The WAV file format is usually used for uncompressed and raw audio files, and hence if you have an audio file in this format and wish to play it on iTunes or Apple devices. You need to convert it to AAC, AIFF, or MP3, which are Apple compatible audio formats. Part 2. A Professional WAV Converter to Make WAV Play on iPhone Easier
For unprotected iTunes songs, you can convert the songs to WAV with iTunes in a simple way. Open your iTunes and click Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings. Under Import Using, select WAV Encoder. Then go back to iTunes music library and select the songs you want to convert to WAV, right click the track and choose Create WAV Version
I was in an Apple Store yesterday exploring iTunes 12.5 an noticed it was greyed out but then there wasn't any music on the computer for me to select a file. By the way, does anybody know the difference between the "Create __ version" and "Convert to __" that you get when you hold down the option key while in the convert drag-down?
Either way it can do both and handle OP's problem. Mediahuman Audio Converter will go from any format to any format and it's free. I'd suggest converting to FLAC then to MP3 320 vs. directly and it's so fast that middle stage won't matter. Super easy to install and use.AudFree Audio Converter. All-in-one Apple Music Converter, Audible Converter, iTunes Converter, etc. Convert Apple Music, Audible Books, iTunes Audiobooks to Common Audio Tracks; Convert Any Type of Audio Files to MP3, AAC, M4A, FLAC, WAV, and other Formats; Keep Lossless Audible Quality and Split them into Chapters Smartly
Here is an example of how you would convert a .wav file to .mp3 from their website: ffmpeg -i input.wav -codec:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 2 output.mp3 Here is an example of how to find all .wav files larger than 50M, convert them to mp3 and then delete the original wav file (aka, batch mode -- alter the find command to create your 'batch') 27tyX.