Audio in a digital recorder into FCE4

Want to record an interview using a lapel mike and a digital recorder. Tried an
Olympus which uses a .WMA format, which I couldn't convert to anything acceptable by FCE4.
Can anyone suggest 1 How to convert .WMA or else what type of digital recorder output is usable in FCE4?
thanks

hey there normrosenblatt,
is there a line-out or headphone out on the recorder? if so you should be able to play the audio into GB using a "Basic Track" send to iTunes & import to FCE.
good luck.

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If I understand you, you'd like to shoot sound with your TC-D5, and Video with your Canon HV20 - Correct?
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