Re: Unable to convert WMA to MP3 with Media Player 10

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What you did was "rip" CDs into WMA format - the original CD is not WMA. WMP allows you to rip in other formats like MP3.

Files bought from online stores are protected WMA files and cannot be converted directly. You'll have to burn them to an AUDIO CD and then re-rip to MP3. Again, you'll lose fidelity in the process.

"Brook" <Brook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:550008F7-45AC-43BD-B249-7C0553E1DA22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Some of my CDs I uploaded onto my computer just came out WMA. Then I also
bought a single track and it came as WMA. Thank you for the information
regarding finding a converter, I am going to give it a shot :)

"Mike Williams" wrote:

Music on CDs is not in WMA format, it's basically WAV encoded under CD Red
Book audio standards. WMA and MP3 are audio file formats invented long after
CDs.

"Brook" <Brook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F5A01151-6E97-4325-AF6C-C5BC576D56E6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Under:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/rip.mspx
> If you click on "Can I rip music from my CDs and convert the music into
> MP3
> format?" it states that you can with version 10.
>
> "Mike Williams" wrote:
>
>> Where does it say that it does this?
>>
>> There are many converters around (the question has been asked here >> almost
>> daily for years) - google for "convert wma to mp3". Note that you >> can't
>> directly convert protected WMA files. To do that you need to burn them >> to
>> an
>> AUDIO CD then re-rip to MP3. Please note that all such conversions >> result
>> in
>> a loss in quality.
>>
>> "Brook" <Brook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A60AB722-AA2F-45FF-B57B-B9971936C780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I am unable to convert WMA files to MP3 format. I downloaded Windows
>> >Media
>> > Player 10 as it's description said I could convert them, it doesn't. >> > I
>> > then
>> > tried to burn then rip the song into MP3 format and it won't. The >> > help
>> > section instructed me to un-check a copy protection box however that
>> > box
>> > is
>> > not checked and is greyed out so I can not change the setting. I >> > have
>> > also
>> > been searching for a pay per use MP3 download website so I do not >> > have
>> > to
>> > convert the songs but have been unsuccessful, anyone know of one. >> > Any
>> > help
>> > would be greatly appreciated!
>> > Thanks
>>



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