[BC] Digital files (WAS:Religious radio & Tech)

[Cowboy]

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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