This is interesting. So if Goldwave will open an audible file, why won't Soundforge?
Does Goldwave have a special license agreement with audible? Thanks. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "rinty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:12 AM Subject: RE: accessible site to download mp3's > Hi Sarah, one piece of advice re the archos, you can indeed play > audible books, I have a similar device and have converted the files > very successfully. > > 1. Download Goldwave, the sound editor, if you don't already have it. > > 2. Register it, as you're gunna want to keep it. > > 3. Install it. > > 4. Install the lame encoder if it's not already on your system, if > you've got anything like winamp, CDexe, and so on, then it will > already be there, and goldwave will find it. > > 5. Open the programme you will have an empty editing screen. > > 6. hit alt-f then go down to open. press "enter" and you'll have the > open file dialogue. > > 7. use the browser to find the directory where your audible files are > kept. Note: if you've still got the defaults set, it will be > C:\program files\audible\download\ > > 8. Click on one of the files in there, (not in the in progress > directory) and the file will open. Note that this will take some > minutes, as the programme converts the file first to .wav format. > > 9. go back into the file menu, select save as, and change the name to > something which gets rid of all the extra crap that audible insert > into there file names. You don't need to put the .mp3 extension in. > > 10. tab through the dialogue until you get to file types. Select mp3 > from the list that appears. > > 11. continue through the dialogue until you get to attributes. it may > be the next tab, but I can't check immediately as I don't have access > to it on this computer. > > 12. Select an appropriate sample rate and bit rate for your book. > I'd suggest that 22500 and 48KBS would be ample, though the equivalent > quality of MP3's isn't as good as .ogg files of the same bit-rate. If > it were .ogg, I'd suggest 35KBPS as being fine, however I don't think > the archos players will play ogg vorbis files. Basically have a play > and decide how low you're prepared to go. You might need to check that > your archos will play lower rate MP3 files, I've never used the > device. > > 13. click save, having first checked where the file will be saved to, > and changing that if necessary. I tend to save mp3's in my normal > audio books folder, and leave the audible books right where they are, > out of the way of anything else. > > 14. Presumably you can simply use windows explorer or my computer to > transfer the files to the archos. > > Question from a total, how the hell do you manage to navigate your way > round one of those hard disk MP3 players? I have the odyssey from > edigital, and whilst it has speech recognission for the file names, > unless the filenames are formatted correctly it doesn't work. Also > you can't browse, and there's no access to the menus. as I said, but > it's stayed in the cupboard since it nearly had an impromptu and hard > meeting with a wall. I just can't work out what I've selected, change > the menu options, or browse what's on the disk. I here these amazing > blind people ! grin, saying that they remember what's on their HD > player, but I'm sorry, my parents didn't pay for that upgrade at > birth, and it can't be fitted now I expect. > > Other listers will doubtless point out that you can add effects, edit > the sound file and so on, but I'm giving you a simple method to start. > > It's not essential to register immediately, as you can do 150 commands > with the unregistered version per session, with an overall count of > 3000 commands before you have to register. > > HTH, and if you need any further help, I'm happy to do so. > > Rob and Nails > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sarai and Rosie > Sent: 26 May 2004 04:20 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: accessable site to download mp3's > > > Hi guys: > I finally have time to get back on this list. A while ago I asked for > accessible mp3 players. Well, after much help from this group, I > bought the > Archos mp3 player/recorder. I like it. One drawback is it can't play > books > from audible.com. Oh well, my question is I am looking for an > accessible and > legal site to download mp3's that I can put on my player. There are so > many > sites with software that you have to download that I'm not sure what > would > be the best. I don't want to crash my computer either. I use jaws and > Windows XP. > Thanks for the help, > Sarai and Rosie, Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all your > heart, > And lean not on your own understanding; > In all your ways acknowledge Him, > And He shall direct your paths." > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.690 / Virus Database: 451 - Release Date: 22/05/2004 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.690 / Virus Database: 451 - Release Date: 22/05/2004 > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
