(FREE!) 6 Ways to Convert MPC to WAV Handily & Readily

Q: "I have received some audio files with the ending .mpc and there is no way to find a codec to even play them back. How do I convert them to be able to play them back on my PC? .wav work fine, but not .mpc... tried to rename them, but no change. What do you recommend?"

A: MPC, a.k.a. Musepack Compressed Audio File, is an open source lossy audio codec developed based on MPEG-1 Layer-2 (.MP2) with higher audio quality. However, it's not as popular as WAV and MP3, in most cases, you have to decode MPC files with the help of a plug-in or component installed. To avoid this trouble, this post will show you how to convert MPC files to WAV free with 6 different methods. Keep reading!

WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory is a capable, safe and secure utility for downloading, editing and converting video and audio files. Its 500+ on-board presets make it incredibly easy to convert MPC files to WAV or any other common formats. Plus, you can even use it to download songs from YouTube and over 500 other popular sites, as well as make basic editing like split, merge and trim WAV files. With its self-explanatory UI and layout designed for all levels of experience, anybody can access its features quickly.

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Step 1. Launch Free HD Video Converter Factory and open "Converter" module from the start-up screen.

Step 2. Press "Add Files" button to add MPC files, or directly drag and drop them into the interface.

Step 3. Unfold the 500+ configured presets on the right side. Go to "Audio" category and choose "WAV" profile.

Step 4. Specify a destination folder on the bottom and hit "Run" button to convert MPC files to WAV free.

Tips. Before the MPC to WAV conversion, you are also able to open "Parameter settings" window to change WAV bit rate, encoder, sample rate, channel and sound volume. If needed, this app also enables you to trim, split, splice music files. More surprisingly, the free MPC to WAV converter even features a Downloader, allowing you to download album from YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCould, MixCloud, and 500+ popular websites.

VLC may be a must-have media player on most people's computers due to its powerful decoding capacity. The truth is, VLC media player natively has a rich codec pack capable of playing the majority of video and audio files including MPC music. Beyond that, what quite a few people don't know that it can also work as a free MPC to WAV converter. If you have VLC installed on your computer, just follow the steps to get the job done easily.

Step 1. Open VLC, click "Media" menu on the top and choose "Convert / Save" option.

Step 2. Press "+ Add" button to add an MPC file from your computer. You're also allowed to add multiple MPC files for VLC batch conversion. Then press "Convert / Save" button to proceed.

Step 3. Navigate to "Profile" section, choose "Audio - CD" option in the drop-down list.

Step 4. Press "Browse" button to choose a destination folder to save the output WAV file. But it can't be changed if you've added multiple MPC files in Step 2. In this case, the converted WAV files will be saved in the same location with the original MPC files.

Step 5. Finally, hit "Start" button to convert MPC files to WAV free with VLC.

As a powerful Windows-based audio player freeware, Foobar2000 natively supports Musepack MPC files playback. The good news is, with an additional component installed, Foobar2000 also functions as a simple MPC to WAV free converter. Here's the walkthrough.

Step 1. Successively download and install Foobar2000 and Free Encoder Pack from the official website.

Step 2. Run Foobar2000, click "File" > "Add Files" to add your MPC files that need to be converted. A direct drag-and-drop is also allowed.

Step 3. Choose all MPC files and right-click the mouse. In the context menu, select "Convert" > "Quick convert".

Step 4. On the new window, choose "WAV" option right there.

Step 5. Press "Convert" button to specify a destination folder to store the converted WAV files.

Step 6. Lastly, hit "Select Folder" button to start converting MPC files to WAV free with Foobar2000.

Audacity is a famous multi-platform audio recorder and editor equipped with a lot of powerful editing features. However, it inherently supports only a limited number of audio file types like WAV/AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, etc., and obviously, MPC is not on the list. But it's fortunate that Audacity can work as a free MPC to WAV converter on the premise that you have the FFmpeg Import/Export Library installed. Here are the steps.

Step 1. Download the up-to-date Audacity from Official Website.

Step 2. Before start, install FFmpeg Import/Export Library for Audacity. Otherwise, you will fail to import MPC files.

Step 3. Run Audacity, click on "File" > "Open" to add your MPC files, or simply drag and drop them into the interface. Be patient, it may need a while if you have a large collection of Musepack files.

Optional. If needed, you can edit WAV files in Audacity as you wish.

Step 4. Click on "File" > "Export" > "Export Multiple" to choose an output folder to save the converted WAV files.

Step 5. Select "WAV (Microsoft)" option in the format list and choose your preferred encoding option.

Step 6. Finally, click "Export" to convert MPC files to WAV free with Audacity.

WinFF is a GUI front-end free video converter for FFmpeg, which is available for Win XP to Win 10, Debian, and Ubuntu. In addition to video conversion, it also works for audio files, including MPC to WAV conversion. No worries, this tool will make everything more straightforward. What you need to do is just a few mouse clicks as follows, and WinFF will automatically execute the command of FFmpeg MPC to WAV conversion.

Step 1. Download and install WinFF from VideoHelp.

Step 2. Run WinFF, click on "+ Add" button or perform a simple drag-n-drop to import your MPC files.

Step 3. In the drop-down list of "Convert to" section, select "Audio" option.

Step 4. Successively choose "Wav for CD" preset and choose an output folder.

Step 5. Finally, hit the "Convert" button to convert MPC files to WAV free with WinFF.

For those who don't want to install any application on the computer, Online MPC to WAV Converter is also a good choice if you only have several MPC audio. As only a few online audio compressors and converters can recognize the MPC file type, I personally recommend 123apps' Online Audio Converter, which I have been using for many years, to all of you guys.

Step 1. Open Online Audio Converter through your frequently-used browser.

Step 2. Click on "Open files" button to add your multiple MPC files, or add them from Google Drive, Dropbox or a URL.

Step 3. Choose "WAV" option on the navigation bar of output format.

Optional. Drag the slider to determine the WAV quality. You're also allowed to press "Advanced settings" button to change sample rate of WAV, choose a specific audio bitrate, modify audio channel, etc. Press "Edit track info" button to edit song metadata.

Step 4. When you're ready, hit the "Convert" button to upload and convert MPC files to WAV free online. When the process is finished, press the "Download" link to save your WAV files, they'll be zipped in a package file, or save it to Google Drive or Dropbox.

That's all I want to share with you how to convert MPC files to WAV free with six different methods.

But you need to understand that, it doesn't make sense to convert MPC to WAV for restoring the CD-quality, because it's impossible to convert lossy Musepack Compressed Audio File to raw, uncompressed WAV. It can only maintain the maximum sound quality of the original MPC files.

If there is any problem or better solution, feel free to drop me a line from the Author's page. Hopefully this post is be of great help to you guys. Cheers!