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M4A file converted to wav..should it be done?

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firemt66:
I know someone that doesn't have a real deck and he records in  m4a format which ends up being very small size. he converted to wav which it makes it a lot bigger. should he be doing this? I keep telling him you need to get something to recorded wav!

Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B):
It's not going to make it sound any worse (or better)...it will just take up more space.

IMO a compressed recording is better than no recording...but I agree with you. He'd make better recordings with a nicer deck. You can get a reasonable deck for under $100 that will record to WAV.

twatts (pants are so over-rated...):

--- Quote from: firemt66 on February 19, 2018, 08:29:31 PM ---I know someone that doesn't have a real deck and he records in  m4a format which ends up being very small size. he converted to wav which it makes it a lot bigger. should he be doing this? I keep telling him you need to get something to recorded wav!

--- End quote ---

Something is always better than Nothing...

That said, help your friend get a real deck...

Terry

Gutbucket:
The only reason I can see to convert to WAV would be if he wanted to edit the file and his editor can process WAV but not process M4A files, or to burning a CD if his burn-ware wont accept M4A.

Otherwise, why convert?  As Mike mentions, the file size will increase dramatically yet the quality will remain the same.

firemt66:
thanks for the input whats a good deck he could buy for under $100

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