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Various Non-Bald Discussions => Entertainment/Events/Music/Movies => Topic started by: PBurke on March 24, 2008, 06:47:31 PM

Title: mp3 or wma?
Post by: PBurke on March 24, 2008, 06:47:31 PM

can anyone tell me how to reformat music from wma to mp3?  i bought a memory card for my phone and it won't let me use wma files as ringtones, but if they are mp3, i can use them. help please. thanks

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: Marz on March 24, 2008, 06:58:49 PM

I use MP3 as WMA files are proprietary to windows. MP3's are good with everything.

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: PBurke on March 24, 2008, 07:06:55 PM

if i rip a cd it is automatically a WMA, RIGHT? how can i make them mp3's

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: mojim on March 24, 2008, 07:16:05 PM

There are several free programs that allow you to rip any file type into the MP3 format...I use WinAmp...

Wma's have better quality, however you MP3's use less space...I prefer MP3's because I can get more for less space... O0

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: Razor X on March 24, 2008, 07:28:21 PM

Quote from: PBurke on March 24, 2008, 07:06:55 PM

if i rip a cd it is automatically a WMA, RIGHT? how can i make them mp3's

It depends on what kind of media player you use.  Windows Media Player uses WMA.  iTunes uses mp3.  You can download iTunes for free, if that helps.

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: TomS on March 24, 2008, 08:34:03 PM

A quick google search for "wma to mp3 converters" reveals a bunch of promising hits.  You should be able to find a free program to convert your current wma files. 

I think that you can change the format that Windows Media Player automatically uses when it rips cds, but I'm not sure, as I haven't used windows for that in a while.  I know that the default ripping format of iTunes is mp3, so that is another option. 

-Tom

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: Razor X on March 24, 2008, 08:51:59 PM

Quote from: TomS on March 24, 2008, 08:34:03 PM

A quick google search for "wma to mp3 converters" reveals a bunch of promising hits.  You should be able to find a free program to convert your current wma files. 

I think that you can change the format that Windows Media Player automatically uses when it rips cds, but I'm not sure, as I haven't used windows for that in a while.  I know that the default ripping format of iTunes is mp3, so that is another option. 

-Tom

I know when I started using iTunes, it automatically imported and converted the WMA files that were on my hard drive.

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: Tyler on March 25, 2008, 12:10:54 AM

You can use WinFF - http://winff.org/

Here's a video on how to do it:

http://www.youtube.com/v/mr-QbiZPHU8

Title: Re: mp3 or wma?
Post by: PBurke on March 25, 2008, 05:40:20 AM

thans guys. i will try that later