Emiley,
If you are using a PC, you may want to look into Awave Audio by 
FMJ-Software.  http://www.fmjsoft.com/  It will batch convert and does 
Real Audio conversion.
Others may have Mac based suggestions.
Angie Dickinson Mickle
Avocado Productions
Broomfield, CO
www.avocadoproductions.com
800-246-3811
Jensen, Emiley wrote:
Hello to everyone,
I was hired in February as the Electronic Records Project Archivist 
for the Montana Historical Society to preserve the digital audio and 
video recordings of the Montana State Legislative sessions and 
committee meetings.  Recently I began surveying the records and am 
faced with the challenge of trying to convert the audio recordings 
Legislative Services has on its server from Real Audio to WAV format 
in order to properly preserve them.  Of course, part of the challenge 
will be convincing Legislative Services that they need to think about 
a new format for recording their "masters", but the fact remains I 
have this Real Audio to deal with right now.
This is kind of a pilot project with the goal of gaining funding to 
work on electronic records in the state permanently after finishing 
with this discrete set of records.  We are just beginning to work with 
electronic records and a digitization project at the Montana 
Historical Society, but are trying to move in the right direction.  I 
am new to this area of preservation and this listserv and would 
appreciate any help you can provide.
I have posted to AMIA and SAA's ERECS Listservs already and had a lot 
of good suggestions for video, but less so for audio.
Thanks,
Emiley
Emiley Jensen
Electronic Records Project Archivist
Montana Historical Society
P.O. Box 201201
225 North Roberts
Helena, MT 59620-1201
(406)444-4770
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