Comments | parallelgirl: technical query *looks hopeful*

parallelgirl

technical query looks hopeful

Mar 04, 2009 13:02

I'm having problems importing some .wav files into Audacity. I don't know why- the files recorded on one of my digital voice recorder import fine, but when I try to import the ones recorded on the other, I get the error message that 'Audacity cannot recognise the type of this file', even though it's a .wav, just like the other files...

Hmm.

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barakta March 4 2009, 13:10:30 UTC

Can you tell me what make and model your two digital voice recorders are?

It may be that if one is Sony for example that it has a proprietary file format that it is just calling .wav which will need to be exported using Sony software (usually downloadable).

parallelgirl March 4 2009, 13:25:11 UTC

One of them was a Samsung or Olympus, (it was borrowed so I don't have the model number), and the recordings from that work fine.

The one that's problematic is a Mikomi ET-858.

barakta March 4 2009, 13:32:10 UTC

We use Olympuses at work and they're great no nasty DRMed software or anything.

It looks like the Mikomi recorders are some cheap Japanese brand with dodgy manuals and software doesn't seem to be easily downloadable.

I suspect you'll need to try and convert the files using some other program as mentioned below.

parallelgirl March 4 2009, 13:33:55 UTC

thanks :)

crocodilewings March 4 2009, 13:15:36 UTC

It might just be Audacity being a bastard. Because it is. An utter, utter bastard.

Try converting them from .wav to .wav (or any other available format of your choice) with WinFF. Audacity can definitely read .wav files converted in this manner.

parallelgirl March 4 2009, 13:39:45 UTC

thank you :) have downloaded this and am trying to work out how to use it!

crocodilewings March 4 2009, 13:43:05 UTC

It's not the most intuitive tool to use, I'm afraid. You get what you pay for, and pay for what you get :-)

parallelgirl March 4 2009, 13:47:03 UTC

brilliant! it worked! thanks so much, magical Rikk! x

skibbley March 4 2009, 13:25:01 UTC

Some digital recorders use a low bit-rate format that many players don't recognise. There might be conversion tools by the maker of the recorder or others.

parallelgirl March 4 2009, 13:40:13 UTC

thanks :) I have downloaded WinFF and am trying to figure it out!

anonymous March 5 2009, 03:04:05 UTC

I still can't start preparation yet.
Can I expect actual "message" from you this week?

anonymous March 5 2009, 03:04:54 UTC

気のせいかも。るいすなんていない。