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Cyburn
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_ 		26. January 2005 @ 02:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got a Creative Muvo TX 256MB for XMAS, and have about 350MB of MP3s and want all the songs on it.

Should I convert them all to WMA?
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Mickythin
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_ 		26. January 2005 @ 03:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can convert them to .WMA files and this should allow you to fit all your files onto your device. Trry to select a bit rate that will allow all files to fit but also give good quality sound! hope this helps. Mickythin
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diabolos
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_ 		26. January 2005 @ 17:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've said it before and i'll keep saying it till everyone knows it. Converting from a lossy format to another lossy format will result in undesired audio quality, no matter what the bit-rate or scheme! You have two options:

1) Convert the file from mp3 to Flac (or another lossless audio format) then to WMA

Or

2) Convert the file to WMA straight from the original source (at half the bit rate of the Mp3s using a CBR scheme).

Ced
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Jay05
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_ 		28. January 2005 @ 02:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How do you convert vice versa? From WMA to MP3? I'm having trouble doing it.
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diabolos
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_ 		28. January 2005 @ 17:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What software are you using? dBPowerAMP can do it after installing the WMA plug-in (assuming that the WMA file isn't protected by a Digital Rights Management (DRM) scheme.

Ced
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Jay05
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_ 		29. January 2005 @ 03:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so if you the wma file is protected then I can't converted? How do I unprotected it?
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diabolos
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_ 		29. January 2005 @ 13:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea, if the file is protected then you can't convert it. It is also illegal to unprotected the WMA file (unless you were the person that created it).

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Jay05
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_ 		31. January 2005 @ 01:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So are there any ways to unprotect the files which are mine?
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tenplus1
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_ 		31. January 2005 @ 02:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
WMA is a sucky format and MP3's work on everything, why not try a middle ground and go for .OGG format which is just as small as MP3 and sounds as good as WMA...
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Jay05
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_ 		31. January 2005 @ 06:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So how do you rip a cd with mp3 format?
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diabolos
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_ 		31. January 2005 @ 14:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There are many CD-Rippers out there. dBpowerAMP and EAC are the best:

Link to CD-Rippers:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/127334

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Jay05
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_ 		2. February 2005 @ 19:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are they free?
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_ 		2. February 2005 @ 20:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes they're free
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