The following will do that; WMA Encoder Decoder, Advanced WMA Workshop... hmmm cant think of any more. Try search for WMA and MP3 terms of look in the format converters section.

: please could you help me out here?! i would like to find a program which converts wma's to mp3's.
: thanx

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QUOTE: "Of course, it's laughingly easy if you know
how, but I don't..."

It's rarely laughingly easy, even if you know your system. My experience with Windows and music is quite the opposite. Even with the Mac G4 there are issues of hardware verses software solutions and making some software work (buggy often) with hardware can be a trial. Once it's up and running, you will still have a lot to think about.

I have an external sampler/synth like Andy (not the same one) and it's easy enough to rely on that as a sample player and editor.

I use SCSI from the G4 to the Sampler and then use Peak (Mac audio editor) to mess with the samples and then send them to the sample using SCSI SMDI sample transfer. This misses out on the sometimes average audio inputs on some samplers and relies on the far better audio inputs on the Mac's audio card solution.

Get a sampler and a decent audio input/output on the PC. M-Audio make some great and affordable cards. Use the SMDI transfer protocol from a decent audio editor and then go forth and make a tune.

Also, there is a program called Translator from Chicken Systems that converts wave's to sampler specific formats. Worth checking out.

SteveR

Get whatever you can, whenever you can for computer
music software, and use any soundcard that will run on
your system without hassles. Since recording onto your PC is troubled at worst, and temporary at best, buy
an external CD-recorder.

Ok. There's the answer. Now I'll tell you what I originally
started pondering:

PC's are fun, but you sound direct and to the point.
Making music on a PC is anything but direct and to the
point. All PC's crash or get infected with bugs or viruses.
If you just want to make music, get a hardware multitrack recorder
with a built-in CD-burner, unless you already have a CD recorder deck.

With one of these, you could start making music immediately, and have
your results saved on a standard CD you can play anywhere. Computers
get tricky fast because of all those file formats and storage media forms.
Also you have to worry about system requirements and bugs and upgrades and
lots of mysterious errors.

If you have a stand-alone hard disk recorder multitrack, then you have a
portable solution which can be used for overdubbing, recording, and editing.
They are designed not to crash. They also have mixers and effects.

If you addicted to all the goodies on the computer off the net, then just
keep your computer too. The days that your computer is working, you can
record onto your multitrack studio. Be sure to burn CD's of your work, so
that you can keep working on your songs if your equipment breaks or gets
stolen. Never leave your songs just on a hard drive or on a zip disk or
smart card, or cassette, or minidisc. CD's are the way to go, and computers
can read them.

I would treat your computer like a great drum machine, not
like a multitrack or sampler. Even though there are tons of free
VST synths floating around now, I think hardware synths are easier
to get unusual sounds from and play melodies at the same time. Some
software synths sound awesome, but they can't be played easily.

Computers seem to make good drum machines, but terribly there aren't
enough drum machine types of softwares. Still, any editor can be used
as a drum machine once you have some audio files to copy and paste.

Multitracks can get too complex too fast. I have used Cubasis VST and
Tuareg and DDClip a lot. I swear by them. On the Mac I enjoy Logic Fun,
SoundSampler II, and some editors. Still, I worked a lot faster when I
had hardware devices linked up with MIDI cables. I just recorded via a
mixer to a minidisc deck. I'd do some basic song structure edits on the
minidisc deck, then transfer to CD. Unfortunately, minidisc isn't really
an option much anymore in the US. Later, I got a 4 track hard disk recorder
and some optical cables, so I did lots of transferring between minidisc and the
multitrack. Then I'd burn to the CD-recorder from the digital multitrack.

Nowadays I don't have any of that. I'm definately making much more advanced
sounds on the computer, but my music has suffered. I don't get a chance to
quickly exercise my musical ideas unless i go play the piano. The computer just
slows me down. I do like the advanced sounds, though, and VST reverbs can sound
much better than anything in a rack, even at 44.1k 16bits. If you get a 192kHz soundcard,
then you'll be glad if you get locked into a computer system.

Overall, you should consider how much money you can and should spend.
I never like spending more than 200 dollars on anything ever. That pretty
much shuts me down looking at typical catalogs nowadays. The best gear I've
dealt with was always around 200 dollars for each thing. Effects unit-200.
Good used drum machine--200. Good 96kHz sound card--200. Good used sequencer--200.
Good cheap mixer--200.

