Convert WAV to WMA

What is WAV file?

A WAV (.wav) file is a container for storing audio data compressed with Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or Adaptive differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM). It is one of the most popular audio file formats for storing sound data due to its widespread support among users and media players. It is used for storing digital audio tracks independently of compression, featuring unlimited resolution for both sampling rate and bit depth. [ ⏩ ] WAV file extension

What is WMA file?

The WMA (WMA) file extension is a Windows Media Audio file format developed by Microsoft Corporation for the Windows Media platform. It is a lossy audio format that compresses and encodes audio data to reduce its file size without negatively impacting the sound quality. In short, WMA files offer better sound fidelity than other compressed formats, particularly at higher bitrates. WMA files are typically used for streaming audio over the internet or downloading music from online music stores. [ ⏩ ] WMA file extension

How to convert the file from WAV to WMA?

To successfully convert the WAV file to WMA, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.WAV). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case WMA (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than WMA).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. WAV to WMA. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting WAV files to WMA files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension WMA, while before this step we had the WAV file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new WMA file, or not.

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