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In article <7nao62$gt5$1@verrine.demon.co.uk>, Peter Corlett
<abuse@verrine.demon.co.uk> writes
>Doug Greenhough  <doug@spirit.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> This depends entirely on the compression levels for both formats. I have
>> found that even the humble Windows sound recorder can compress wavs down
>> to much lower file sizes than Real producer, and with better quality,
>
>I'm rather taken with low-bitrate MP3s at present. I'm happily compressing
>things at 8kbit/s as "thumbnails" of my CDs for fast searching. The sound
>quality isn't that bad, given the limits of the 11kHz sample rate.
On my system, using Sound Recorder, I can compress .wavs using MPEG
Layer 3 to 7Kb/s, and still keep near perfect CD Quality. For an example
see http://www.spirit.demon.co.uk/wavs/bg_high.wav. (it's a defunked
file that I just haven't deleted yet). It was squished from 300Kb+ down
to 64 with no ill effects.

>
>> As you appear to use demon, you'd be better getting an older version of
>> real producer that works with Demon's servers anyway. If this is the case,
>> see the demon website for how to use it.
>
>I belive it to be simply a case of uploading the compressed audio file, and
>the streaming metafile will be automagically created. I've not created any
>Realaudio "content" (I don't have any material I wish to post up), so I
>can't actually recall which of .ra and .ram is which.
>
.ra (Real Audio) are the files which you create, and .ram (real audio
metafile) are the files generated by the homepages server. I've got a
file compiled using RealProducer G2 to stream, but all I can remember is
that it took me hours FTPing back and forth and some editing of both the
html file RealProducer suggested and the .ram file on the server. I
would save your self the bother and go for an older version, or better
still: use a WAV.

Media Player can begin playing wavs before the whole file has
downloaded, so I'd avoid RA until demon get SureStream installed (why
not already?)

HTH, Doug

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