# How do I get rip the music from a video into an mp3 or wav file? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 3, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020 "2011-09-03T01:52:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020/1 "2011-09-03T01:52:40Z")
I assume there’s some program out there but I want a legal, free one. I have some music videos where I want to reuse the music and sound in other videos but I don’t know how to get just the music instead of the music and video. These videos are in .flv, .avi, and .rm (realplayer) formats. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020/2 "2011-09-03T02:02:47Z")
You could use something like this: [Pazera Free Audio Extractor - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download](http://download.cnet.com/Pazera-Free-Audio-Extractor/3000-2140_4-10820817.html) ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020/3 "2011-09-03T02:15:57Z")
I can give you some names if you want but a more general guide for all such needs is to go to [www.download.com](http://www.download.com) which is run by CNET and very legitimate. It has editorial and user reviews of all types of shareware, freeware, and payware that you can read about and get instantly plus a search engine. I have a few free programs on my computer that can do what you want but it is probably easier to use their search function to pick the free one you like the best. Use the keywords like “rip” “audio” from “video”. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020/4 "2011-09-03T13:57:20Z")
It works! Wow that was easy, thanks guys! 😃 I’m well on my way to being the next Spielburg! Or Michael Bay, whichever. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020/5 "2011-09-04T02:57:12Z")
I always use the converter program that comes with the free version of Real Player. ---
**Author:** ![Mackenzie984](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@Mackenzie984](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mackenzie984)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rip-the-music-from-a-video-into-an-mp3-or-wav-file/595020/6 "2011-11-30T08:20:24Z")
Going to the download [cnet.com](http://cnet.com) center, you actually can find a lot of software for [ripping mp3 from video](http://www.recordstreamingaudio.org/rip-mp3-from-video.html) directly. You can use programs to record mp3, wma audio files from videos in any format. Also, other tools with converting functions can help you rip audio. Otherwise, search keywords on engine and find a good tutorial.