Re: convert WMA to DVD-A

Musicgiants.com claim lossless CD quality sound via WMA.

Scott Dorsey wrote: 
Michael  <mzeitlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Scott - What software would you use? 


I'd use the Sonic workstation because that's what I have got sitting
around the studio.


I did a web search (quickly) and most what I see are wav to mp3. I know I need to go from wma to wav and then dvd-a. 


Just about anything that can handle a wma file can export as a clean
16-bit wav.  Total Recorder will let you extract the output of Windows
Media Player into a wav file, for instance.


This whole discussion was prompted because I want better quality than Itunes 128kbs low quality files. I want to download higher resolution music (musicgiants) and then write high quality dvd-a so I can preserve the signal. The weak link I see is the .wav conversion.... 


The weak link was the wma encoding in the first place.  Why do you even
care about DVD-A for something like this, since you're starting with
such a low point to begin with?  Do you need longer running time than you
can get with a Red Book CD?  The .wma compression is pretty awful-sounding
to begin with.... I would not consider it "higher resolution" by any means.
Certainly not in the same league as 16-bit uncompressed 44.1 files.
--scott


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