I'd say Kevin is right on the money with the 44.1 khz 16 bit advice. Assuming this chap is running through some kind of cheapo onboard chipset for sound, i've seen a few that don't go any higher than that, so although files will open, you get silence and on particularly unlucky days lock-ups too..
Hth, let us know how you get on man On 8/16/10, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > That's what struck me funny. Maybe, Like Kevin said, he's an idiot. I mean > really; come on now. Everybody and their brother and sister knows very well > that mp3 is a common format which all players can play. Just how computer > literate is this client anyhow? > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!! > > E-Mail: > rforetjr at comcast dot net > Skype Name: > barefootedray > > On Aug 16, 2010, at 12:31 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> That's seriously funny. >> >> WMA is the Windows Media Audio format. It compresses better than MP3, and >> supports surround sound and lossless compression. Not much uses it, >> though, except Windows Media Player, and a few portable music players. >> >> Every damn digital music player in the world supports MP3, though. I can't >> believe that he can't play it. >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Kevin Reeves >> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 1:06 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Need PT bounce converted to "WMA" for client! >> >> Quick answer, client is an idiot. Windows Media Player plays mp3's >> straight out of the box. Also, are you bouncing in 44 16? That will make a >> difference. It's weird, but it works. If you still need to convert, try a >> program called switch. Or, just send it to him in wave. I'm sure that >> Sound Recorder will load it. Lolol. Sorry. I couldn't resist. THis guy >> probably knows nothing about computers, hence why he can't play the de >> facto standard filetype. Oh. He could download winamp. It really whips the >> Lama's ass, but can it play mp3's on his machine? I guess we'll see. >> lolol. >> >> Reeves >> On Aug 15, 2010, at 2:53 PM, Chuck Reichel wrote: >> >>> Hi List, >>> I just sent a ruff mix in a mp3 format to a client but he said he can >>> only open WMA files any converters out there ? >>> I converted to regular mp3 using itunes and then i used "max" to mp3 but >>> no go on the clients part. >>> I have the Mp3 option for PT HD and it did not list any wma mp3 options. >>> Is there a solution I am over looking besides telling him to grab a copy >>> of itunes for his PC? >>> LOL >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> Chuck Reichel >>> 954-742-0019 >>> www.SoundPictureRecording.com >>> >>> >>> >> > >
