
How do I convert MP3 audio files to WMA?Please, please, please help me! I saw a question you answered earlier about how to: Convert WMA from Windows Media Player into MP3 files? Now, I know you know how to convert WMA files to MP3 files, but do you know how to convert MP3 files to WMA files? Please help me, you would be my hero! You are my last hope! Well, I can't resist trying to help someone who is at the very end of their proverbial rope, so I pulled a few sample MP3 flies out of my Windows Media Player library and dropped them onto my desktop to see what I could figure out. Then I went to Download.com and searched for "mp3 wma" to see what it would show avaliable for download, and scored! The application Free MP3 WMA Converter looked quite promising, so I downloaded it and installed it on my Windows XP system. (Tip: if the above link doesn't work for grabbing a copy of the program yourself, you can always go to the developer's Web site) During the install process, it complained about the lack of some WMA codec libraries, but I indicated that I was okay with it installing those during the process and everything went swimmingly. I then launched the program and dragged my three test songs into it (Big Swing Face by Bruce Hornsby, I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You by Alan Parsons, and Army Dreamers by Kate Bush). It looked like this: ![]() Once I'd added all three, I then changed the settings to specify where I wanted the output files saved (I've opted for my Desktop), what format to use (WMA) and then let it default to the correct WMA settings. Finally, ready to go, I clicked on the "Convert!" button: ![]() Notice on the bottom the progress bar shows that we're almost done, 84% through the conversion process. It took just a few seconds per track to convert all three to WMA format. The final test? I opened up the WMA version of Army Dreamers in Microsoft's Windows Media Player and it played perfectly: ![]() A straightforward process and a very nice application, especially for free.
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Never miss another useful Q&A article again! Subscribe to AskDaveTaylor with Google Reader. Is there a macintosh solution for converting .mp3 to .wma? I ask as I would love to get some tunes (and play lists) on to my Verizon Razr v3m from my macintosh. Using Windows Media Player 10, Windows folks can sync and move tunes to their phone out of the box, be we are apparently left in the dark. Posted by: camcrobe at August 26, 2006 5:50 PMhow do i do my psp wma setup Posted by: Treyvon at June 29, 2007 7:41 PMHello. In the interest of saving space on my 1GB mp3 player, I also want to know if it is possible to convert my mp3 files in iTunes (non-Intel iMac running 10.4.10) to WMA. I'm transferring podcasts to a SanDisk Sansa m240, my first mp3 player, but the same question would apply to music. Thanks for any help for this novice. Posted by: Sonya at July 30, 2007 8:46 PMI have a lot to say, but ...
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