What is the best format to convert a WMA file into in order to process it in Audacity?

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I have a WMA audio recording that I want to process in Audacity in order to remove noise etc but Audacity would not open it. Converting it to mp3 gives the warning that it will lose quality even farther. And indeed the mp3 version sounds even worse.

I usually use Foobar2000 and various codecs to convert. What format would be preferable for the given purpose?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '14 at 15:25

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I would convert it to WAV so Audacity can process it.

An article on audio files - here.

It says:

There is one major uncompressed audio format, PCM, which is usually stored in a .wav file on Windows or in a .aiff file on Mac OS

(So, a WMA/Windows Media Audio file is a lossy compressed wav.)

edited May 23 '14 at 15:25

answered May 23 '14 at 14:15

Chris

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 23 '14 at 14:17

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I would convert it to FLAC. It is lossless and audacity can process it

answered May 23 '14 at 14:17

Bruno9779

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What is the best format to convert a WMA file into in order to process it in Audacity?

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