The Steel Guitar Forum Store 

Post new topic Getting file size down
Reply to topic
Author Topic:  Getting file size down
Pat Kelly

 

From:
Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
Post  Posted 22 Sep 2006 9:48 am    
Reply with quote

I've started using the windows inbuilt sound recorder to listen to my playing to assist in self criticism. Trouble is the file size is very large (12Mb for a two minute grab.) Certainly too large to e-mail. I noticed guys posting tracks all the time that are much smaller than this. Any advice? I don't need great quality and I don't have much to spend.

Pat K
View user's profile Send private message

Tony Prior


From:
Charlotte NC
Post  Posted 22 Sep 2006 12:35 pm    
Reply with quote

most of the tracks that folks post are MP3's.

There are several programs that can reduce the PC wave files to MP3. Musicmatch comes to mind as one of the most popular. I think around $30 bucks..

There may even be a free download somewhere on the net. Search MuisicMatch and I think they have a free trial download.

You can select several different MP3 compressions, the smallest being the least quality and the largest being a better quality.

For EMAIL or streaming ( listening over the net ) I have found that keeping the file size 750k and no larger than 1 meg as most appropriate.

good luck

t
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website

Jack Stoner


From:
Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 22 Sep 2006 12:40 pm    
Reply with quote

Audiograbber, a free (and very good) CD ripping program also has a function that will convert between wav and MP3.

Do a google search for audiograbber.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail

Will Holtz


From:
San Francisco, California, USA
Post  Posted 22 Sep 2006 3:50 pm    
Reply with quote

For some additional space savings, you might consider using mono files in addition to mp3 compression.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website

basilh


From:
United Kingdom
Post  Posted 23 Sep 2006 2:41 am    
Reply with quote

If you wish, there is a FREE way of converting files.
1. Burn the track to an audio CD, obviously as audio,.
2. Import the track via iTunes as an mp3, set the quality in the iTunes preferences.
If you haven't got iTunes, you should get it.
You will have a very organised library system as well.
Baz

------------------

View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website

Greg Cutshaw


From:
Corry, PA, USA
Post  Posted 23 Sep 2006 8:11 am    
Reply with quote

U use WM (Windows Media Player) and the .wma files are half the size of .mp3 files for the same sound quality. Set the RIP process to 192kbps and you won't be able to tell it from the original. For smaller files set the quality lower. Open your sound file using WMP, go to the RIP tab and tell it to RIP the song. You are there!

Greg
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger

Andy Sandoval


From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
Post  Posted 23 Sep 2006 10:51 am    
Reply with quote

Pat, Windows sound recorder renders your recording to the wav. format which is ten times the size of mp3 format so you need to convert this wav file to mp3 format. Musicmatch juke box is a free download and has a converter built into it. You can select a lower bit rate to make the file size smaller for internet posting and you'll hardly notice the difference.

[This message was edited by Andy Sandoval on 23 September 2006 at 11:53 AM.]

View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website

Pat Kelly

 

From:
Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
Post  Posted 23 Sep 2006 11:11 am    
Reply with quote

Thsnks fellas,

There are several suggestions posted pointing me in direction I was hoping for. I should be able to get the result I want using software I already have and using the info posted.

Thanks again

Pat K
View user's profile Send private message


All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Jump to:  

Our Online Catalog
Strings, CDs, instruction,
steel guitars & accessories

www.SteelGuitarShopper.com

Please review our Forum Rules and Policies

Steel Guitar Forum LLC
PO Box 237
Mount Horeb, WI 53572 USA


Click Here to Send a Donation

Email admin@steelguitarforum.com for technical support.


BIAB Styles
Ray Price Shuffles for
Band-in-a-Box

by Jim Baron
HTTP