converting MP3 to WMA

[Lestat]

I have the Nomad MUVO that plays MP3s or WMA what is the easiest way to convert from mp3 to WMA?

Brian

 

[jesus 2]

when is your avatar going to change again???

j to da 2

 

[naturally anabolic]

http://www.audioutilities.com/mp3-to-all-convert/mp3-to-all-convert.htm

 

[Lestat]

when is your avatar going to change again???

j to da 2

Friday, unless I forget.

 

[Lestat]

http://www.audioutilities.com/mp3-to-all-convert/mp3-to-all-convert.htm

Do you have to pay for that?

 

[naturally anabolic]

i think theres a free ver. or crack someplace. hang on

 

[HappyScrappy]

one issue with that is that usually you don't want to convert one compressed file into another.
you are just going to get progressively crappier sound.
both of those are lossy compressions, so you aren't getting the best sound.

ideally you would just rerip the CDs - and then over that, ideally you would rip the CDs into ogg ( http://www.vorbis.com/ ) since that is the best compression algorithm right now and it is totally free.

 

[dawookie]

What is the benefit of having WMA files vs MP3 files? Doesnt Winamp and Windows Media player play both?

Im not up to speed on WMA, Ive always just dealt with the MP3's.

 

[HappyScrappy]

I think the WMA way of compressing flattens out the highs and lows more. Which doesn't matter if you are listening on a crappy system (most computers have crappy systems - they are "good enough" to still enjoy the music for most of us). Because of that, I think the WMA files can get a little smaller becasue they retain less data.
The MP3 does the same, but just not to that full extent, and they have a slightly better sound (more noticable at higher volumes).

Then there is OGG - that is a different compression method and at the same physical size on disk as an MP3, it has much better sound quality.

 

[dawookie]

I see...

sounds like too much work to me..

..that and my Car stereo plays mp3's so Ill stick with that.

Snoogans

 

[Lestat]

yeah i went mp3 to WMA and it sounds like shit.

I have a 128MB mp3/WMA player and since the WMA is smaller I was trying to put those on there instead of the mp3.

I have over 100 CDs ripped to mp3.. there is now way in hell I am going back to redo them in WMA.