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Converting .aa files to mp3's
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sadievan
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28. April 2011 @ 15:06 |
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Does anyone have a copy of Audible Manager v5.5.0.3 or know where I can get one. Tried Google with no luck.
Carol
Edited: never mind.
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sadievan
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28. April 2011 @ 15:08 |
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Originally posted by alba1314:
Check here for latest info on how to convert your .aa files to .mp3 format: http://www.chuckegg.com/how-can-i-convert-audiblecom-aa-files-to-mp3-audio-files/
I can confirm that using GoldWave 5.58 I was able to complete the conversion process with no problems whatsoever. Yay!
Remember to first install audibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe. Also, when I installed GoldWave 5.58, it said that a file called lame_enc.dll was missing. Version 5.58 offered to download and install the dll file and put it in my Windows system folder. The file must have been necessary, as it stopped GoldWave from complaining and I was able to successfully convert a whopping 87.7 MB [pt 1] and a 90.2 MB [pt 2] file of the unabridged copy of Dean Koontz?s novel Lightning from the dreaded Audible .aa format to .mp3.
Also a BIG Thanks to Chuck from me!!! 03/12/2010.
Do you have a copy of a copy of Audible Manager 5.5.0.3 or know where I can get one.
Edited: never mind
Carol
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Mez
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28. April 2011 @ 15:22 |
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You can afford to go to a very low bit rate. Lame is great for HiFi but it is not the best choice for books. AAC is better. Lame you can get down to about 40 br using the ABR format which is supposed to be better for low bit rates. AAC can go down to 16 easily. 16 BR is plenty for the human voice.
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sadievan
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18. May 2011 @ 18:14 |
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Originally posted by jbsjbs:
The method posted awhile back with the AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe has been working great for me, and over the past couple months I've converted 2 years worth of my Audible purchases over to MP3 with Goldwave. But I've noticed that every once in awhile it will simply stop working. I'll open GoldWave, go to open an AA file, and the SectionNavigation window will come up, but the Goldwave progress bar never materializes. Restarting the computer doesn't help, and I generally end up having to deactivate, uninstall, reinstall, reapply MediaFilter, and try again.
Anyone have this same experience and is there some other config file or ini file somewhere that I can delete to get it working again without all the uninstall/reinstall business?
Thanks!
--Jason
I know I am responding to an old post, but if you are still having issues,
see Imemine's response #385 on page 16 of this thread. I was having the same problem and this worked. I simply renamed the 'playlist.ap' file to 'OLD_Playlist.ap'
Carol
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dylan2012
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12. July 2011 @ 22:53 |
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You can have a try on wmvconverter.com which including some converters. i believe one of them can satisfy you.
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Mez
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13. July 2011 @ 16:58 |
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Originally posted by dylan2012:
You can have a try on wmvconverter.com which including some converters. i believe one of them can satisfy you.
Why do you think that? You really think some freebee utility is going to crack and AA file? Have you even tried? Audible spends lots of resources so you can't copy them. If you are actually cracking them fine then SORRY, otherwise think before you post. I know you are trying to help but suggesting to use a pea shooter to shoot down the Goodyear Blimp is not help.
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doysc
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13. July 2011 @ 17:41 |
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Originally posted by sadievan:
Originally posted by jbsjbs:
The method posted awhile back with the AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe has been working great for me, and over the past couple months I've converted 2 years worth of my Audible purchases over to MP3 with Goldwave. But I've noticed that every once in awhile it will simply stop working. I'll open GoldWave, go to open an AA file, and the SectionNavigation window will come up, but the Goldwave progress bar never materializes. Restarting the computer doesn't help, and I generally end up having to deactivate, uninstall, reinstall, reapply MediaFilter, and try again.
Anyone have this same experience and is there some other config file or ini file somewhere that I can delete to get it working again without all the uninstall/reinstall business?
Thanks!
--Jason
I know I am responding to an old post, but if you are still having issues,
see Imemine's response #385 on page 16 of this thread. I was having the same problem and this worked. I simply renamed the 'playlist.ap' file to 'OLD_Playlist.ap'
Carol
That sounds interesting and when I next get a problem I will try this. I wonder though, whether sometimes it's the source file from Audible that's the problem. I have Robert Jordan's Towers of Midnight, for which parts 2, 3, and 4, I have had persistent problems. I can switch to another book completely and convert that without any problems, but I still have problems with that one book...it's like there may be some imperfections in the file that Goldwave can't handle. In addition to this, I also think Goldwave may have some kind of resource issue of it's own. It's almost like if you attempt to convert more than a couple of say, 7 hour Audible parts, it starts to fail to open the file, let alone convert it, before the program stops responding. I then just clean the system of cache, close everything, restart and only load Goldwave, and it usually works. It sometimes takes several attempts to open the .aa file, and than I hope and pray that it gets all the way through the convertion. I try not to go near my machine when it's doing this, as I think it could be either a ram or processor resource issue.
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tominfl
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7. August 2011 @ 13:27 |
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Can I review the post here to learn about converting aa files to MP3?
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tominfl
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7. August 2011 @ 13:27 |
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Can I review the post here to learn about converting aa files to MP3?
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toxiclabs
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12. October 2011 @ 13:55 |
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avaproagama
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8. February 2012 @ 02:42 |
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Originally posted by marcpod:
I belong to audible.com and download audio books, my question is there any programs that converts .aa files to mp3's so I can load the files to my creative zen player. I really don't want to buy a I-pod.
Thanks Marc
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Mez
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22. August 2012 @ 23:16 |
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Once your files are converted to mp3s, at least one person asked how you can concatenate the tracks. I thought it was in this thread but I couldn't find it. Mergemp3 worked great. I concatenated about 1000 minute files into 10 100 minute files. I did this in only a few minutes.
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Mez
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22. August 2012 @ 23:16 |
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Once your files are converted to mp3s, at least one person asked how you can concatenate the tracks. I thought it was in this thread but I couldn't find it. Mergemp3 worked great. I concatenated about 1000 minute files into 10 100 minute files. I did this in only a few minutes.
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