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posting sound files
Posted:
06 Aug 2018, 16:04by Rick50
I have tried to post a soundfile here, but it is apparently too big. I have posted a few tracks to Soundcloud, so if anyone would like to have a quick browse they are under my name "Rick Courtney" on
https://soundcloud.com/stream.
Any tips on how to reduce the size of the file so that I can post on here, please?
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
06 Aug 2018, 19:43by Iain Purdon
What is the size and format of the file you can’t post here?
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
07 Aug 2018, 08:24by Rick50
Hello Ian, MP3 6.74 Mb is one example. I looked in the Audacity program which I have, but it didn't seem to have any option to "compress"...?
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
07 Aug 2018, 08:27by Rick50
I just looked up another of my tracks, "Kid" is an MP3 file, 8.21 Mb.
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
07 Aug 2018, 08:29by Rick50
Sorry Iain, I missed an "i" out of your name !
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
07 Aug 2018, 10:54by petercreasey
Hi Rick,
Which one of your soundfiles are you trying to post?
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
07 Aug 2018, 11:04by Rick50
I would like to post Kid, Janine, Theme from a Summer Place, Petite Fleur, Alfie, Pulaski, Crying and I Will Always Love You, if possible, please!
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
07 Aug 2018, 11:34by petercreasey
Hi Rick
Here's Kid
https://soundcloud.com/rick-courtney/kid-bt-by-the-vibratos-original-by-the-pretendersIn Soundcloud under the track you want click on share, it will then open a page on which there is a URL. Copy the URL. in Shadowmusic when you compose a message click on the box URL just above the part where you usually type your message ( text box) paste the URl that you have copied into the space between the 2 ( url) signs that appear in the text box
Hope this helps
Re: posting sound files
Posted:
10 Aug 2018, 10:18by Rick50
I hope that I'm not over-indulging in posting these soundfiles, but it's nice for me to get people to hear them (as I play rhythm in a local band, I do get to play a couple of lead numbers only, I feel that I'm stretching my wings a bit), any comments on here are well-informed and useful!
Re: posting sound files
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12 Aug 2018, 14:09by Iain Purdon
Rick50 wrote:I just looked up another of my tracks, "Kid" is an MP3 file, 8.21 Mb.
The site is now experimentally set to accept files of up to 10 Mb so I hope that will solve the problem. We'll have to keep an eye on it.
However, anyone linking to files stored on Soundcloud, Clypit and other such third party sites is doing us a favour because this site does not have limitless capacity!
Hope this helps - Iain