Overcoming erroneous "license" - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

sob · 03-06-2005, 09:22 PM

A friend of my son sent him a song he recorded. It's in wma format, and plays on my son's laptop.

However, it won't play on a portable mp3 player, and it won't play on my computer. I get the message about needing a license, which I know this kid didn't (intentionally at least) set out to do.

I was unable to convert it to another format on my son's laptop, at least with Winamp or Windows Media Player.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

userasdf1234 · 03-07-2005, 05:15 PM

I've never done it before but you should try real player.

Kadath · 03-07-2005, 06:21 PM

Use a program such as CoolEdit, AudioGrabber, Xilisoft, ACE-HIGH....etc.

wolf · 03-07-2005, 06:27 PM

Here is another link...

http://www.wma-mp3.com/

sob · 03-08-2005, 10:19 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried one or two, no luck.

So I asked a teenager. He told me to burn the wma to a CD, then rip it back. I did, and it worked.

I then discovered that the reason I got this assignment was so my son could get it as a ringtone on his phone.

I got some useful knowledge from you, and from the work I did, so I'm happy.

Thanks.

Slavakion · 03-09-2005, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sob

So I asked a teenager. He told me to burn the wma to a CD, then rip it back. I did, and it worked.

The only problem with that is you can lose audio quality. I had a link somewhere for de-protecting songs, but I didn't need it. I'll check back if I find it.

03-06-2005, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
sob Banned	Overcoming erroneous "license" A friend of my son sent him a song he recorded. It's in wma format, and plays on my son's laptop. However, it won't play on a portable mp3 player, and it won't play on my computer. I get the message about needing a license, which I know this kid didn't (intentionally at least) set out to do. I was unable to convert it to another format on my son's laptop, at least with Winamp or Windows Media Player. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

03-07-2005, 06:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	Use a program such as CoolEdit, AudioGrabber, Xilisoft, ACE-HIGH....etc. __________________ it's quiet in here

03-07-2005, 06:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
wolf Ravenous Location: Right Behind You	Here is another link... http://www.wma-mp3.com/ __________________ Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as Gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

03-07-2005, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
userasdf1234 Tilted	I've never done it before but you should try real player.

03-08-2005, 10:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
sob Banned	Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried one or two, no luck. So I asked a teenager. He told me to burn the wma to a CD, then rip it back. I did, and it worked. I then discovered that the reason I got this assignment was so my son could get it as a ringtone on his phone. I got some useful knowledge from you, and from the work I did, so I'm happy. Thanks.