Hello,
I have a few old .WMA audio files that I recorded years ago on my external drive. At the time (c. 2008), had accidently enabled "copy-protection" in Windows Media Player which placed Windows DRM on the files.
So far, I have successfully removed the DRM on all the files, however, some WMAs will not play. All I get is silence and an occasional computer glitch noise.
I know there is audio data intact, as the file sizes are still large. I have not found any information online that has helped me repair or extract the audio.
I have attached two examples of the .WMA files with the DRM removed (I apologize in advance for these recordings - What can I say? I was a kid with a microphone!) These tracks come from the same album:
Unplayable WMA file
Playable WMA file
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please let me know if you need any other information on the files.
I have a few old .WMA audio files that I recorded years ago on my external drive. At the time (c. 2008), had accidently enabled "copy-protection" in Windows Media Player which placed Windows DRM on the files.
So far, I have successfully removed the DRM on all the files, however, some WMAs will not play. All I get is silence and an occasional computer glitch noise.
I know there is audio data intact, as the file sizes are still large. I have not found any information online that has helped me repair or extract the audio.
I have attached two examples of the .WMA files with the DRM removed (I apologize in advance for these recordings - What can I say? I was a kid with a microphone!) These tracks come from the same album:
Unplayable WMA file
Playable WMA file
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please let me know if you need any other information on the files.