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thank you very much.... one question though, why making wav files if the original ones are lossy? up-converting to a larger file adds some unpleasant sonic artifacts etc. downloading from y/t and leaving 'em in their own pristine 128 kbps should do alright, i think... in case you didn't dub 'em onto tape and then transfer to your cd-r
You are wrong. Making a wav file from a lossy file like youTube's mp4 does not add anything "unpleasant" to the file or the music. You have just the decoded mp4 file with the artifacts that were already there, but there is nothing added. So a wav file made from a lossy file is OK.
It is ok for personal use, but once you start sharing it is useful to mention the (unnecessary) step of conversion. That way everybody knows the lineage, which in this case is clear.