Recording

[K Front]

I have recorded a mix in cool edit pro and it came to 1.2GB, anyone know how to cut this down without lossing quality?

[WEZ]

We use Steinbergs WaveLab to do all our converting ! Try that m8 !

[K Front]

Cheers, but i havnt got it?

[WEZ]

Ill put it on the our server , ill send you the link m8

[DJ Corbzy]

what file type is it sarge?

[K Front]

wav

[DJ Corbzy]

is mp3 more or less meg than wav?

i think its less innit? :?:

[WEZ]

Mp3 is less than a wav ,

Sarge WaveLab can convert Wav 2 MP3 easy peasey !

Probably get it down to like 400 MB !

[WEZ]

Heres the link to WaveLab ,

http://allmasscouk:allmass1991@www.allmass.co.uk/MUSIC/STORE/PROGRAMS/Steinberg%20-%20Wavelab%20v4.exe


:wink:

[K Front]

Cheers mate.. :wink: but i just found out i have wavlab..

[WEZ]

Oky Smoky !

Just open the Wav , save as Mp3 !

Easy Peazy Orange Juice

[schlongfingers]

Heres the link to WaveLab ,

http://allmasscouk:allmass1991@www.allmass.co.uk/MUSIC/STORE/PROGRAMS/Steinberg%20-%20Wavelab%20v4.exe


:wink:

Check your PM's fella!!!

[kROKar]

wavelab mp3 encoder is so crappy.... dont let me flame it...!!!

Heres a good encoder that has same quality in 128kbps as wavelab in 192kbps.
http://www.maz-sound.com/archives/smxwin151e.zip

Its a nice and usefull program besides and its freewere.
Just open it (its a player basicaly) and click on convert and then convert files as you wont.

[WEZ]

Nice , Thanks m8 , Thats what its all about ,

No not the Hokey Kokey

[K Front]

ooooowww weeeeahhh okey cokey, ooooooooowww weeeeeeeahhh OKEY COKEY!!!!

[WEZ]

Left Leg In , Yer Left Leg OUt ,

In OUt In OUt

ShakE It All About

Boom RArarr Boom RArarr Boom RAarr

I feel a cheesy remix coming on ,

:lol:

[K Front]

:lol:

[djTequila]

'Old up!

No-one asked what sampling frequency and bit-depth (resolution) you're using to record your wav!

If you've got a nice pro sound card (or even an Audigy) you can record at 24bit, 96kHz. (Or even 192kHz)

CDs are 44.1kHz , 16 bit.

To capture the maximum frequency a human can hear, 20kHz, you have to double it and add a bit to get the sampling frequency. This is the Nyquist Theorem.

16bit refers to the number of available 'steps' used to represent the curve that makes your sound's waveform. Fewer steps lead to quantization errors, which manifest themselves as mid-range noise. Use a bit-crusher plug-in to get an idea of this noise - or bounce down a wav at very low volume and then normalize it.

Increasing either property will drastically increase file size, for not much gain. If you can't hear better than CD quality then there's not much point!

High bit rates and sample frequencies are useful for recording anything that will later be processed - samples, tracks bounced down during production, vocals, instrument recordings, etc. In this case, processing everything at a high bitrate/frequency and dithering down at the end of the process will ensure that the minimum loss of quality will occur.

(Most processing stages will reduce the quality of your wavs by a tiny amount- usually this shows up in the top end, or as quantization errors. This is especially true if you combine digital and analogue equipment).

So basically, make sure you record at 44.1KHz, 16bit, unless you want to compress, limit or otherwise process your mix. Which IS a good idea - if you know what you're doing ;)

Using MP3 IS a lossy process. Especially if you don't use a genuine Fraunhofer codec. If you want to see how your sound is being affected, take a shortish clip, and repeatedly encode and decode it. After a very few goes, you should hear the audio artifacts quite clearly.

Tequila