automated music conversion (ffmpeg): wma to mp3

Automatically convert music from *.wma to *.mp3 using FFMPEG program.
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Updated 21 Jan 2008

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% simple script to use ffmpeg to convert wma files to mp3
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% wanted to be able to play my music on iPod, so I wrote this to convert my files
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% based on WinFF program, which is a frontend for FFMPEG
% WinFF: http://biggmatt.com/winff/
% FFMPEG: http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
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% Written for an installation of WinFF. I haven't tried just installing ffmpeg.
% WinFF installs ffmpeg into it's directory.
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% Use:
% put this script in main music directory (i.e. ...\My Music\)
% then run and it will look through all subdirs and convert any wma files to mp3
% deletes wma file after conversion
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% defaults:
% convert to: mp3
% bitrate = 160k'
% numchannels = 2
% sample rate = 44100
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% I know this is probably lame and written horribly, but it works and didn't take me any time.
% Kind of embarrassed to post it, but maybe it'll be useful to someone...

Cite As

Nathan Tomlin (2026). automated music conversion (ffmpeg): wma to mp3 (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/18381-automated-music-conversion-ffmpeg-wma-to-mp3), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0