[BC] Digital files

Cowboy curt
Thu Dec 29 09:46:20 CST 2005


On Wednesday 28 December 2005 01:30 pm, WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
 >In a message dated 12/28/2005 01:15:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
 >scott at lagrange-com.com writes:
 >
 >> Yes, I know.  but the radio station can import directly a WAV file into
 >>  their automation without any changes.  I have already talked to their "IT"
 >>  guy.  If we do this, we want to try and set it up where it will
 >>  automatically import the files from the email.  He thinks he knows a trick
 >>  or two and I'm interested to see if it will work.

  File attach is STILL a really bad idea, no matter how popular M$ makes it.
  Set up an FTP machine, and it all becomes SO simple !
  ( drag-n-drop, or even simpler )

 >One way to shrink the file without losing too much, would be to use 32K
 >samples/sec. and since it's mostly tak, mono. Even if you are 
forced to use 44.1K,
 >just going to mono will cut the file size in half.
 >
 >Technically, though, there is no excuse for the station not being willing to
 >convert the MP3 file back to WAV when they download it.

  Sure there is !

  Once in MP3, the fidelity lost can not be recovered.
  ( no how, no way, no when )

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Cowboy



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