I want to convert a "real audio" sound file to "wav"
anyone know if there is a program that will do this.

I got "ride of the valkyries" by wagner but its in .ram and I want it in .wav so I can play it on start up in windows. It would be cool if I could convert it to a suitable linux fiendly format so I can play it in Mandrake on start up as well.

"Ride of the Valkyries" is the piece of music in Apocalypse Now that the helicopter gunships played in case you didnt know !
very cool

Ride of the Valkyries - turning ordinary computers into helicopter gunships all over the civilised world

lol
floppy

I am not 100% certain on this..(or even 10% certain) but being that rm is a proprietary format there is no way to decode it in the way you want.

You may, however, be able to play the file...and use another app to read the raw sound data from your soundcard and record it to a format of your choosing.

Probably the easiest way to do what you want is go to a store and buy the Wagner CD. As he is long since dead...I'm sure you can pick it up for very little cost. I have found that many cds of classical music by the "greats" (bach, beethoven, mozart et al) are $3-$5 because the copyright has expired and the music is in the public domain.

Here's another solution. Free mp3 download -->
http://www.mp3-find.com/mp3-RichardW...ries-22330.asp

If you need a wav then:
HTH