WMA and MP3 Files

Posted: 04-28-2004, 12:20 PM
I've copied some music off CDs onto the computer, but
they turned out in AWM format, when I wanted them to come
out as MP3, to put them on an MP3 player. I downloaded a
converter program, but when I converted them to MP3, they
generally turned out 2 or 3 times the size of what they
were as AWM-most were about 1.5mb and came out as 3-5mb.
Is there any way to convert them without making them so
big?
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Chris Lanier [MVP]
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Re: WMA and MP3 Files
Posted: 04-28-2004, 03:02 PM
Yep, lower the bitrate. That will make the music sound horrible. WMA
produces lower file sizes while keeping better audio quality then MP3.

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"Tim" <timforster61@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've copied some music off CDs onto the computer, but
> they turned out in AWM format, when I wanted them to come
> out as MP3, to put them on an MP3 player. I downloaded a
> converter program, but when I converted them to MP3, they
> generally turned out 2 or 3 times the size of what they
> were as AWM-most were about 1.5mb and came out as 3-5mb.
> Is there any way to convert them without making them so
> big?

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Posted: 04-28-2004, 06:13 PM
"Tim" <timforster61@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've copied some music off CDs onto the computer, but
> they turned out in AWM format, when I wanted them to come
> out as MP3, to put them on an MP3 player. I downloaded a
> converter program, but when I converted them to MP3, they
> generally turned out 2 or 3 times the size of what they
> were as AWM-most were about 1.5mb and came out as 3-5mb.
> Is there any way to convert them without making them so
> big?
Have you checked to see if your portable music "mp3" player can play WMA?
WMA have much superior quality/size ratio then mp3. Most "mp3" players play
WMA too.

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WMA and MP3 Files
Posted: 04-29-2004, 02:23 AM
Several things you can do: Try converting them at a lower
bitrate (chances are it converted at maximum bitrate at
around 320kb), somewhere around 128-256kbps. I find that
256 sounds very nice, but 128 is rather dull sounding if
you have a player that has nice sound quality. If the
sizes are still too large, convert them to WMA format,
which are even smaller. A WMA file is about half the
size of an MP3 at the same bitrate
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