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Aug 29, 2014 4:00 PM in response to sir-benjaminoby sinkers,I didn't really like any of these solutions so I put together a simple one liner using ffmpeg that will convert the files.
This one will recursively convert all files in sub directories:
find . -type d | while read -r dir; do pushd "$dir";for f in *.wma; do ffmpeg -y -i "$f" -c:a libfdk_aac -b:a 192k "${f%.wma}.m4a";done;ls;popd; done;
And this one can do just one directory by running it in the directory you need
for f in *.wma; do ffmpeg -y -i "$f" -c:a libfdk_aac -b:a 192k "${f%.wma}.m4a"; done;
ffmpeg is pretty easy to install:
http://www.renevolution.com/how-to-install-ffmpeg-on-mac-os-x/
And more details on the conversion process here:
http://sinclairmediatech.com/converting-wma-to-high-quality-m4a-audio/
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Sep 13, 2014 1:05 PM in response to shuddhaby mdizzy,If you're not afraid of the terminal there is an app that comes pre-installed on OSX called ffmpeg that will convert DRM-free wma to a number of different formats (including mp3 and AAC).
Open the terminal (use spotlight to search for terminal) change to the directory where your music is located
cd ~/Music/music
(adjust for where you actually stored your music so if you copied your music to a folder on your desktop it would be
cd ~/Desktop/music
Then you want to run ffmpeg on every .wma file in your music directory
for file in */**/*.wma; do ffmpeg -i "$file" -a "${file%.wma}.mp3"; done
It'll take a while but eventually all your files will be converted to mp3. now you can import into iTunes and delete the old folder.
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Oct 19, 2014 2:03 PM in response to funfingerby kthrynileen1,iTunes would not even recognize my wma files - had to convert in order to import. Downloaded Adapter (free) and it took maybe 30 seconds to convert them all. Program is *extremely* user friendly - people who are having trouble with it must have corrupt files because all you need to do is drag & drop them and it does the rest. Could not ask for better. http://www.macroplant.com/adapter/?utm_source=Adapter+%28Mac%29&utm_medium=deskt op+app&utm_campaign=Adapter+%28Mac%29+2.1.2
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Dec 24, 2014 8:15 PM in response to Chaitanyaby amit451,Thank You Chaitanya.
Your suggestion was right to the T. BINGO!!!
Thank You
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Apr 11, 2015 11:51 AM in response to cur1ousby Blisshome,Adapter is a sweet little converter. Thanks cur1ous for the suggestion, and thanks Macroplant for a fine application.
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May 18, 2015 11:12 PM in response to Chaitanyaby rjhp33,Adapter is awesome. Can't believe it's free...works perfectly, and very fast conversion rates. Thank for the tip!
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Mar 7, 2016 8:51 PM in response to Chaitanyaby slidelldrew,i know this post was from years ago but it really works try adapt TODAY!!!!!!!!!!
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May 10, 2016 7:56 PM in response to shuddhaby bblqw71,Well here is what I did. I would drag my WMA files into my music in I-Tunes and it would ask if I wanted to convert and "yes" and it would say it was converted but I could not find the file and play it. I also would try and open with I-tunes and I-tunes would open but the file would not play. So I created a Play list in I-Tunes, named it WMA files. Opened up the folder with the WMA files, selected all and drag to the play list "WMA" again it ask if I wanted to convert and I said yes, they converted and showed up in the play list and I'm listing to them now in I-Tunes. I also selected them all in the WMA Play list and drag them back to a folder on my USB drive and the new converted file .m4a will now play in my car USB plug in where my WMA would not.
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May 10, 2016 8:36 PM in response to bblqw71by Chris CA,bblqw71 wrote:
Well here is what I did. I would drag my WMA files into my music in I-Tunes and it would ask if I wanted to convert and "yes"
iTunes, not I-Tunes.
Because you are using iTunes for Windows.
This is the iTunes for Mac forum.