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Layla Shriner

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Join date: 23 Oct 2005

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11-01-2005 06:07

When I tried to upload some .wav sound files I found on the internet, I received the message "File does not appear to be a supported sample rate (must be 44.1 k)." Is there any way to adjust the sample rate or otherwise overcome the problem? Also, when I tried a "bulk upload", there was the reply, "Unknown vorbis encode failure on (the name of the .wav file).
I have Windows Media Player as my default player, and the Summary tab under Properties on these files gives the audio format as PCM.
Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.

Chosen Few

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

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11-01-2005 06:27

You need an audio editor. If you want to spend a little money on a VERY good one, I can't recommend Adobe Audition highly enough. At just a couple hundred dollars, it's a fraction of the price of other comparable programs, and it's better than most of them. I've been using it almost exclusively for several years now, and I love it.

If you don't want to spend money though, there are a number of free converters out there. If you have a Creative sound card, it probably came with one. Check your programs for Creative Wave Studio or Creative Audio Converter. Otherwise, here's 294 others you can try.

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Babs Glitterbuck

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11-01-2005 07:52

If you have windows, try looking in Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder.

Use Sound Recorder to open the wav files and can use the Save As option, at the bottom of the save window, there's a Format: Change.. (attributes) button. Press that and scroll down the Attributes list til you get to the 44.100 khz selections. I just use the 8bit mono, so not sure about the others.

Also must change to PCM format, if it isn't in that format already. You'll get that option once you select the 44.1 khz.

Good luck,
Babs

Layla Shriner

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Join date: 23 Oct 2005

Posts: 18

Thanks

11-01-2005 11:21

Thanks to both of you, that works. Now if you see me in-game you might hear Hannibal Lecter talk about livers and fava beans... *shlup shlup shlup shlup shlup*

Torley Linden

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Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

11-01-2005 15:10

One more note... (tee hee hee)

FREE SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER
r8brain

(I used this in a "past life" and it seems to be hardly-mentioned.)

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Uploading sound files?
Layla Shriner Registered User Join date: 23 Oct 2005 Posts: 18	11-01-2005 06:07 When I tried to upload some .wav sound files I found on the internet, I received the message "File does not appear to be a supported sample rate (must be 44.1 k)." Is there any way to adjust the sample rate or otherwise overcome the problem? Also, when I tried a "bulk upload", there was the reply, "Unknown vorbis encode failure on (the name of the .wav file). I have Windows Media Player as my default player, and the Summary tab under Properties on these files gives the audio format as PCM. Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	11-01-2005 06:27 You need an audio editor. If you want to spend a little money on a VERY good one, I can't recommend Adobe Audition highly enough. At just a couple hundred dollars, it's a fraction of the price of other comparable programs, and it's better than most of them. I've been using it almost exclusively for several years now, and I love it. If you don't want to spend money though, there are a number of free converters out there. If you have a Creative sound card, it probably came with one. Check your programs for Creative Wave Studio or Creative Audio Converter. Otherwise, here's 294 others you can try. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Babs Glitterbuck Registered User Join date: 3 Feb 2005 Posts: 16	11-01-2005 07:52 If you have windows, try looking in Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder. Use Sound Recorder to open the wav files and can use the Save As option, at the bottom of the save window, there's a Format: Change.. (attributes) button. Press that and scroll down the Attributes list til you get to the 44.100 khz selections. I just use the 8bit mono, so not sure about the others. Also must change to PCM format, if it isn't in that format already. You'll get that option once you select the 44.1 khz. Good luck, Babs
Layla Shriner Registered User Join date: 23 Oct 2005 Posts: 18	Thanks 11-01-2005 11:21 Thanks to both of you, that works. Now if you see me in-game you might hear Hannibal Lecter talk about livers and fava beans... shlup shlup shlup shlup shlup
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	11-01-2005 15:10 One more note... (tee hee hee) FREE SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER r8brain (I used this in a "past life" and it seems to be hardly-mentioned.) _____________________

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