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The DSS Player 6.0.5(E) also will convert the dss file on upload to the Mac the recording to aiff codec. The DSS Player is however not very scriptable in AppleScript. Also, the conversion to aiff only works on upload with the recorder attached to the machine. If you email, or otherwise, transfer the dss file to a second machine and try importing only the dss, you can't convert it to aiff within the DSS Player even using GUI Scripting. Another solution to the problem of converting dss files to other formats on the Mac is to use WireTap which is a nice shareware utility. Again, you'll have to play the dss file all the way thru, while WireTape records a copy in aiff format. From there you can use QuickTime Pro (about $30 from Apple) to convert to wav if you want. iTunes will import just fine aiff or wav formats. As for mp3, to include mp3 conversion utilities in third-party apps, the software company producing the app has to pay a license fee to the originators of mp3. Some apps have paid the fee and hence include the functionality, others have not. Hence the uneven nature of mp3 conversion. Here's a link to some history on the mp3 codec. Ed