Many people have been asking for the old version of Goldwave as an alternative for converting audible files. You can easily find this file by doing a Google search for gwave506.exe will turn up some download sites that still have 5.06 mirrored.
Audible is a great service and they have a nice format that is flexible, but sometimes it just isn't flexible enough. I have an mp3 player in my truck that I wanted to use, doesn't support .aa or drm for that matter. I certainly didn't want to burn them to however many cd's it would take, so I started scouring the web for ways to convert this file to a usable format.
Most of the sites I found recommended playing the book and recording the stream, then compress that to mp3. This is a silly idea and is wholely uesless to me, work though it may. I did, however, find instructions to convert .aa using dbpoweramp on a forum that I can no longer find. To preserve these instructions I will post them here as well.
- Install dbpoweramps DirectShow codec:
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codecs/dBpowerAMP-codec-DirectShowDecoder.exe
- Install AudibleManager AND Windows Media Player Filter (bottom of download page):
- Set DirectShow to know about Audible file types:
Start >> Programs >> dbpoweramp Music Converter >> Configure DirectShow Decoder
at the end of this text file type (on a new line):
.aa
Save the file (File >> Save)
- Run dBpowerAMP Configuration:
Start >> Programs >> dBpowerAMP Music Converter >> Configuration >> dMC Configuration
That is it, dbpoweramp can read audible files and Sveta Portable audio can upload Audible files to portables that support it.
Hi...
I tried the instructions above but I keep getting "The CODEC required to decompress 'C:\blah.aa' could not be opened.
DirectShow filter for '.aa' not installed, or Audio File Corrupt."
I did everything I could of the instructions, but the audible site no longer has a WMP filter for download on the site (I guess the consolidated on iTunes). I guess that could be the missing piece. Any idea where to get that?
Thanks
-mar
I am currenyly using WMA convert to convert Audible titles to mp3
you can find it at wmaconvert.com
I've use this as well and seems to work pretty well.
Thanks a ton. Worked perfectly, finally. Now that I've got it mp3, I can finally orb it ^_^;;
Now I can split a large MP3 book and download bite size portions to my ipod shuffle. Loosing your place while listening to a long book with an ipod shuffle sucks. Smaller book segments allows milestone navigation with the cue button.
Hey can you email me the file showing how to convert audible with goldwave? My email is stebinjohn@gmail.com thanks a lot.
Version 5.06 of GoldWave can use the Batch Processing option on the File menu to convert Audible files to mp3 or any other format GoldWave supports.
The GW manual included in the setup file explains how to make GW translate the Audible format.
I can email the setup file to anyone who can receive a 1.6Mb filesize.
Just let me know...
I had bad luck trying to find the old version of GoldWave when I originally was trying to get this working. I wouldn't mind giving it a try, if you are still watching this thread please reply.
I'd like to get that file.
Hi, i'd really appreciate a copy of that old version of GoldWave for converting .aa files?? thanks, J.
Thanks for your help!
could you send that version to me please? I would like to try it out.
Thnks a bunch :)
I'd love the file if you're still out there
Ta
Can I have this file please.
Many thanks.
I'd like to get that file. Is it possible for you to send it to me?
Could you please send me the version of goldwave that you mention? Thanks a lot!
Dear, Rob,
It would be great if you could please send me the Gold version 5.06. I want to convert the audible files from audible.com to mp3 which I can transfer on to my cell phones and hear when I want.
If you could please help me.
Thanks in adavnce,
Raghav.
It would be very nice if you could mail me Goldwave Version 5.06
I'd like to get the GoldWave Setup file...thx!
Yes Please!
I could really use that file.
Thanks!
Could I please get a copy of the file? I'll share my audiobooks...
Would you mind emailing me the 1.6 MB file? I need to convert so aa files.
Thanks,
Vaughn
Would you mind emailing me the 1.6 MB file? I need to convert so aa files.
Thanks,
Vaughn
Hi - could you please send Goldwave 5.06? Thanks in advance...
Hi, I'd really appreciate a copy of Goldwave if you still have it. I'm having a hard time trying to convert my.aa files. Many thanks.
Unfortunately I don't have a copy of GoldWave, sorry!
Would you please send me the file
Hi,
I've been looking for a copy of Goldwave 5.06 and haven't had any luck. Can I as k for a favor and send me a copy. I would appreciate your help very much.
Thanks.
j
Any chance I can get both the Goldwave 5.06 and Audible manager 3.5 software from you?
I've tried to get the media player plugin to work but so far have had only an error message pop up MSVCR.70.dll not found. What does this mean and how do I get around it?
Thanks
I wold love it if you would be good enough to send me a copy.
Jack
I would like that file
Hi, i would really like to get the GW setup for audible .aa books convert to mp3. please send to
vrklmpt@hotmail.com
thankyou
daventry
I'd love the file also. Thanks.
Could you e-mail me this file please I would like to try it
Thanks
I have the 1.6Mb gwave506.exe file I think you are referring to but cannot find the instruction on how to get GW to recongnize .aa files. It just says "cannot determine file type" when I load .aa file. Any assistance is much appreciated.
