How to Convert WMA to MP3
By Convert on Dec 26, 2010 with Comments 0
Windows Media Audio (WMA) digital audio file format introduced by Microsoft is commonly used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. WMA is composed of four different codecs. Codec is a computer program used to compress/decompress the digital audio data in respect to a given audio file format or streaming audio format. The four WMA codecs include an original WMA codec known as WMA; WMA Pro, a new and more advanced codec used for multichannel and high resolution audio; WMA Voice, using range of low bit rates and targets the voice contents; and WMA Lossless, an audio data compressor.
Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Layer 3 or commonly known as MP3 is a patent digital audio encoding format based on a form of lossy data compression (lossy means to loss some data). In this kind of compression the data is compressed in first place and then decompressed to retrieve data nearly similar to original. This sort of data compression is used for multimedia data like audio, video, still images.
Required Items
Converting the files from one format to another is not a matter of concern these days as so many conversion software applications are available which make this task relatively easy. Some of the conversion software includes 4U WMA MP3, Media Monkey Software and Protective Music Converter. Apart from conversion software you need to have:
- Personal Computer
- Internet Access
- Conversion Software
- WMA Music Files
Steps
- First download WMA to MP3 conversion software on your system. You can opt for 4U WMA MP3 Converter as it is free and easy to use.
- Install the program and run it on your system.
- First add the WMA files to the list or simply select the files and right click. In the options, select to convert WMA to MP3.
Tips & Warning
It is important to check whether your audio files are Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected or not. DRM is copy protection technology used to restrict illegal distribution of copyrighted music. Restrictions may include the number of times a legally purchased music file can be burnt, using the file with specific music players, or the number of computers the file can be transferred to.
In case you have protected files, research for software that allows the removal of copyright protection legally.
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