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10-21-2009, 10:30 PM
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I need some help. I just found out that all of my sermons for the past six months have been recorded in WMA. Hey it's a great format, but it is worthless in Audacity. Do any of you know of a good Mac based conversion software that can convert to WAV. . . and is free? (I'm really cheap and broke.) I've tried Switch and it is a no go. Way to unstable, doesn't work 99% of the time anyway.
I have to get these things edited. Help!
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10-21-2009, 11:36 PM
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ITunes should convert it to MP3 for you.
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Get WinAMP.
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10-22-2009, 12:16 AM
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If all else fails, burn it to a CD and then rip it from the CD, using iTunes. I think you can convert it to an MP3 through iTunes.
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use audacity. it works great and it's free. Also, if you want to edit the audio, it's easily done. Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
I use this program to record sermons at church. Then I use it to edit them before putting them on the website.
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Plan A
If you only have a mac then: Plan B
Or you can just ask the person who records your sermons (to use the pc being used to record it) to have every sermon burned to a CD (6 months= 25-26 Discs) as Audio CDs, Afterwards you can use your Mac's Itunes software to copy the contents as MP3 files.
Hope this helps 
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10-22-2009, 06:31 AM
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Thanks for the ideas fellows, but if you read the OP you will see that I've done pretty much all of your suggestions:
WinAMP: Windows only. I'm on a Mac.
ITunes will not convert ema on the mac platform.
Switch will not function properly after nine different attempts to install. This is no uncommon I have discovered.
Audacity is great software. I have used of for years. It will not recognize wma files. That is the whole issue.
I have shown the fellow how to record in mp3 and wav but that does not solve my problem with the last six months.
I sincerly hope I don't have to burn all of them and then rip. I am tryng to keep as much sound quality as possible.
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10-22-2009, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by LawrenceU  ITunes will not convert ema on the mac platform.
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10-22-2009, 09:22 AM
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If you had the ability to run Windows software, the best choice is dbPowerAmp.
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10-22-2009, 01:37 PM
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Got it! I downloaded a demo of Music Man and did the whole batch in about two minutes.
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Originally Posted by LawrenceU Got it! I downloaded a demo of Music Man and did the whole batch in about two minutes. | 
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