Hi Jan, My bad, I just got home and checked and, for sure, Audacity does not let you work with WMA--or any other proprietary, digital rights management--format. I could have sworn I'd done this in the past, but now I remember that I had to convert the files to WAV and then edit them in Audacity.
Using a file converter is an option if you don't mind the added a step. I use a batch conversion program called Switch Sound File Converter that will convert to and from any format. Just be aware that when you convert a WMA (or any other compressed file format) into another, more friendly format you will lose some quality because the file needs to be decompressed and then re-compressed into the new format. Think of it as a copy of a copy versus the original recording. If you go this route, I suggest you convert the files to an uncompressed format like WAV to edit the files and then save them as MP3 or whatever format you need. Depending on what the content is, you might not even notice it. I just wanted to make sure you knew about this before the head scratch came on... Cheers, Art Thompson, Jr. Logical Things - Web, Design & Marketing Solutions 917-609-1158 [m] 512-692-9865 [w] www.LogicalThings.com twitter.com/LogicalThings www.linkedin.com/in/LogicalThings On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Prashant <[email protected]> wrote: > I would second audacity! Its very easy to use and allows easy access and > edit of a variety of file types. > > Prashant > > sent from my mobile phone > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Art Thompson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 3/8/2010 6:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Refresh Austin: 5072] Looking for easy editing for WMA files > > Hi Jan, > > Any reputable audio editing software should allow you to edit and work > with WMA files. I recommend Audacity, which I believe is open source. > Just search for it and it should be at the top of the results. Hope > this helps. > > Art > > > On 3/8/10, Jan Triplett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Got a suggestion for an easy to learn and use editing program for WMA > > files? We use Macs. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -- Here's to your success! > > > > Jan Triplett > > COO Business Success Center > > City of Austin Certified Green Business > > Twitter > > Linkedin > > http://ownersview.com > > http://runitright.biz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Refresh Austin" group. > > > > [ Posting ] > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > > [ Unsubscribe ] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > > > [ More Info ] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > > > -- > > Art Thompson, Jr. > Logical Things - Web, Design & Marketing Solutions > 917-609-1158 [m] > 512-692-9865 [w] > www.LogicalThings.com > twitter.com/LogicalThings > www.linkedin.com/in/LogicalThings > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
