how can i make 30 sec mp3 clips for my website?
jnor...@comcast.net
long or so. i dont have any software that can do this. is there any
freeware or easy way to make these? or, is there some command line i
can put in the html source doe that would limit the length of a full
mp3 song file? or is there a way i can post the whole mp3 song files
allowing visotrs to listen to the songs, but prevent them from
downloading and saving the songs? thanks.
Joe Kesselman
> i want to post some sample mp3 clips on our website, about 30 seconds
Easy approach:
Create a 30-second audio file, by editing it out of your song. Many
audio editor tools exist.
Encode it as MP3. Preferably at low bit rate so it's small. Many MP3
encoders exist.
Put the resulting file on your webserver as whatever.mp3.
Put a link to it from your webpage. If you want to do this *properly*,
you should also arrange for the proper datatype to be delivered by the
webserver when this file is retrieved, but you can get away with not
doing so.
When people click the link, the file will download and their browser
will probably figure out how to play it. If it doesn't, it'll download
to their disk and they'll have to figure out how to play it.
If you don't want folks saving the audio file, that gets ugly; you need
to start playing with streaming data formats and players that will only
play from streams and not from local files, and most of those systems
cost money to set up. And even then, "any sufficiently accurate playback
is a copy"; worst comes to worst, folks can record the playback onto
tape and then re-capture it. Your best defense is not posting anything
you mind losing; next best is using a low bit rate so the quality is
marginal and they'll be motivated to buy a decent copy to replace it.
Richard Crowley
>i want to post some sample mp3 clips on our website, about 30 seconds
> long or so. i dont have any software that can do this. is there any
> freeware or easy way to make these?
You didn't tell us what computer you are using or in what form
the music is. Are you saying that they are already MP3 files?
There are many applications (including many free) which will
produce MP3 files. But we don't know which one(s) to
recommend without more info.
> or, is there some command line i can put in the html source
> doe that would limit the length of a full mp3 song file?
Likely nothing effective. If you want to only allow 30 seconds,
then you must limit the posted file to your selected 30 seconds.
> or is there a way i can post the whole mp3 song files
> allowing visotrs to listen to the songs, but prevent them from
> downloading and saving the songs?
No. If you want to limit what people can download/save, then
you must limit what is posted in the files.
A common method is to create a monaural file with a fade-up,
the music sample, and then fade-out. That way visitors can get
the feel of the recording without making an attractive version
available for free.
Ben Bradley
>i want to post some sample mp3 clips on our website, about 30 seconds
>long or so. i dont have any software that can do this. is there any
>freeware or easy way to make these?
Audacity.
>or, is there some command line i
>can put in the html source doe that would limit the length of a full
>mp3 song file? or is there a way i can post the whole mp3 song files
>allowing visotrs to listen to the songs, but prevent them from
>downloading and saving the songs? thanks.
You can make an mp3 file stream by putting the appropriate things
in an .mpu (?) file, and most people will only be able to listen, not
download/save it, but some technically smart people will be able to
save it.
Other 'reasonable' options so that a full-length high-quality
version is not available for the taking are 1. make a 128k bps or
better mp3 of a 30 second clip, or 2. make a full-length mp3 at a
lower, "low-quality" bitrate.
Tim Martin
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> i want to post some sample mp3 clips on our website, about 30 seconds
> long or so. i dont have any software that can do this. is there any
> freeware or easy way to make these?
Goldwave is reasonably priced at 55 Canadian dollars and has a batch
processing option so you can apply a series of editing commands to a set of
music files
One of the examples in the manual is creating 10-second clips (fade in, trim
to required time, fade out, maximise volume, set file type, save).
It's try-before-you-buy software: www.goldwave.com
Tim