WAV to WMA: Convert Audio from WAV(Waveform) to WMA(Windows Media Audio) with River Past Audio Converter, WAV2WMA converter, conversion
What is
WAV?
The format for storing sound in files developed jointly by Microsoft and
IBM. Support for WAV files was
built into Windows 95 making it the de facto standard for sound on PCs. WAV
sound files end with a.wav extension and can be played by nearly all Windows
applications that support sound.
What is
WMA?
Short for Windows
Media Audio, a Microsoft file format for encoding digital audio files similar
to MP3 though can compress files at a higher rate than MP3.
WMA files, which use the “.wma” file extension, can be of any size compressed
to match many different connection speeds, or bandwidths.
Additional information is available on Microsoft
Windows Media page.
Launch River Past Audio Converter
Once River Past Audio Converter is installed properly, launch Audio Converter.
Add File
Click on the "Add File" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "WAV - Audio for Windows" in its "Files of type" combo box.
Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.
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Select output format
Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "WMA - Windows Media Audio" as the "Audio Type".
Note: To convert to WMA files, you must have Windows Media Format 9 runtime installed.
You can change the compressor, and depending on the compressor, you can change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono), bits/sample, and bitrate.
Select output directory
Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.
Convert
Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.
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