Posted by iws on 03/20/06 19:35

"fred-bloggs" <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "iws" <iws51remove@cox.net> wrote in news:netTf.473$Vy.273@fed1read02:
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> > "Lisa" <annalisa0@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1142804902.446651.243300@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> I bought a couple of music files from yahoo only to find that they
> >> could not be downloaded to my older iRcok 500 series and they could
> >> not be imported into MusicMatch - the only software that will save
> >> onto my irock.
> >> Is there any place I can just buy plain MP3 files without any
> >> restrictions for use in certain programs? Or can I change my yahoo
> >> files (wma) into something I can use?
> >> I'm very new at downloading music.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Lisa
> >
> > Generally, it's not the best idea to convert one compressed audio
> > format to another but in this case I'd go ahead and try since you
> > already have the files. Any degradation of audio quality may not be
> > noticable. There are a number of programs that can do this for you but
> > here's one that's free http://nch.com.au/switch/index.html.
> >
> >
>
> I don't think this will work for Lisa's Yahoo wmas.
>
> *Copy protected files are not decoded
> http://www.nch.com.au/switch/faq.html
>
Well, if they are copy-protected, it gets a bit more complicated. In that
case, perhaps the following would work: play back the copy-proteced files
using something like winamp or Windows Media Player while recording them
simultaneously with another program such as Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Again not optimum as far as ultimate
quality is concerned but for the OP's Irock player, it should work just
fine.

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> fred

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