WAV to MP3
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WAV Audio Format WAV Converter
The WAV audio file format was developed by IBM and Microsoft in 1991. WAV stands for Waveform Audio File Format, and it is still a commonly used file type. You can open WAV files with almost all media players and devices because it’s such an established format.
Unlike many other popular audio formats like MP3 or AAC, WAV files are uncompressed and ‘lossless’. This means WAV files have higher sound quality, which is why many musicians prefer to record and play music in WAV format. However, because the files aren’t compressed, the downside is that WAV files can be much bigger than other audio formats – up to 10 times the file size of an MP3. Most users choose to keep their digital music in MP3 or AAC format as they can store more music on their device. MP3 and AAC are also the default formats for many media players.
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MP3 Audio Format MP3 Converter
MP3 is the most common format for storing and playing digital music. It’s short for ‘MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3’, and it was developed in the early 1990s as a way of compressing audio to create smaller files that could be easily shared and stored without losing too much sound quality.
MP3 is a universal format maintained by the International Office for Standardization (ISO). MP3 tracks will play on almost any device and with most media players, including Windows Media Player and Apple Music. Digital music took off in the 1990s and 2000s, and many users used media players to ‘rip’ CDs, or download tracks from sites like Napster, turning MP3 into the most common audio format. Because MP3 uses ‘lossy’ compression that can’t be reversed, some music listeners prefer to use other formats such as FLAC, even if the file sizes are bigger.
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How to convert a WAV to a MP3 file?
- 1. Choose the WAV file that you want to convert.
- 2. Select MP3 as the the format you want to convert your WAV file to.
- 3. Click "Convert" to convert your WAV file.
Convert from WAV
Using Zamzar, it is possible to convert WAV files to a variety of other formats:
WAV to AAC WAV to AC3 WAV to DOC WAV to DOCX WAV to FLAC WAV to JSON WAV to M4A WAV to M4R WAV to MP3 WAV to MP4 WAV to OGG WAV to PDF WAV to SRT WAV to TSV WAV to TXT WAV to VTT WAV to WMAConvert to MP3
Using Zamzar, it is possible to convert a variety of other formats to MP3 files:
264 to MP3 3G2 to MP3 3GA to MP3 3GP to MP3 3GPP to MP3 AAC to MP3 AC3 to MP3 AIFC to MP3 AIFF to MP3 AMR to MP3 APE to MP3 ASF to MP3 AVI to MP3 AZW to MP3 AZW3 to MP3 CAF to MP3 CBC to MP3 CBR to MP3 CBZ to MP3 CHM to MP3 DOC to MP3 DOCX to MP3 EPUB to MP3 F4V to MP3 FB2 to MP3 FLAC to MP3 FLV to MP3 GVI to MP3 LIT to MP3 LRF to MP3 M2TS to MP3 M4A to MP3 M4B to MP3 M4R to MP3 M4V to MP3 MIDI to MP3 MKV to MP3 MOBI to MP3 MOD to MP3 MOV to MP3 MP4 to MP3 MPG to MP3 MTS to MP3 ODT to MP3 OGA to MP3 OGG to MP3 PDB to MP3 PDF to MP3 PML to MP3 PRC to MP3 PUB to MP3 RA to MP3 RAM to MP3 RB to MP3 RM to MP3 RMVB to MP3 TCR to MP3 TS to MP3 TXT to MP3 VOB to MP3 WAV to MP3 WEBM to MP3 WMA to MP3 WMV to MP3 WPD to MP3 WPS to MP3Frequently asked questions
If you've got any questions about converting or compressing files with Zamzar, we're happy to help! We've answered a few commonly-asked questions below, to get you started, and you can find out more information about file conversion and compression with Zamzar, in our Help centre.
The easiest way is to use an online conversion tool, such as Zamzar. Simply upload the WAV file, select MP3 as the format you want to convert to, and click 'Convert Now'. The file will then be converted in real time, without the need to download any software.
Zamzar allows you to convert two files concurrently for free, but with a paid account allows you to convert up to 100 files in one batch.
WAV files have not been compressed and tend to be high in quality, but are also large in terms of the amount of storage space that they take up. MP3 files are lower in quality, albeit still perfectly good for listening to music and other forms of audio. Importantly, they’re about a tenth of the size of a WAV file, and so are a lot more portable; this means they tend to be more widely used.
A WAV file can be prohibitively large in size – ten times larger than an MP3 file. This makes sharing and storing WAV files particularly challenging. If a WAV file has been converted to a compressed file format and then later converted back to a WAV file, then the original audio quality of that WAV file would have been lost.
Yes, is the simple answer. Simply right-click on the WAV file and select 'Open with Windows Media Player'. Once launched, click the 'Organise' button in the menu at the top. Next, click the menu item that says 'Options', followed by 'Rip Music'. Select the desired file location to save the file to, and select 'MP3' in the 'Format' section, under 'Rip settings'. Finally, click 'Apply', followed by 'Ok', and that’s how you can convert a WAV file to an MP3.