Very interesting. I got a lot of quality information I can use on the podcasts that I have planned. Thanks
Hi
Is the setup file for Goldwave 5.06 still available and if so could you email it to me please?
Mant thanks for your time and trouble.
Tony
Hi, I'd love to learn how to convert my Audible files to either WMA or MP3 using Goldwave 5.06.
Thanks, Eddie.
Please email the instructions to me because I'm still baffled about how to do this.
I use to use the Gold Wave program to convert my audible files to MP3 with great success. However recently this process stopped working and now Gold Wave claims it does not support this file type. Without being able to play on my MP3 player in my car audible is pointless no matter how great their books are. I cannot even convert .aa files I have already converted with the same gold wave program I used a week ago. The only difference is I downloaded the newest version of the Audible download manager. If you have yet to download this i would suggest you do not. If anyone has any way to fix this please let me know.
This post uses the information gleaned from other posts, I hope it helps.
In order to use Goldwave to convert .aa from Audible files:
1. Uninstall Audible (current version blocks conversions)
2. Install the Win98/ME version (old version, works fine in XP)
3. Uninstall Goldwave 5.x
4. Install Goldwave 5.06 (Google it, I downloaded from Download.com)
5. Open Goldwave
6. Choose All Files (of type)
7. Navigate To Your .aa File
8. Open It
9. Enter Your Username/Password To Activate The File (if required)
10. Watch As It Converts
Anyone know how to convert the AA files to MP3 on a MAC?
I guess SoundTaxi software is the best AA to MP3 converter! If the files are DRM-protected, the program re-records them into unprotected mp3, aac or wav!
The software does just what it does on the box. Great, simple to use product.
I have been a member of Audible for years and had been using Goldwave to convert files since my player is not supported. I never thought that upgrading would kill capabilities that I already had. Oh well, live and learn. I had to find an old Audible Manager program and go back to my old version of GW.
Anyway, if you can find them, Rob's comments above work fine.
Happy converting!
To use dBPowerAmp (and probably Goldwave) with new Audible manager you need to get hold of an old version of the file "awrdscdc.ax" version 3.6.2, replace the new one that is windows\system32 directory. I think that is the directshow filter file.
It worked for me anyway.
I've followed Rob's Goldwave .aa Workaround instructions but Goldwave 5.0.6 doesn't recognise the .aa format. Do I need a codec or something?
Thanks
You're comment about the AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe was the key for me!
http://www.coolutils.com/Downloads/AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe
Hello,
I had the same problem transfering a file to my girlfriends mp3-Player - it is not supported by audible. Some time ago I simply used Goldwave - it didnt work this time. I tried several things - until I found an early File named AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe
I installed this and suddenly all worked perfectly fne again, even with the newest Audible Manager.
Hope this helps,
greetings
Anonymous comment posts will probably not help you get the files you seek. If you want something post your address, if that freaks you out you can always try the contact form
I too have been working on this issue, my girlfriend needed to convert files from .AA (Audible Audio) to .MP3 or .OGG (Ogg Vorbis).
I did not install Audible Manager
Download/Install GoldWave 5.06 (download.com has it)
Install/Install AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe (Google it as well)
Download/Extract MSVCR70.dll and MSVCI70.dll into C:\windows\system32 (from DLL-Files.com)
Should work after that
Bless your heart Jared - the dll copy worked! YEAH
right!
here it is! after a long and painful search
http://rapidshare.com/files/35634664/kjhdf.rar.html
the archive contains dbpoweramp converter R12, the DirectShow filter for it as well as an old audible filter for media player.
Install the audible filter, then install the player and the directshow filter for it.
Locate your .aa book file and right click on it. The "convert to" option will allow you to change the .aa to anything you want!
PS By the gods, I can't believe I finally found this
PSS the dbpoweramp is a trial version though but the full doesn't cost much...
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
I guess any converter that can make use of DirectShow can be used..
bolvanka, thank you so much!
Bolvanka - thanks so much for this post and the link to the right files. After attempting toe method in the original post (and it not working), I found your content and it worked perfectly. Ripped an 8:15:00 .aa to .mp3 in 22 minutes!
12/5/08
After much trial and error, I found SoundTaxi to be the simplest option. The software does everything if you're willing to spend the $15 for it.
That is true - great piece of software. The problem is though, if you had a material longer than an hour as the usual books are, it takes forever to convert, notwithstanding the company's claim that the process is very fast.
Wow Bolvanka, it's really working! Thanks very much :)
In Audible's infinite wisdom they have made all upgrades to the media player filter or their main program block the ability of db to work. You need to find a version of AudibleMediaPlayerFilter.exe from 6-6-2006 or older. Reinstall it over what ever you have. Then you will be able to convert again with dbpoweramp.
*this is assuming you have already configured your directshow to see .aa files. Works with old and new versions of db.
If you have the old version of Goldwave could you please send it to me? (Bought the program a long time ago, but can't find the right version anymore (re-installing after HD crash))
Looks like I am goign to need the old audible program to since the 98/ME verions are no longer avaialbe on audible.com
If anyone still has these two programs please contact me. Looking for Goldwave 5.06 and Audible Manager 4.0.
