RustyRifle Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3572 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 592 Achievement Points: 7645 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/22/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2017 Birthday: 05/28/1975 Share Posted October 25, 2012 does anyone know if there is a program that can shrink a mp3 file this would help me when i put up my music but to attch files the limit is 5MB and some of my songs are not much but a bit too large. if this could be done you coudl also download the directly from the forum, // Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djMot Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 94 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48754 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted October 25, 2012 Rusty, MP3 is a "lossy" format, which means that compression causes a degradation (loss) of fidelity, but yes, you can reduce the size of an MP3 by encoding at a lower bitrate. That will also reduce the size of the actual file. For Girls Rock Radio, I specify that artists must upload music submissions at a bitrate of 256k minimum, 320k preferred. The station streams at 128k, but to maintain the best fidelity, I have to start above 128 so the stream audio processors and encoders don't noticeably affect the quality of the sound. For you, a program like Audacity (free - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) could be used to load your master audio file, then specify a size-friendly bitrate to save in MP3 format. 256k + = CD Quality 128k = Near CD Quality (but better than FM quality) 96k = FM Quality 56K and below = starts to loose fidelity quickly with 28K sounding about like AM radio. Experiment with these to find a good compromise between audio quality and file size for upload. Does this help? RustyRifle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
google Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 1270 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 149 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3862 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 4542 Achievement Points: 34161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 03/22/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 08:58 AM Birthday: 04/12/1969 Device: Windows Share Posted October 25, 2012 http://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Mp3+Resizer+ RustyRifle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RustyRifle Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3572 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 592 Achievement Points: 7645 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/22/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2017 Birthday: 05/28/1975 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Rusty, MP3 is a "lossy" format, which means that compression causes a degradation (loss) of fidelity, but yes, you can reduce the size of an MP3 by encoding at a lower bitrate. That will also reduce the size of the actual file. For Girls Rock Radio, I specify that artists must upload music submissions at a bitrate of 256k minimum, 320k preferred. The station streams at 128k, but to maintain the best fidelity, I have to start above 128 so the stream audio processors and encoders don't noticeably affect the quality of the sound. For you, a program like Audacity (free - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) could be used to load your master audio file, then specify a size-friendly bitrate to save in MP3 format. 256k + = CD Quality 128k = Near CD Quality (but better than FM quality) 96k = FM Quality 56K and below = starts to loose fidelity quickly with 28K sounding about like AM radio. Experiment with these to find a good compromise between audio quality and file size for upload. Does this help? thanx man it does help but its something to learn...i could do this in my studio too but easier fix at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRifle Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3572 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 592 Achievement Points: 7645 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/22/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2017 Birthday: 05/28/1975 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 http://letmegoogleth...?q=Mp3+Resizer+ thanx for nothing... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfChaos Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3174 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 100 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 1645 Achievement Points: 17423 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2017 Birthday: 07/24/1957 Share Posted October 25, 2012 too funny... LMGTFY gotta love it And rusty.... it did find you a very good mp3 resizer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRifle Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3572 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 592 Achievement Points: 7645 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/22/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2017 Birthday: 05/28/1975 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Rusty, MP3 is a "lossy" format, which means that compression causes a degradation (loss) of fidelity, but yes, you can reduce the size of an MP3 by encoding at a lower bitrate. That will also reduce the size of the actual file. For Girls Rock Radio, I specify that artists must upload music submissions at a bitrate of 256k minimum, 320k preferred. The station streams at 128k, but to maintain the best fidelity, I have to start above 128 so the stream audio processors and encoders don't noticeably affect the quality of the sound. For you, a program like Audacity (free - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) could be used to load your master audio file, then specify a size-friendly bitrate to save in MP3 format. 