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YOBUZZB
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_ 		14. June 2006 @ 18:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've got some music files in .wav format that are really large. Some are 45mb to 75mb. I just wondered if someone new what I could use to compress them to smaller files and no quality loss and is free! I know I can convert them to .mp3 which makes a smaller file but I'd like to stay with .wav if it's possible.
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Digidave
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_ 		14. June 2006 @ 21:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When you say "No quality loss", you want to use something like Monkey's Audio. This will create an .ape file. You can find plugins for your various media players in order to play an .ape file. When i use it I get a compressed file that's usallly between 48% to 58% of the original. It does it in a lossless manor & keeps the integrity of the original file. Meaning, you can always revert your files without loss of quality.
You can go here & check it out. They have a Beta version that I haven't tried yet. You can find version 3.99 on they're download page.

http://www.monkeysaudio.com/index.html
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_ 		14. June 2006 @ 21:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you cannot compress wave files to make them smaller, but as digidave mentioned, you can convert them to a "lossless" compressed file format, such as monkey's audio. Another lossless format that I like that is gaining a lot of popularity is called FLAC.

A great free audio converter program is called dBPowerAMP. You can find the link to their website in my sig below. Be sure to go to their codec page, and download and install the FLAC or other codec you want to convert the wave files to...
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For the best quality mp3s use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your audio CDs and LAME to encode them. Follow this guide:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
YOBUZZB
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_ 		14. June 2006 @ 21:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks alot...any other suggestions are welcomed!
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diabolos
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_ 		15. June 2006 @ 06:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
All iPods and iTunes are compatible with the Apple-Lossless audio format.

Micro$oft makes a lossless version of the Windows Media Audio 9 format called WMA9-Lossless but it hasn't found alot of support with many portable audio players (non-iPod).

Personally I use the Apple-Lossless format because I have an iPod but I think the WMA9-Lossless format sounds the best!

Apple Lossless...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lossless

dBpowerAMP plug-in:
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-mp4.htm

Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/codecs/audi...

dBpowerAMP plug-in:
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-wma.htm

Both lossless encoders are free,
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djscoop
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_ 		15. June 2006 @ 20:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
argh...apple is the devil!!! :)
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"I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive" - Albert Einstein

For the best quality mp3s use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your audio CDs and LAME to encode them. Follow this guide:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
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