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How do I convert wma to wav audio files

I am trying to make an audio cd of a friends music which is
recorded in wma files. Is it possible to convert the files to wav files
that I can record a cd with brasero?

avconv/ffmpeg can probably do this.

Yes, though I've never done it myself. Here is a link to a tutorial. I only searched the web for a few minutes, so there may be easier ways to do the same thing.

http://www.ehowtowiki.com/how_491030...wav-linux.html

sorry i'm at work so i can test it out at 5:00.

there mite be a few gui's that use those programs but not sure which ones.

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneidz (Post 5452765)

avconv/ffmpeg can probably do this.

I have done it with ffmpeg couldn't find avconv. Thanks for your help.

lunchtime: this worx for me:

Code:

[schneidz@hyper soca]$ ffmpeg -i 20-machel_montano-bottle_of_rhum.flac test.wav

ffmpeg version 2.6.4 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers

  built with gcc 5.1.1 (GCC) 20150618 (Red Hat 5.1.1-4)

  configuration: --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --datadir=/usr/share/ffmpeg --incdir=/usr/include/ffmpeg --libdir=/usr/lib64 --mandir=/usr/share/man --arch=x86_64 --optflags='-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic' --enable-bzlib --disable-crystalhd --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libcdio --enable-libdc1394 --disable-indev=jack --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-openal --enable-libopencv --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libv4l2 --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-x11grab --enable-avfilter --enable-avresample --enable-postproc --enable-pthreads --disable-static --enable-shared --enable-gpl --disable-debug --disable-stripping --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-runtime-cpudetect

  libavutil      54. 20.100 / 54. 20.100

  libavcodec    56. 26.100 / 56. 26.100

  libavformat    56. 25.101 / 56. 25.101

  libavdevice    56.  4.100 / 56.  4.100

  libavfilter    5. 11.102 /  5. 11.102

  libavresample  2.  1.  0 /  2.  1.  0

  libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101

  libswresample  1.  1.100 /  1.  1.100

  libpostproc    53.  3.100 / 53.  3.100

Input #0, flac, from '20-machel_montano-bottle_of_rhum.flac':

  Metadata:

    ALBUM          : carnival

    ARTIST          : machel montano

    DATE            : 2012

    comment        : Tags edited by MixZing (www.socialmuseinc.com)

    DISCID          : 9f12881f

    GENRE          : soca

    MUSICBRAINZ_DISCID: u.4q8EYGJWfFyKcK1oXWkqELiBk-

    TITLE          : 20-bottle of rum

    track          : 20

    TRACKTOTAL      : 31

  Duration: 00:02:41.47, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 781 kb/s

    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16

Output #0, wav, to 'test.wav':

  Metadata:

    IPRD            : carnival

    IART            : machel montano

    ICRD            : 2012

    ICMT            : Tags edited by MixZing (www.socialmuseinc.com)

    DISCID          : 9f12881f

    IGNR            : soca

    MUSICBRAINZ_DISCID: u.4q8EYGJWfFyKcK1oXWkqELiBk-

    INAM            : 20-bottle of rum

    IPRT            : 20

    TRACKTOTAL      : 31

    ISFT            : Lavf56.25.101

    Stream #0:0: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 1411 kb/s

    Metadata:

      encoder        : Lavc56.26.100 pcm_s16le

Stream mapping:

  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (flac (native) -> pcm_s16le (native))

Press [q] to stop, [?] for help

size=  27815kB time=00:02:41.46 bitrate=1411.2kbits/s    

video:0kB audio:27815kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.000850

[schneidz@hyper soca]$ file *

20-machel_montano-bottle_of_rhum.flac: FLAC audio bitstream data, 16 bit, stereo, 44.1 kHz, 7120680 samples

test.wav:                              RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft PCM, 16 bit, stereo 44100 Hz

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneidz (Post 5452791)

lunchtime: this worx for me:

Code:

This is code of yours.

How do you do that enter the code I mean?
I have done this by entering and the undermentioned has been pasted
in. Is there another way of putting in the code window as mine does not have the scroll bars?

Code:

Guessed Channel Layout for  Input Stream #0.0 : mono

Input #0, asf, from 'long_time.WMA':

  Duration: 00:03:38.20, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 32 kb/s

    Stream #0:0: Audio: wmav2 (a[1][0][0] / 0x0161), 44100 Hz, 1 channels, fltp, 32 kb/s

Output #0, wav, to 'Long_Time.wav':

  Metadata:

    ISFT            : Lavf56.40.101

    Stream #0:0: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 44100 Hz, mono, s16, 705 kb/s

    Metadata:

      encoder        : Lavc56.60.100 pcm_s16le

Stream mapping:

  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (wmav2 (native) -> pcm_s16le (native))

Press [q] to stop, [?] for help

size=  18792kB time=00:03:38.12 bitrate= 705.8kbits/s    

video:0kB audio:18792kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.000405