March 4th, 2014 by Smile Harney
Unable to play XM audio files downloaded from modarchive.com? Can't open .xm in iTunes, Windows Media Player, iPod or MP3 player? All those troubleshooting will be solved as soon as convert XM to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, AIFF, RA and etc.
The following article will introduce a professional XM Converter and a step by step guide on how to convert XM to WAV, MP3 and more popular audio format on Mac OS X or Windows.
Besides acting a XM to MP3 Converter and converting XM to MP3, iDealshare VideoGo is also an all-in-one XM Converter app which can also convert XM to WAV, WMA, AAC, AC3, RA, M4A, OGG, AU, FLAC, DTS MP2, and etc.
Furthermore, this powerful XM Converter even can convert MOD, IT, VOC, M3U, FLAC, APE, MPC, PCM, XA, DXA and more audio format or extract audio from video and then convert to MP3, WAV or other music format.
Below will describe a detailed guide on how to convert all kinds of XM audio files whatever from FastTracker, milkytracker, modarchive to MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, M4A, AAC, AC3, AIFF and more audio format.
Free download the powerful XM Converter - iDealshare VideoGo (for Mac, for Windows), install and launch it, the following main screenshot will pop up.
Click the "Add files" button to import the .xm audio files. Or simply drag and drop the XM files to the main window of this XM to MP3 Converter.
Tips:
If the XM files are compressed, you need first uncompress them, and then add to the XM Converter.
Click the "Profile" drop-down button to select preferable audio format like MP3, WAV, M4A, AC3, AIFF, FLAC, and Apple Lossless from the "General Audio" category or the "Lossless Audio" category.
Click the "Convert" button to start and finish converting XM to the select audio format you choose in Step 2.
XM, standing for "extended module", is an audio file type introduced by Triton's FastTracker 2. XM introduced multisampling-capable instruments with volume and panning envelopes, and basic pattern compression. It also expanded the available effect commands and channels, added 16-bit sample support, and offered an alternative frequency table for portamentos. www.modarchive.org uses this format.
XM is a common format for many chiptunes. It is extended from .mod.