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Subject:internet files Posted by: pretender Date:3/3/1999 2:49:42 PM I'm new to this game, I managed to get the audio into the PC, sounds okay, still a bit background noisy? how can i get rid of this, i used noise gate but it didn't work to well. Also, I would like to compress a .au file under a meg! pref. around 200-300k. the file isn't long, just over 30 seconds? any suggestions? ta, Alex.
Subject:Re: internet files Reply by: KaBudokan Date:3/11/1999 1:44:27 PM Hey there, You can save the file as a real audio file. It degrades the quality a little bit, but not too bad. Also, you can try saving it as an mp3 file, for which you need an mp3 encoder (at least w/ SF XP you need an external encoder... I'm not sure about SF 4.5). The Real Audio solution should almost definitely take a file that short to the size you want. Alex K. alex wrote: >>I'm new to this game, >>I managed to get the audio into the PC, sounds okay, still a bit >>background noisy? >>how can i get rid of this, i used noise gate but it didn't work to >>well. >>Also, I would like to compress a .au file under a meg! pref. around >>200-300k. >>the file isn't long, just over 30 seconds? >>any suggestions? >>ta, >>Alex. >>
Subject:Re: internet files Reply by: slappy Date:8/23/1999 7:36:00 PM Beware of turning noisy (if by noisy you don't mean 'I can hear the phone ring in the background' :)audio files into RealAudio files. The Real codecs (speech in-particular) don't care much for extranious noise and result in a nasty 'underwater' kind of sound. Also remember to use speech codecs for speech and music codecs for music. I'd recommend the 16kbps speech codec (8khz freq response) for noisy speech files and the 16k (high response) minimum for encoding noisy source audio. Don't get me wrong - I dig Real, but just thought you might want to know one of the downsides re: noisy audio. BTW - how are you getting the audio into your machine? Alex Kreutzer wrote: >>Hey there, >> >>You can save the file as a real audio file. It degrades >>the quality a little bit, but not too bad. Also, you can >>try saving it as an mp3 file, for which you need an mp3 >>encoder (at least w/ SF XP you need an external encoder... >>I'm not sure about SF 4.5). The Real Audio solution should >>almost definitely take a file that short to the size you >>want. >> >>Alex K. >> >>alex wrote: >>>>I'm new to this game, >>>>I managed to get the audio into the PC, sounds okay, >>still a bit >>>>background noisy? >>>>how can i get rid of this, i used noise gate but it >>didn't work to >>>>well. >>>>Also, I would like to compress a .au file under a meg! >>pref. around >>>>200-300k. >>>>the file isn't long, just over 30 seconds? >>>>any suggestions? >>>>ta, >>>>Alex. >>>>

Subject:internet files

Posted by: pretender

Date:3/3/1999 2:49:42 PM

I'm new to this game,
I managed to get the audio into the PC, sounds okay, still a bit background noisy?
how can i get rid of this, i used noise gate but it didn't work to well.
Also, I would like to compress a .au file under a meg! pref. around 200-300k.
the file isn't long, just over 30 seconds?
any suggestions?
ta,
Alex.

Subject:Re: internet files

Reply by: KaBudokan

Date:3/11/1999 1:44:27 PM

Hey there,

You can save the file as a real audio file. It degrades
the quality a little bit, but not too bad. Also, you can
try saving it as an mp3 file, for which you need an mp3
encoder (at least w/ SF XP you need an external encoder...
I'm not sure about SF 4.5). The Real Audio solution should
almost definitely take a file that short to the size you
want.

Alex K.

alex wrote:
>>I'm new to this game,
>>I managed to get the audio into the PC, sounds okay,
still a bit
>>background noisy?
>>how can i get rid of this, i used noise gate but it
didn't work to
>>well.
>>Also, I would like to compress a .au file under a meg!
pref. around
>>200-300k.
>>the file isn't long, just over 30 seconds?
>>any suggestions?
>>ta,
>>Alex.
>>

Subject:Re: internet files

Reply by: slappy

Date:8/23/1999 7:36:00 PM

Beware of turning noisy (if by noisy you don't mean 'I can hear
the phone ring in the background' :)audio files into RealAudio files.
The Real codecs (speech in-particular) don't care much for extranious
noise and result in a nasty 'underwater' kind of sound. Also remember
to use speech codecs for speech and music codecs for music. I'd
recommend the 16kbps speech codec (8khz freq response) for noisy
speech files and the 16k (high response) minimum for encoding noisy
source audio.

Don't get me wrong - I dig Real, but just thought you might want to
know one of the downsides re: noisy audio.

BTW - how are you getting the audio into your machine?

Alex Kreutzer wrote:
>>Hey there,
>>
>>You can save the file as a real audio file. It degrades
>>the quality a little bit, but not too bad. Also, you can
>>try saving it as an mp3 file, for which you need an mp3
>>encoder (at least w/ SF XP you need an external encoder...
>>I'm not sure about SF 4.5). The Real Audio solution should
>>almost definitely take a file that short to the size you
>>want.
>>
>>Alex K.
>>
>>alex wrote:
>>>>I'm new to this game,
>>>>I managed to get the audio into the PC, sounds okay,
>>still a bit
>>>>background noisy?
>>>>how can i get rid of this, i used noise gate but it
>>didn't work to
>>>>well.
>>>>Also, I would like to compress a .au file under a meg!
>>pref. around
>>>>200-300k.
>>>>the file isn't long, just over 30 seconds?
>>>>any suggestions?
>>>>ta,
>>>>Alex.
>>>>