Re: Fading out an audio track

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From: Ionizer (frito_lay_co_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:57:07 -0500

"WHyam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89AD3716-677D-4423-AF94-A5F9A1B292B3@microsoft.com...
> dear ian:
>
> Thanks. As a newbie, I have been unable to convert the audio files to .wav
or .mp3. WMP 9.0 does neither saving them as .wma. Neither does Sonic Record
It which is what i got with my laptop.
>
> I have Audicity but it needs .wav files.
>
> I saw another post in which you recommended dbPowerAmp. I will try that.
If not, I will once again seek your help.
>
> Thanks and regards
> W Hyam

Do yourself a favour and abandon WMP for anything but playing your audio or
video files. WMP is problematic for extracting (ripping) audio from CDs and
it is also problematic for burning to CD-R.

To rip audio from CD to WAV or MP3, use a proper ripper. Here are two
outstanding rippers which are both freeware:

1) AudioGrabber: http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/ (This has just
recently become freeware. I paid $30 for it over two years ago and was
pleased with my purchase.)

2) CDex: http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ (As easy to use and perhaps even
better than AudioGrabber.)

To burn to CD-R, please have a look for the burning software which came
bundled with your CD burner. It's probably either Nero or EasyCD Creator.
Either is infinitely better than Windows Media Player. If you can't find
either software disc, let me know. Other freeware alternatives exist, most
of which will cause you far fewer headaches than WMP.

Regards,
Ian.

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