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Does .wav or .Mp3 work better?

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:53 pm
by Alan Holcome
Has anybotty found that WAVs or Mp3s work better in MOHO? It might just be that I'm doing something wrong, but in the few projects I've put sound to, WAVs didn't studder and Mp3s did.
Thank You

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:50 pm
by Lost Marble
WAV's are easier to play back in sync with the animation, and to play back at different speeds. So, while working on your animation, an uncompessed format like WAV is going to play back smoother.

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:47 pm
by AcouSvnt
mp3s are smaller files but they put an extra workload on the processor because they have to be "decoded". I would think you could probably benefit from using a lower quality .wav file while working, though; i.e. 8-bit, mono, 22050 samples per second or less.

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:32 pm
by cribble
AcouSvnt wrote:mp3s are smaller files but they put an extra workload on the processor because they have to be "decoded". I would think you could probably benefit from using a lower quality .wav file while working, though; i.e. 8-bit, mono, 22050 samples per second or less.
I think you can get away with 16 bit - 22,050hz and it'll still be fine.

Are you exporting to a SWF file? because MP3 goes down better then (but it will increase the file size to however much your original MP3 size was).

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:40 pm
by Lost Marble
You can always create two audio files too. Use a low-quality uncompressed WAV file while creating your animation to sync movements up with sounds, and then switch to a high-quality MP3 just before your final export.