Thanks in advance,
EK
Can you please send me the files to transfer .AA to MP3 Please. I Would Greatly Appreciate it.
I can not believe I got this to work...
I did the audible 98/me install, installed goldwave 506 (google file:gwave506.exe it's the first link) and opened the aa file. It didn't even ask for a user/pass (though, this could be becasue itunes already auth'd it a few minutes before.)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Audible is stupid, being able to convert their audio only makes me feel better about BUYING audible files. Dumba$$es.
I have been reading the posts but seems that you all are using a PC and I have a mac and need to convert audible files to MP3 since my coby MP3 player is not supported by Audible. Can anyone tell me how to do it on a mac?
If anyone still has these two programs please. I can't find any working mirror sites! :( Looking for Goldwave 5.06 and Audible Manager 4.0.
I get to the final step "Run dBpowerAMP Configuration"
a Configuration window pops up. It does not mention Audible or .aa files.
Help please!
Can you please send me a copy of this file? I am trying to get a .AA to MP3. I would greatly appreciate it.
Rob's 10-step process to convert Audible Files to MP3 Files (located above) worked for me. Thanks Rob!
I located GoldWave v5.06 here...
http://www.badongo.com/file/4493892
I located a name and serial for GoldWave v5.06 here...
http://www.serialsam.com/?serial=goldwave
I located Audible Manager v4 here...
http://www.zdnetasia.com/downloads/pc/swinfo/0,39043052,39052743s,00.htm
Today's Date: February 10, 2008
OK, well I guess Rob's 10-step process to convert Audible Files to MP3 Files is not located above, rather it is on page 1, but it works!
It's me again!
So, I've been working at this pretty much all day and now I've found something even better. You should use "River Past Audio Converter" (version 5). DO NOT use the most recent version of this software, as apparently Audible.com leaned on them and forced them to remove the .aa conversion ability that this software used to have. I've read that it was only included in versions 5.0.0 to 5.1.1 and it is really difficult to find these versions on the Internet. However, after a few hours of searching the Internet, I finally found version 5.0.0 and you can too, just follow this link...
http://ringtail.its.monash.edu.au/pub/pc/win95/audio/audioconverter_setu...
Afterwards, you are going to need a serial and since the folks at River Past Audio Converter only want to sell you a new serial, for their version 7 software, you will need to track down an old serial, may I suggest...
http://www.serialsam.com/?serial=River+Past+Audio+Converter
So folks, there you have it, a way to convert .aa files to MP3. This method is much better than using GoldWave, although that does seem to work.
I hope my hard work today will make your life a bit easier when it comes time for you to convert your .aa files to MP3 files.
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James - I did as you said - still getting errors. Doesn't recognize .aa
Any ideas?
Here's quite reliable software for audio book files called MelodyCan. I like the feature to convert multiple files ar the same time. They have a free trial at http://www.melodycan.com/
Make your audio book ready for your mobile player with Audiobook Cutter:
For those who finally managed to get the MP3 out of a .aa file it might be interesting to cut it into short parts. Audio Book Cutter does this automatically in silent sections. Very fast! I'm using the tool for some podcasts
Download:
http://www.audiobookcutter.com
The free version should be good enough for the average user!
One other option I found, because I seem to have horrible luck getting the other methods to work, is to use the newer versions of Nero. Although there are a few extra steps.
With the newer versions of nero you open up the "Nero Burning Rom" and select Audio Book. You then point it at an audible file. It will ask you for your username and password. Then as the burner select "Image Recorder" and click burn. It will then make an ISO file for each CD it would have burned. Nero also allows you to mount an ISO as a CD. So mount each ISO and then use a CD ripper to rip the ISOs.
Hope that helps someone.
here're many mp3 converter online. you can google or search on yaodownload
Can you use the above approach with a mac?
Can you use the above approach with a mac?
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these files dont conflicts positions when converted.
thanks so much for this. I was trying to figure out how to play music on my computer...now they're all mp3s and i can listen to them whenever i want.!
Thanks fo rthe advice!
Mac users - the latest iTunes is reported to handle Audible Audio. No additional SW required.
Just go to download.com and search for audio converter. There are tons of programs that do this.
Anyone experience an output mp3 file which doesnt start at the same place as the original .aa file? If so know why and how to fix? I have 6 hour .aa file and the converted MP3 file starts in the middle of th ebook some where. Some .aa files seem to have sections to them so I wonder if that could affect it.
Having had the same problem as with the .aa files, I found a FREE work around. it requires a little more work, but can be done with any number of FREE file converters. Audible.com will allow you to burn the audio books to CD. (So it's legal) Then it's simply a matter of ripping the CD's back to your hard drive in .MP3 format. Almost any of the free share ware file converters will convert CD format music to .mp3. Yeah it's an extra step, but other than the cost of some blank CD's it won't cost you a dime.
Thanks for this information, I have an MP3 CD player in my car and have been wondering how to convert my audible files.
Thanks big time for this post!
This works, thanks
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