Help: Downloading RAM Files & Converting to MP

Subject: Downloading RAM Files & Converting to MP
From: GUEST,Hoot&Fidget
Date: 29 Mar 02 - 10:23 PM

Is there any shareware out there that'll let me download a Realaudio file and convert it to an MP3 file? (or maybe just play the RAM file into an MP3 file)

Subject: RE: Help: Downloading RAM Files & Converting to MP
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 29 Mar 02 - 10:37 PM

Realaudio is a proprietary format. There are no legal direct conversions available. What you can do is get a program like GoldWave, set the input to "what you hear", and play the realaudio file, Goldwave saves it as a WAV file, but lets you convert to MP3m as well as apply all sorts of sound-editing tricks. Works well.

Subject: RE: Help: Downloading RAM Files & Converting to MP
From: GUEST,Gene
Date: 30 Mar 02 - 01:26 PM

Ra2Wav.exe
will convert RealAudio directly to a WAVe File...which can then be Mp3'd to any K-bit rate with MUSICMATCH or similar program...
I have downloaded rare cuts from the net and converted to WAV/Mp3s and burned MUSIC CDs from them ---
The the Results are Acceptable but not Outstanding!

Subject: RE: Help: Downloading RAM Files & Converting to MP
From: Bill D
Date: 30 Mar 02 - 04:59 PM

ummm...at this place under the "MP3 resources" heading, are some very useful aides...including a couple of older programs which might be of some use...