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FYI: These MP3 files are of the highest quality possible, so that they are perfectly suited to broadcast. If you need to convert them to WAV files and your digital editor or automation system cannot do that, Winamp has the built-in capability to do the job. You have to select the "Disk Writer" output plug-in under "Preferences" within Winamp. When you hit play, a WAV file will be created from the MP3 file. (This setting will remain in place until you switch back to the "waveOut" plug-in.)

Another option for converting MP3s, is a free program called Audacity. It can not only import and export MP3 files in your choice of formats, but it's also a basic multitrack editor. Audacity works well on Macintosh, Windows, Linux and Free BSD.

Are MP3's really "Broadcast Quality"? They certainly are. Don't confuse the files on this site with poorly recorded "free music." These files are encoded at 320 kbits/sec, more than double the standard bitrate. However, because of the higher bitrate, it may take longer to download and save them. We don't recommend downloading them on a dial-up connection without the use of Getright or another program that restarts interrupted downloads.

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