MP3 to WMA Converter???

[servin247365]

does anyone know of any free mp3 to wma converters?

thanks,

Jordan

 

[psihog]

are you using Windows? how about Microsoft's own movie maker. You can use it just for audio.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

 

[0roo0roo]

just know theres quality loss from conversion. its a lossy copy of a lossy copy. so unless its really necessary, don't do it.

 

[Philippine Mango]

I don't see the motivation unless you're space starved which then I'd suggest OGG vorbis.

 

[servin247365]

no my mobile phone has an MP3 player in it but it only wants to play wma files.

 

[0roo0roo]

ouch, throw that thing off a cliff

 

[Nothinman]

no my mobile phone has an MP3 player in it but it only wants to play wma files.

Then it's not an MP3 player is it?

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

no my mobile phone has an MP3 player in it but it only wants to play wma files.

Then it's not an MP3 player is it?

Tehe... exactly.

Anyway for my mobile phone conversions and editing for ringtones I use goldwave. Free, easy to edit songs with, and will save as mp3, wma, wave, and lots more.

 

[tiarnachutch]

I've always liked dBpowerAMP. It's got support for about any codec you'd like and has very good quality.

 

[BlueWeasel]

The older versions of Winamp (v2.91 or so) included a free plugin that converted from MP3 to WMA.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: servin247365
no my mobile phone has an MP3 player in it but it only wants to play wma files.

(Was initially my reason for using WMA files)

Is your phone a smartphone?

 

[servin247365]

its the Samsung A950

 

[Nothinman]

Is your phone a smartphone?

If it only wants to play WMAs I wouldn't call it very smart...

 

[JFKJr]

I second the recommendation for dBpowerAMP. Although, it would be better if you created them from a CD to WMA, not from MP3 (or any other lossy format) to WMA.

I know it's popular to bash Microsoft around here, but WMA is infinitely better than MP3 at 64kbps for stereo music, which is why it's a good choice for cell phones with limited storage. This is coming from a Hydrogenaudio member who uses Lame MP3 (with EAC) at high variable bitrates (~192 to ~210 kbps) as my main music encoding format for PC and iPod listening. Lame MP3 VBR is better than WMA at >=128kbps, but at 64kbps WMA kicks ass.

 

[0roo0roo]

yes its good at 64..relatively atleast. but the lack of universal support for wma..not kewl, id rather not rip my stuff to rma if not necessary. anything worth using tolisten to music supports mp3.

 

[corkyg]

Download WMP 11 - it is free and has that capability built in.

 

[BFG10K]

Windows Media Encoder is also free and will do it.