Converting wav to wma

[gabriel]

Hello List,

I googled and found on the list a conversation regarding converting
realaudio into mp3s, but what I'm looking to do is convert wav files
to wma since it appears that wma files are less "heavy" and have
somewhat better quality.

The background behind me doing this is simple. I'm trying to create an
audio archive of audio files which are like an hour long of someone
speaking. It is for streaming on the internet (please lets not discuss
the bandwidth and all other irrelevant topics) and I've been told that
wma helps in achieving my goals.

I found this script on the list that does wav to mp3 it appears:
--------------------------[script]-------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
# extraido de [url]http://bulmalug.net/impresion.phtml?nIdNoticia=1744[/url]
# y modificado por mapelo manu_perez_lopez at hotmail.com
# necesita mplayer y lame

# Convertimos wma a mp3
for f in *.wma
do
mplayer "$f" -ao pcm
mv audiodump.wav "$f.wav"
#lame $f.wav
# modificado por mapelo para hacer variable vibrate y de mayor calidad
lame --vbr-new -V 3 -b 128 "$f.wav"
rm "$f.wav"
done
--------------------------[script]-------------------------------

Any help will be appreciated. :)
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gabriel,

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[gabriel]

Its not that I dont want too much advice, I just know that sometimes
things can take a path that will lead nowhere. It was just a friendly
request :) - Thanks I'll definetly check those links out.

Cheers!

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:54:41 +0000, Jason Henson <jason@ec.rr.com> wrote:

> On 02/24/05 15:49:07, gabriel wrote:

> > Hello List,
> >
> > I googled and found on the list a conversation regarding converting
> > realaudio into mp3s, but what I'm looking to do is convert wav files
> > to wma since it appears that wma files are less "heavy" and have
> > somewhat better quality.
> >
> > The background behind me doing this is simple. I'm trying to create
> > an
> > audio archive of audio files which are like an hour long of someone
> > speaking. It is for streaming on the internet (please lets not
> > discuss
> > the bandwidth and all other irrelevant topics) and I've been told
> > that
> > wma helps in achieving my goals.
> >

>
> You don't seem to want too much advice? I would still recommend you
> check
> [url]http://www.speex.org/[/url]
> [url]http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/listen.html[/url]
> [url]http://www.goteamspeak.com/faq.php?faq=16[/url]
>
>

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gabriel,

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[Jason Henson]

On 02/24/05 15:49:07, gabriel wrote:

> Hello List,
>
> I googled and found on the list a conversation regarding converting
> realaudio into mp3s, but what I'm looking to do is convert wav files
> to wma since it appears that wma files are less "heavy" and have
> somewhat better quality.
>
> The background behind me doing this is simple. I'm trying to create
> an
> audio archive of audio files which are like an hour long of someone
> speaking. It is for streaming on the internet (please lets not
> discuss
> the bandwidth and all other irrelevant topics) and I've been told
> that
> wma helps in achieving my goals.
>

You don't seem to want too much advice? I would still recommend you
check
[url]http://www.speex.org/[/url]
[url]http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/listen.html[/url]
[url]http://www.goteamspeak.com/faq.php?faq=16[/url]