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Posted by Fyfe (Member # 937) on :

If I have a song saved on my computer, is there any way to slice out a piece of it and use it as a buddy alert?

Jen

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Hey, that is what I am working on in "What in the Sound Can that be?" You may want to check it out. There is a good link there.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Yes, is it in mp3 format? First you'll have to convert it to .wav (most likely) and then cut it out. This can be done easily with freeware, try webattack.com

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by Jutsa Notha Name (Member # 4485) on :

You don't have to convert it to wav. There are plenty of programs that can manipulate or edit mp3 files as well as loads of others. The ones I know of are for pay though.

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

Or do it the easy way, open Sound Recorder
(Start > Accessories > Entertainment)
Start your MP3 player software, play the song, hit record in sound recorder at the point you want, hit stop when its over, voila, no need to download extra software.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Every once in a while I find a freeware program that deals directly with mp3s, but it's normally really, really bad. I recomend converting to wav first.

WinAmp will do this btw, but you'll have to get something else to cut out sections, plenty of freeware programs do a fine job of that once it's in .wav format.

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Ha, didn't even think of that Boris! [Embarrassed]

Hobbes

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

That's why I fix computers for a living (Okay, so I used to). I think of stuff no one else does [Smile]

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

Do you people not sourceforge? What's wrong with you? Go get audacity. It's awesome.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

What is that, Mr Sq?

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

Kwea,
Two people recommended it on the other thread. It's an open source audio editing tool available on sourceforge.net. Here's the link.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Thanks! I want to check it out, but I will have to wait until tomorrow...at the soonest!

Kwea

Posted by MoonRabbit (Member # 3652) on :

I use Goldwave (fully functional shareware). You might have to download an mp3 codec, but it's available for free.

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

MrSquicky,

Does it let you chop up .wav files? Do you know how?

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

lem, yeah, just select the part of the wav that you want and then make a new wav. edit: errr...I mean drag the mouse over the part you want and use the, I think it's the record function. I don't actually have audacity where I am right now. I'll download it and see.

edit the second: Ok, select the section you wnat with the mouse. You can check it by hitting play. That'll only play the selected part. Then go to the file menu and click on export selection as a wav. Poof, there ya go.

[ October 21, 2004, 11:51 PM: Message edited by: MrSquicky ]

Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :

[Smile]

I use Magix Video Deluxe it works better as a music editor than a video editor ( I got it for 99 cents + S&H on Ebay! ). It let's you save it in a wav format but I am looking for something that converts wavs into midis actually. [Dont Know]

[ October 21, 2004, 11:44 PM: Message edited by: unicornwhisperer ]

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

As far as I know, you cannot convert a .wav to a .midi (although you can convert a MIDI file to a WAV file), mainly because the two types of file are actually completely different. A MIDI file is not actually a sound recording.

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

To follow up with Tom, midi is a lot like electronic sheet music, where mp3s, wavs, etc, are digital representations of an actual performance/recording.

-Bok

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Tanks Mr...IT is going good!

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

Goldwave is awesome. I used it to do my Buffy In a Nutshell tracks when I was making a copy of the musical (which I then went out an purchased AS SOON AS IT BECAME AVAILABLE. I'm just too big of a Buffy fan, and couldn't even wait for the official to come out.)

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

I use Audacity which is completely free, and works well for simple projects like what you are describing.