diff --git a/src/convert_files.py b/src/convert_files.py
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+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import os
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def convert_files(folder):
+    """Convert files from .webm and .ogg to .wav
+    folder: path to coughvid database and metadata_compiled csv"""
+    
+    df = pd.read_csv(folder + 'metadata_compiled.csv')
+    names_to_convert = df.uuid.to_numpy()
+    for counter, name in enumerate(names_to_convert):
+        if (counter%1000 == 0):
+            print("Finished {0}/{1}".format(counter,len(names_to_convert)))
+        if os.path.isfile(folder + name + '.webm'):
+            subprocess.call(["ffmpeg", "-i", folder+name+".webm", folder+name+".wav"])
+        elif os.path.isfile(folder + name + '.ogg'):
+            subprocess.call(["ffmpeg", "-i", folder+name+".ogg", folder+name+".wav"])
+        else:
+            print("Error: No file name {0}".format(name))
+            
+    
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