MP3 is the format that plays on any phone, car player, and in the Music app. It is lossy: its files are about five times smaller than WAV because part of the sound is left out when they are encoded. WAV, the Waveform Audio File Format created by Microsoft and IBM, is one of the most common audio formats and usually holds plain, uncompressed PCM audio.
WAV needs no decoding, which is why sound engineers choose it for editing, applying effects, and mixing. To WAV Converter turns whole folders of MP3 files into WAV in one drag and drop. Its automatic settings keep the sound as good as in the MP3, with no resampling or remixing, and all tags are transferred.
Convert MP3 to WAV
To WAV Converter can encode unlimited files and folders in one click and supports multiple conversions simultaneously.
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Open To WAV Converter and select the Destination Folder.
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Drop MP3 files or folders into the converter's window or icon.
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Click the top link in the Progress Window to open the new WAV files in Finder.
To WAV Converter fully utilizes all CPU cores. Encoding in separate processes makes it reliable and 'crash-free.'
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WAV settings
WAV is lossless and MP3 is not, so converting does not make an MP3 sound better. The automatic settings keep it from getting worse: WAV Codec 'Automatic Selection', Sample Rate and Channels 'As Source', so nothing is resampled or remixed.
To convert to a particular WAV Codec, Sample Rate, or Channels, set it up in Preferences / Format:
- Codec: PCM 8 to 32 Bit, PCM 32 Bit Floating Point, G.711, ADPCM, or GSM 6.10.
- Sample Rate: 8 to 192 kHz.
- Channels: Mono or Stereo.
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Tags and artworks
To WAV Converter transfers all tags from MP3 files into the ID3v2.4 and Info tags of WAV files.
Enable 'Load missing tags and artworks from network' in Preferences / Tags to find song details and album covers in online databases, such as MusicBrainz, AcoustID, and CoverArt.
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Sound quality
- Boost or equalize WAV volume.
- Trim silence.
- Apply fade-in and fade-out effects for smooth playback.
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To WAV Converter is free to download. Upgrading to Premium unlocks Batch Processing, Metadata Downloader, Audio Effects, CUE Splitter, and Tag Stripper.
