures or managing my library. I think I have only actually bought 2-3 songs from the iTunes store.
I did, however, get like a dozen free iTune songs a couple years ago when they were having a diet coke promotion. You could win a free song by entering the code inside the bottle cap.

If you have an iPod then - yeah - iTunes is the way to go. Free is always cool. I leave the iTunes business to my wife. She has the iPod - but that's how I know about burning to a CD and ripping. Ender told me a while ago that he was looking into the conversion process, but it seemed to be a real pain. It may be worth it though.

The only thing I have against iTunes is this exact problem - their proprietary AAC format is constraining you from using the item you paid for in any way you see fit. I mean - it's wrong to try to SELL it, but what if I don't have a player that reads AAC? I need to convert it to MP3 or WMF or CDI... I'm not sure if there's an option in there to do it, but I do know that burning it to a CD and ripping that CD works. It's just a bit of an inconvenience.

I can understand that some artists just don't want their stuff xfer'd all over the net, but honestly the majority of the band's money comes from the touring - especially those crybaby bands *cough*Metallica*cough* that started the whole anti-Napster crusade.

[-HaVoC-]

I have been ripping cd's to mp3 with itunes. You guys are saying if I buy a track from them I cannot get that track into an mp3 format?

[CodeRed68]

Originally posted by -HaVoC-
I have been ripping cd's to mp3 with itunes. You guys are saying if I buy a track from them I cannot get that track into an mp3 format?

No i think we are saying that if you buy a song from the iTunes store, (it will be in AAC format) you can then burn that song to a blank cd. Then rip that song from the same cd you burned it to, in mp3 format back onto your hard drive (in a music folder you made). I believe Padre is saying that you can use iTunes to do the burning and ripping.