Some things cost more like 400 to 600 dollars, but unless it's really gonna be
the heart of my operation, i don't like it. Anything that costs as much as an
automobile is already ridiculous.

Well, I'm losing sight of my point. Let me recoil.
Originally, you said you want to make music on your PC.
I've been telling you to pretty much NOT use your PC, but
I guess i should tell you what you want to hear.

Get whatever you can, whenever you can for computer
music software, and use any soundcard that will run on
your system without hassles. Since recording onto your PC is troubled at worst, and temporary at best, buy
an external CD-recorder.

: Could anybody please advise me on how to connect a stereo audio source to
: the USB port of a notebook computer. All I want to do is digitise analogue
: cassette recordings in stereo. The problem is that my notebook does not
: have a line input and I can't afford expensive add-ons.

: Any help would be gratefully received.

: John

I just bought a Roland Edirol UA-1A audio capture device for my Toshiba
Satellite. $79 at Mars Music. Made a couple of tweeks to my system, works
great.

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http://ourworld.cs.com/_ht_a/philowerx1/index.html
http://www.mp3.com/philowerx
http://philowerx.iuma.com

Personally, I have used a few sample CD's from EastWest.
These international sample CD suppliers have lots to choose from
in all genres. I have found that for some styles, it's better to
totally ignore MIDI quantization and just use strategic layers of raw
sounds. This is especially true for strings. It doesn't hurt to
find a real musician for an overdub or samples either. Sampling isn't
so hard, really. But most people are afraid to try it live. Just
make sure to give the people you sample credit on your album, and/or
pay them appropriately.

Patrick,
firstly, I don't think what your getting
is a bargain by any means.
It's just (fairly dated) MIDI keyboard and will not let you control anything.

I'm not sure whether you have a standard MIDI (Joystick type connection) or a USB Midi connection....
In otherwords you need to know whether you can connect the device you're looking for to your current PC Setup.

Check out the following MIDI controllers....
Phatboy.....www.gmedia.com
Kenton Control Freak...www.kenton.co.uk
Oxygen 8 (Keyboard and controls)

You don't mention the s/w you want to use.
I'd recommend any of the following...
Propellerhead - Reason and Rebirth
Orion Pro - brilliant cheap VST host.

Finally the bad news....
Your PC will most likely need to be upgraded
if you want to run some serious audio applications
as they really hog the CPU....and RAM

Happy hunting.

Stuff like Autechre LFO Aphex Twin!
Whats a good Starting Budget. What equpment do i need any good links

: I would like to start making my own music and I have been offered the below.
: It is for sale for £225

: EVOLUTION MK-149 BOXED BRAND NEW UNUSED MIDI CONTROLLER KEYBOARD WITH
: SOFTWARE STILL SEALED AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL, READY TO USE WITH ROLAND MT32
: MULTITIMBRE SOUND MODULE, IT CONTAINS A SOUND SOURCE CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING 8
: INDEPENDENT PARTS AND 30 RHYTHM SOUNDS, IT ALSO INCORPORATES 128-TIMBRE
: SOUND LIBRARY, BOXED PERFECT CONDITION WITH 3 ORIGINAL MANUALS. ALSO THERE
: IS AN APPLIED RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (ART) ALPHA S E STUDIO EDITION RACK
: MOUNTED DIGITAL MULTI-EFFECTOR/PITCH TRANSPOSER/SAMPLER WITH FULL MIDI
: IN/OUT/THRU, THIS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST THE USUAL MARKS AROUND
: THE RACK MOUNTS COMES WITH ORIGINAL MANUAL AND COST ME A FEW HUNDRED WHEN I
: BOUGHT IT, I AM GIVING IN 2 MIDI LEADS.

: Is this worth getting
: I only have a P166 64MB Ram. AWE 64 Soundcard at the moment should I upgrade
: my PC First(What should I upgrade it to)? or get the above and upgrade
: later.

: Patrick Hayes

I wouldn't buy it... the Evolution is only £120 new, the MT32 is pretty much
worthless, and no one seems to use the Art Alpha SE...

What sort of music do you want to write?

Rich

: Help!!!!! I have lots of .aud files I would like to convert to Mp3's... does anyone know of any software out there?

: Thanks,

: Andi

Hi!!

I have the same problem, i have a lot's of *.aud files and i want to convert them into *.mp3.

Can anybody help us.....??

THX