How to Convert to MP3 With Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is built-in to Windows and is not a very powerful software application. It is primarily designed to rip Audio CDs to WMA or MP3 formats and play them back. This means your options are to either use Windows Media Player to burn a CD and then rip to MP3 or find a program that will convert to MP3 without wasting CDs.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• CD-Rs

1. Open Windows Media Player. Insert a Blank CD and choose "Burn" from the menu. Select "Audio CD."

2. Add the audio files that you want to convert to the Now Playing Field.Click on "Start Burn."

3. Click on "Rip" when the CD is finished. Select the "MP3" format from the drop-down Menu. Click on "Start Rip."

Tips & Warnings

• This procedure will likely only work for .WMA or .WAV files. To convert from other file types, try one of the programs listed in the "Resources section."

References

• Windows Help WMP 11 Converting Music

Resources

• Smart Audio Converter
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