Convert WMA to WAV - online and free - this page also contains information on the WMA and WAV file extensions.
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How to convert a WMA to a WAV file?
- Choose the WMA file that you want to convert.
- Select WAV as the the format you want to convert your WMA file to.
- Click "Convert" to convert your WMA file.
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| File extension | .wma |
| Category | Audio File |
| Description | Developed by the Signal Processing Group at Microsoft, the WMA file format is part of the Windows Media framework and was first released commercially in 1999, with support for playback of WMA encoded files as part of Windows Media Player. Creation of WMA files did not come until Windows Media Player version 7. The original codec was targeted as a direct competitor to the MP3 and RealAudio formats, and has achieved a broad level of adoption thanks to support for playback on numerous DVD players, Nokia mobile handsets and Playstation portable devices. |
| Actions | WMA to WAV - Convert file now View other audio file formats |
| Technical Details | In almost all circumstances WMA files are part of the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container, a proprietary container format developed by Microsoft for both digital video and digital audio. Every WMA file contains an audio track encoded in one of four mutually distinct codecs - WMA, WMA Voice, WMA Lossless or WMA Pro - WMA is the most commonly found of the four, but is a lossy codec, with the ability to encode audio signals sampled at up to 48 kHz. WMA Pro is an improved version, allowing sampling up to 96 kHz, but has achieved little hardware and software support. WMA Lossless is designed to compress audio signals with no loss of quality from the original source (up to 96 kHz) and is used in some Windows Mobile devices as well as the Logitech Squeezebox Touch. Finally, WMA Voice is a lossy codec optimized for low-bandwith voice playback applications, with mono sampling support up to 22.05 kHz - it is perhaps most well known for being used by the BBC World service for streaming Internet radio. |
| Associated programs | MPlayer Realplayer VLC Media Player Windows Media Player Windows Movie Maker |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | audio/x-ms-wma |
| Useful links | Encoding Audio and Video with Windows Media Codecs Microsoft overview of ASF Format Differences between ASF and WMV/WMA files WMA format information from the Library of Congress Convert WMA file |
| File extension | .wav |
| Category | Audio File |
| Description | The WAV file is one of the simplest digital audio file formats. It was originally developed back in 1991 for use within Windows 3.1 but today it is the gold standard in studio recording and one of the most popular digital audio formats. As they are stored in an uncompressed format they are enormously versatile and allow for easy editing and manipulation. One minor drawback is that the file sizes can be huge which can make them a little impractical. |
| Actions | Convert WAV file View other audio file formats |
| Technical Details | A file with the WAV file extension is a Waveform audio file format and is a container that stores data in segments. It was originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and stores uncompressed lossless audio which results in very large file sizes. The format uses containers to store the audio data, track numbers, sample rate and bit rate. |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Windows Media Player Quicktime VLC |
| Developed by | Microsoft & IBM |
| MIME type | audio/wav |
| Useful links | More information on the WAV format What are WAV and WAVE files and how do I open them? Convert WAV file |
Convert WMA file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert WMA files to a variety of other formats
- wma to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- wma to m4a (Compressed video file)
- wma to m4r (iPhone Ringtone File)
- wma to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- wma to mp4 (MPEG-4 Video File)
- wma to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- wma to wav (Windows audio file)
