Re: best sound format and app. for recording voice.

[John Starkey <jstarkey@polaris.umuc.edu>]

Ok... never mind. I was wrong. Sorry :}

Josh Steiner wrote:

> Using mp3 compression, and keeping CD quality sound, you can get 10-14
> times compression.  You can sacrifice quality to get much higher, which
> may well be appropriate since i can't imagine that the recordings are
> going to be overly hi-fi.  Use any simple wav recorder to import it into
> the computer, then run the .wav's through any number of linux mp3
> compression programs.  I'm not sure off the top of my head which ones are
> easiest/best.  good luck.
>
> - Josh
>
> > Unless technology has skyrocketed since I last worked in recording (1995)
> > you'll spend 10x more buying hard drives than you will tapes. I forget the
> > formula but I think 1 sec on 1 track @ 44.1 samples per second equals a meg
> > or so.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that the memory usage (not the formula) is still the case.
> > Compression may help.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > John
> >
> > Bryan Bolden wrote:
> >
> > > I am in school and I tape my classes.  what I would like to do is to begin
> > > to keep digital copies of the taped classes on my computer without taking
> > > up so much disk space.  what I will do is have the output jack of the tape
> > > recorder connected to the input jack of my sound card.  I need to know the
> > > best sound format and a good (maybe free but I am open to buying a good
> > > app) application that will allow me to make digital samples  with mono
> > > recording and at least radio quality that will not take up a lot of space
> > > for a taped class of about an hour.
> > >
> > > I would prefer the application run on linux but I am open to a good M$
> > > windows based sound application (please forgive me but I am desperate :)
> >
> >
>
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>
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