WMA to MP3 Conversion

Adam Lachlan · 14 Dec 2005, 08:16 AM

I would like to make my Napster/MSN music tracks playable in programs such as I-tunes but they will need converting to MP3 since such programs (and a lot of MP3 players too infact) can't read WMA, the format used by Napster, MSN and practically every other music download service I've encountered. How do I go about this? I have tried using Nero's wave editor - doesn't work because the files are protected. I've also tried using Nero to burn them onto CD-R, that too doesn't work. In fact the only successful method I've found is using Napster's CD burner (goodness help my MSN tracks) to burn them onto CD-R then use Window Media Player to rip them back onto the computer in MP3 format. Not only is this tedious but I am getting through CD-R disks at an alarming rate which is both tedious and wasteful to say the least (I've tried burning onto CD-RW: doesn't work).

There must surely be an easier way than this?
Thanks.

DrStrabismus · 16 Dec 2005, 04:47 AM

Have you tried: google "convert wma to mp3" + i feel lucky = http://www.wma-mp3.com/

Personally I'd ditch the player software, not being able to play a full range of formats is simply silly.

Adam Lachlan · 16 Dec 2005, 08:33 AM

Thanks but none of them worked. Any other suggestions?

jdtaylor · 16 Dec 2005, 07:19 PM

Hi,

See if you can save the file as a .wav file and then convert the .wav into mp3 format, or have a look at cdex this might do something like what you want and it's free I believe it can be found at http://cdex.sourceforge.net

15 Jun 2006, 06:15 PM

There is a great converting tool for protected media bypassing - SoundTaxi !!!
It deals with a huge number of online media stores (Napster, iTunes, Yahoo music, Aol, MSN etc.) But I like high sound quality most...
Now u may use any device u like without any limitations! That's fine

xbot · 16 Jun 2006, 12:50 PM

SoundTaxi works fantastically, seriously. Thanks winnius. My boss and I just bought the registered version today, and it works great!

A couple notes, though:

-Your subscription must be active at the time of unprotecting the DRM content
-BACK YOUR STUFF UP! On my lappytop, the thing totally crashed it, and I had to restore to the day before.

17 Jul 2006, 09:18 PM

There were some problems with Windows 2003s, but a month ago they disappeared

The proggie really rocks

Cheers!

jdtaylor · 19 Jul 2006, 05:24 AM

I know that if you want Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition has a suitable converter but in terms of the drm protectction I think this can legally be removed by using a programme such as Tunebite, which I use and this should then let you save it in to either a mp3 or wma file, and at a different bit rate if you would like to but I do agree there should be a solution.

7 Aug 2006, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jdtaylor
I know that if you want Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition has a suitable converter but in terms of the drm protectction I think this can legally be removed by using a programme such as Tunebite, which I use and this should then let you save it in to either a mp3 or wma file, and at a different bit rate if you would like to but I do agree there should be a solution.

Tunebite seems to convert on 1~4x... ST - on 12-13x!

14 Dec 2005, 08:16 AM	#1
Adam Lachlan Master of the @ Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,004	WMA to MP3 Conversion I would like to make my Napster/MSN music tracks playable in programs such as I-tunes but they will need converting to MP3 since such programs (and a lot of MP3 players too infact) can't read WMA, the format used by Napster, MSN and practically every other music download service I've encountered. How do I go about this? I have tried using Nero's wave editor - doesn't work because the files are protected. I've also tried using Nero to burn them onto CD-R, that too doesn't work. In fact the only successful method I've found is using Napster's CD burner (goodness help my MSN tracks) to burn them onto CD-R then use Window Media Player to rip them back onto the computer in MP3 format. Not only is this tedious but I am getting through CD-R disks at an alarming rate which is both tedious and wasteful to say the least (I've tried burning onto CD-RW: doesn't work). There must surely be an easier way than this? Thanks.

16 Dec 2005, 04:47 AM	#2
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	Have you tried: google "convert wma to mp3" + i feel lucky = http://www.wma-mp3.com/ Personally I'd ditch the player software, not being able to play a full range of formats is simply silly. Last edited by DrStrabismus : 16 Dec 2005 at 04:52 AM.

15 Jun 2006, 06:15 PM	#5
winnius Guest Posts: n/a	Re: WMA to MP3 Conversion There is a great converting tool for protected media bypassing - SoundTaxi !!! It deals with a huge number of online media stores (Napster, iTunes, Yahoo music, Aol, MSN etc.) But I like high sound quality most... Now u may use any device u like without any limitations! That's fine

16 Dec 2005, 08:33 AM	#3
Adam Lachlan Master of the @ Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,004	Thanks but none of them worked. Any other suggestions?

16 Dec 2005, 07:19 PM	#4
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	Hi, See if you can save the file as a .wav file and then convert the .wav into mp3 format, or have a look at cdex this might do something like what you want and it's free I believe it can be found at http://cdex.sourceforge.net

16 Jun 2006, 12:50 PM	#6
xbot Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 922 Representative of: xxos.us	SoundTaxi works fantastically, seriously. Thanks winnius. My boss and I just bought the registered version today, and it works great! A couple notes, though: -Your subscription must be active at the time of unprotecting the DRM content -BACK YOUR STUFF UP! On my lappytop, the thing totally crashed it, and I had to restore to the day before.

17 Jul 2006, 09:18 PM	#7
winnius Guest Posts: n/a	There were some problems with Windows 2003s, but a month ago they disappeared The proggie really rocks Cheers!

19 Jul 2006, 05:24 AM	#8
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	I know that if you want Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition has a suitable converter but in terms of the drm protectction I think this can legally be removed by using a programme such as Tunebite, which I use and this should then let you save it in to either a mp3 or wma file, and at a different bit rate if you would like to but I do agree there should be a solution.