Converting protected WMAs :0

Dr Studly

Dr Studly

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i figured id make a new thread about this, instead of changing the origranl topic of my first one...

i wus getting music off some of my old CDs to put on my iPod... i stupidly used WMP just for a change... i should have used iTunes... i didn't think they would be WMA and i didn't think they would be protected...

how can i convert 300 protected WMA files to MP3!!!! (iTunes say it can't convert cus they are protected)
what program (preferably free) would help me do this...
(and it took me forever to do all these songs, so i don't want to have to redo it again...)

fast help will be xtra appreciated...
 
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Right ok.

I use TUNEBITE. I get the Protected Songs and then use that to Convert them. Im afraid its not free. I have not been able to find a free one.It is pretty cheap though. It works very well. It works by playing the protected content through the Sound Card and then re-records it into MP3
 
I've heard that Audacity can record anything, like if you play a song on your computer you can record it with Audacity at the same time and save it as another file. Haven't tested it but you should, it's free. Might take a while though. :P
 
yea that would take a while... but Nero Wave Editor can do that 2 and i have that...

actually on Nero wave Editor i can open one of the WMAs and save it as a MP3... that would take FOREVER though...
 
i use sony soundforge for that sorta stuff but i cant remember for the life of me if it allows you to get around wma protection... i think it does though
 
it dun show up in the options, when .mp3 selected copy protect is greyed out?? are we talking bout the same thing? lol
 
1960darrenh said:
I use TUNEBITE. I get the Protected Songs and then use that to Convert them. Im afraid its not free. I have not been able to find a free one.It is pretty cheap though. It works very well. It works by playing the protected content through the Sound Card and then re-records it into MP3
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How's the playback quality after all that recording/converting?
 
Exactly the same? You usually lose a bit after playing and re-recording in another format. I doubt it's an audible difference though.
 
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