How to Convert ASF to MP3

If you’re looking to convert ASF videos to MP3s and play on your MP3 player, I will tell you one approach, But before we move on to cover how to convert the files, let’s go over the main differences between MP3s and ASFs.

• MP3 (MPEG-1, Layer 3): MP3s are small, high quality audio files that can be played on MP3 players or software. MP3s can be easily created using a home computer, a ripper program that copies a song from a CD to your computer, and an encoder that converts your music to MP3 format.

• ASF (Advanced Streaming Format): Microsoft's new audio/video format, meant specifically for streaming purposes. It doesn't specify how the video or audio should be encoded, but instead just specifies the structure of the video/audio stream. This means that ASF files can be encoded with basically any audio/video codec and would still be in ASF format. Many times ASF is confused with Microsoft's implementation of MPEG-4 video format, because most of the ASF streams are encoded using this technology.

Generally speaking, MP3s are for audio files used on MP3 players and software, and ASFs are for audio/video files used for internet streaming.

Converting ASF to MP3

To convert ASF to MP3, you must use a file format converter program, and I recommend MP4 to MP3 converter here, because it is a powerful conversion software. This software supports ASF format perfectly, and it is very easy to use.

1. Download and install MP4 to MP3 converter, then launch it, the interface is like this:
   
2. Click "Add Files" to add the ASF files you would like to convert, then click "Change Folder" to select an output folder.
3. Click "Convert" to start the conversion.