256k + = CD Quality 128k = Near CD Quality (but better than FM quality) 96k = FM Quality 56K and below = starts to loose fidelity quickly with 28K sounding about like AM radio. Experiment with these to find a good compromise between audio quality and file size for upload. Does this help? i had to go from 128k to 96k but i myself can hear the difference but a normal non music producer wont so thank you again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djMot Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 94 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48754 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted October 25, 2012 Rusty, MP3 is a "lossy" format, which means that compression causes a degradation (loss) of fidelity, but yes, you can reduce the size of an MP3 by encoding at a lower bitrate. That will also reduce the size of the actual file. For Girls Rock Radio, I specify that artists must upload music submissions at a bitrate of 256k minimum, 320k preferred. The station streams at 128k, but to maintain the best fidelity, I have to start above 128 so the stream audio processors and encoders don't noticeably affect the quality of the sound. For you, a program like Audacity (free - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) could be used to load your master audio file, then specify a size-friendly bitrate to save in MP3 format. 256k + = CD Quality 128k = Near CD Quality (but better than FM quality) 96k = FM Quality 56K and below = starts to loose fidelity quickly with 28K sounding about like AM radio. Experiment with these to find a good compromise between audio quality and file size for upload. Does this help? i had to go from 128k to 96k but i myself can hear the difference but a normal non music producer wont so thank you again Submitting to other music agencies won't come with the same file size limitation as found here. This is just a community forum service. Artists upload entire CDs to Girls Rock Radio at 320k and my uploader does not balk at them. DON'T send music producers here to listen to your music. They will realize what an Idiot you are and it will be over before it begins! LOL. RustyRifle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
simplemod Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 623 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 21 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1072 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 417 Achievement Points: 7809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 27, 2018 Birthday: 10/26/1982 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Audacity works great, and it makes a useful audio editor in general. and it's free, so that's even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKAPE Posted October 25, 2012 Member ID: 4 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 171 Topic Count: 1094 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5158 Content Per Day: 0.96 Reputation: 3041 Achievement Points: 43604 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 hours ago Birthday: 08/16/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted October 25, 2012 Interesting stuff djmot...ive learnt something. djMot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted October 26, 2012 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6418 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6495 Achievement Points: 54343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:32 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted October 26, 2012 Very interesting stuff nice to know in fact But I need a Resizer for my lil guy when I try to upload him the bit rate is to big so he falls out alot any suggestions HIGHJACKED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted October 26, 2012 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Very interesting stuff nice to know in fact But I need a Resizer for my lil guy when I try to upload him the bit rate is to big so he falls out alot any suggestions HIGHJACKED Yep, we know what it says on your glasses Loader. "Objects appear larger than they actually are". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RustyRifle Posted October 26, 2012 Member ID: 3572 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 592 Achievement Points: 7645 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/22/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2017 Birthday: 05/28/1975 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Rusty, MP3 is a "lossy" format, which means that compression causes a degradation (loss) of fidelity, but yes, you can reduce the size of an MP3 by encoding at a lower bitrate. That will also reduce the size of the actual file. For Girls Rock Radio, I specify that artists must upload music submissions at a bitrate of 256k minimum, 320k preferred. The station streams at 128k, but to maintain the best fidelity, I have to start above 128 so the stream audio processors and encoders don't noticeably affect the quality of the sound. For you, a program like Audacity (free - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) could be used to load your master audio file, then specify a size-friendly bitrate to save in MP3 format. 256k + = CD Quality 128k = Near CD Quality (but better than FM quality) 96k = FM Quality 56K and below = starts to loose fidelity quickly with 28K sounding about like AM radio. Experiment with these to find a good compromise between audio quality and file size for upload. Does this help? i had to go from 128k to 96k but i myself can hear the difference but a normal non music producer wont so thank you again Submitting to other music agencies won't come with the same file size limitation as found here. This is just a community forum service. Artists upload entire CDs to Girls Rock Radio at 320k and my uploader does not balk at them. DON'T send music producers here to listen to your music. They will realize what an Idiot you are and it will be over before it begins! LOL. thanx for the advice...ooooor i dunno im just an Idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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