[CW] W1AW MP3 Practice Files in IPOD

[N5DWI (ex-K5HOQ)]

You can use an open source sound editor, such as Audacity;
import the file and re-record it at the lowest bit rate your iPod
will accept.

Audacity is free cross-platform: Linux, Mac, and Windows, and
is available at:

        http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

There are others, but this program can't be beaten with a stick.

vy 73 de john

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David J. Ring, Jr. wrote:

>Sounds like the mp3 file format that the W1AW files are saved in don't play 
>on the IPOD.  In all probability the W1AW files are saved at a very low bit 
>rate - which the IPOD doesn't understand.
>
>Consult the documentation for IPOD for the supported bit rates.
>
>I checked quickly and the iPOD Shuffle supports bit rates from 8-320k Kbps, 
>but the iPod Forth Generation 20 GB unit only supports 32 - 320k Kbps - so 
>the newer units don't support the "low fidelity" file specifications.  The 
>older unit and newer units both support variable bit rate encoding as well 
>as constant bit rate encoding.  (Variable allows smaller files).
>