
Note: When naming the file, you need to specify the format you wish to convert it to. Locate a place to store the converted file, name the file by entering the information in the File name text box. Click on Browse to designate a destination for the converted file.ĩ. You will be brought back to the Open Media dialog box, make sure that the file you selected is listed as highlighted above. Click on the Open button to add the file.ħ.

Locate the file (.m4a) you wish to convert and select it.Ħ.

Click on the Convert/Save… from the menuģ.
HOW TO CONVERT A FILE TO WAV WITH VLC DOWNLOAD
If you don’t have VLC Media Player you can download it from VideoLAN for free. Note: I used VLC Media Player 1.0.3 Goldeneye on Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit If you have any comments, questions, or know of another free program like VLC to convert files please share it with us and comment below. Since I discovered this I thought it would be a great idea to share with others who might be interested in converting files and don’t want to spend the money to buy a dedicated conversion program. VLC Media Player allows you to convert MP3, M4A, MEP, OGG, WAV, WMV, and many other formats to the file type of your liking.
HOW TO CONVERT A FILE TO WAV WITH VLC MOVIE
I was using VLC Media Player to watch a movie the other day and noticed that when I opened the Media menu there was a Convert / Save command, so I opened VLC Media Player and quickly found out that it is more than a media player, it is also a very powerful conversion tool. I started to looking through my program list to see if there was anything that had a conversion tool and then it hit me. m4a files which Dragon doesn’t recognize.

One of the first obstacles I encountered was the file format of the voice memos created by the iPhone, they are stored as. I’ve been fiddling with ways to get audio files from my iPhone to my computer and then using Dragon Naturally Speaking to transcribe those audio files.
