How to Convert DRM Protected WMA

Some WMA music are DRM protected, that means you cannot convert them directly to the format you want. Audio conversion seems useless in this case. However, the perfect recording quality of AV Audio Recorder enables you to record DRM Protected music while you play them. The loss of quality is neglectable and the result sounds the same to the original. Now, download and install AV Audio Recorder to convert DRM protected WMA easily.

Step 1. Select Recording Device and Sound Source

Launch AV Audio Recorder. Click "Show or hide mixer window" button to select the sound card in your system and choose choose "Stereo Mix" as sound source. The names of the sound sources to record audio maybe different in various operating systems, usually named as Stereo Mix, Phone Line, Aux Volume, Video Volume, Mic Volume, Line In, CD Audio and so on.

Step 2. Adjust Recording Settings

Click "Options" and a window will be activated. In "General Settings" area, you can specify an output format among MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG. Click "Settings" to adjust the recording quality by well-configured presets or configuration parameters. Click "Change" to select an output folder. It also has the ability to name the recorded file automatically by date and time. Other settings like AGC, VAS, Hot Key and Schedule are also available.

Step 3. Start Recording

After everything is set, just play the DRM Protected WMA audio file that you want to record. Then you can see wave variations in the wave pattern. You can adjust the Volume & Balance to meet your demands.

Click the red round record button in AV Audio Recorder or press the hotkey you just set to start recording. To stop the recording, click "Stop Recording" and the recorded sound will be directly output to the output folder & listed in the file list with detailed information like filename, location, time, duration & size. You can play the recording with the built-in player. Now, share your converted DRM music to friend or put MP3 music on portable media players!