Convert-MP3-to-Wav

Please make sure you are typing in the registration code.  It is pretty common to accidentally type in the product # or order #.  Scan down your order email to the line that says "Your registration code is: " and the number right after that is your registration code!

Make sure you are right clicking in Windows.  I have had quite a few people try to right click within Napster.  This is not possible, because Napster is written by a different software company.  Napster defaults to storing its mp3s in the folder C:\Program Files\Napster\Music\ .  Right click on one of the mp3s in that folder.

Another possibility is that the file may not actually be a .mp3.  Some people have clicked on .ra, .rm, .wma, .asf, and others.  The only supported file formats at this time are .mp3, .mp2, .mp1, .mpg, .m3u and .pls.  If you aren't seeing a file extension for certain files, double click on "My Computer".  Select "Folder Options" from the View menu.  Click on the "View" tab.  Make sure that the "Hide file extensions for known file types" checkbox is not checked, then press the OK button.  You should now see the extension and chances are that it does not have a .mp3 extension.

This is not a bug.  After your 33 free conversions are up, it adds this sound to gently remind you that this software is shareware and supported by your registrations.  After you purchase a registration code, enter the code into the Registration window and you'll remove the sound from future conversions.

What version of Mp3 To Wave Converter do you have?
The version number is displayed on the title bar of program's window when it is converting MP3 to WAV.

Think you've found a NEW and unreported bug and you are using the latest version? If you want to send an mp3 that is causing a bug in the software, please send it to ftp://ftp.acoustica.com/ Non-registered users will receive a free registration code if the bug is reproducible.

Outstanding Bugs as of 01/19/2001

Bug Finder	Bug Description	Level
Morten Larød	With songs left, sometimes it will show 0.0 MB left to convert.  This comes about after the file size predications are off.  The fix will be to update the predications with the actual size after decoding it.	Moderate
Michael	AMD systems may find that versions 1.15 – 1.19 are not as stable as Pentium systems due to an optimization I made at that time.  For now, you can download version 1.14 (This version adds the "Register Today" sound after 33 conversions.)	Moderate
Matthew Booher	Can right click on the converter and select "Maximize" from the menu…this results in an unappetizing window.	Minor
Allen Mueller	Conflict with Napster at the same time as the converter on an HP-Pavilion.  Napster uses xaudio codec to play mp3s	Moderate (Affects only 1 person so far.)
Dan	Canceling or ending a bunch of files being converted on a relatively slow PC such as a P5 133 or 200 will result in extra mp3 to wave converter screens coming up.	Moderate
Leslie Moser	Error converting a particular mp3 file which resulted in a wave file where the right channel was over amplified.  This looks like it might be a bug in the xaudio code, but I will need to verify that.	Moderate
Eric Rickus	Help File has a button called "Active Edit" which exposes a bug.	Minor
Nick Hoburn	Importing a .pls playlist without the "NumberOfEntries" variable will fail to import any mp3s.	Moderate
Steven Altsman	Will not convert files to the root directory of a cdr drive such as E: or F:  (It will convert to C: though)	Moderate
hayley_g58	When converting a playlist, it may display a "Next 10" button even if there are only 7 more, etc.	Minor
Skip Parker	Converting mono files while in the mode "convert to best-suited format", creates stereo files in some cases.	Moderate
Graham street	Installing in Win2K while logged in as a user with Admin rights will fail…Installing as an Administrator works fine.	Minor
A few people	There is a way to get unlimited free conversions in version 1.19…I am not going to post it though.	Minor
Dominic Baratta	Can't see whole filename for very long filepaths during conversion	Minor

Converted sounds are sounding bad.

The converted sounds are sounding grainy. Go to the options and set it to use the "best suited format" under the Decode Format area.

Conversions are taking a long time.

Go to the options dialog to set the pauses to a shorter time. 50 – 250 millisecond pauses are a good setting. For maximum speed, you can set it to 0 millisecond pauses if you don’t need to do any other processing on your computer!

Mp3 To Wave Converter needs to be re-associated with mp3 files. You can do this by running the "Re-associate with mp3" item in the Mp3 To Wave Converter program group. Click the Window’s Start button and select Programs, then find the "Mp3 To Wave Converter" folder and click the "Re-associate with mp3" option.

No.  The mp3s that you convert are not deleted.  They are kept intact.  The converted wave files are stored in the decode directory, which defaults to "C:/Converted Wave Files".

No.  Mp3 To Wave Converter simply converts mp3s to wave format.  Most CD burning programs will use Wave files in 44khz, stereo, 16 bits, but will not accept mp3 files.

In the Window's Explorer, select the mp3 files you want to convert.

You can select the mp3 files by left clicking and then dragging over the file icons (When you are dragging it shows a big square.).   Or you can select the mp3s by holding down the Ctrl key and left clicking on the individual songs you want.

Right click on one of the selected mp3 files and a menu will appear.  Click "Convert mp3(s) to wave(s)…" and the program will start!  All the files selected will be queued up.

If you are still not quite sure how to start it, here is a highly compressed realvideo (142KB) which shows how to right click mp3s to start the conversion process.