Windows media player is a popular player used on Microsoft based PCs
. This player is compatible with multiple formats and includes its own format made precisely for the player: Windows Media Audio, which operates with the (.wma) extension. Although the quality of the sound is impressive; the format is not necessarily compatible in most types of music players. Therefore converting it to the more widely used MP3 format is much easier especially when the audio is needed for an independent portable audio player. MP3 is one of the most compatible formats still being utilized today and offers a relatively space efficient method of music storage. You will not require an additional converter if you are presently utilizing Windows Media Player. It offers a conversion tool to make the process relatively straightforward. However, if you are utilizing a different operating system then you may need to search online for a suitable converter. Despite this conversion should not be hard with most of the programs that are developed for this objective. In general they are not difficult to use and will complete the process just as effectively. For the purpose of this guide Windows Media Player will be utilized to cary out the conversion.
1.To start launch Windows Media Player.
2.Go to the [Library] tab and select [Playlists] from this menu found on the left.
3.Choose the [Create Playlist] option and then put in the name for your playlist and press the enter button on your computer.
4.You may now start to search the computer for WMA files. When you have located the files you would like to open, use the [Shift] button located at either side of the letters on your keyboard to choose each file to be used.
5.When you have highlighted all the files release the [Shift] button and drag the files that you have chosen to the panel to your right, which will be noticeably labelled [Drag items here to add them to your new playlists].
6.Place you blank CD in the empty CD ROM.
7.Select the [Burn] tab and ensure that the [Audio CD] option is chosen. Then you will need to click [Burn "your playlist name"] to drive. You won't need to worry that you may not know when the process is done, the CD should instantly be ejected from the drive when completed.
8.Once the CD is bunt it will come out as said previously put it back into the drive and stop it from playing.
9.Now you will go to the [Rip] tab, select the [More Options] and choose MP3 as the new format. You may change the destination folder or try to commit to memory the default folder where it will be stored.
10.Once you have chosen all the files you may re-enter the [Rip] tab and choose [Rip "CD Name"].
11.When it is completed go to the folder where it is saved and then playback to make sure it was done properly.