Trying to make .wav files less than 32K for D3, HELP!!!

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:02 pm

OK, I'm trying to make .wav files less than 32K so I can make it into a D3 audio taunt. But, most of the .wav files that I would like to be 32k are not 32k. When I downsample to Mono, 22,050 sound, it's still big (like 200 KB, and the file is 3 seconds long) !! How you guys make good audio taunts so small in size? What programs I need to used? HELP!!!!

SuperSheep · Post by **SuperSheep** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:33 pm

The .wav files are always going to be larger than the .osf's used for taunts as .wav's are uncompressed raw wave data and osf's are compressed.

Take a wav, convert it in d3 and see what the resulting size of the osf is. You'll be surprised how much it compresses.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:34 pm

I have a problem.

When I play my audio taunts in D3, I'm the only one who can hear it. Nobody can hear it, only me! D3 converted it all the wav files and I can used them in D3. But I'm the only one who can haer them. Any ideas?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:37 pm

1) they are still to long or
2) they have audio taunts turned off

Draco Aureus · Post by **Draco Aureus** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:25 pm

most taunts last 1 or 2 seconds, don't try taunts longer than that. This guideline often helped

Nosferatu · Post by **Nosferatu** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:31 pm

From um.... (massive) experimentation I have found that at 22k sample rate 8 bit mono, a taunt can be up to 2.8 seconds long.

I use http://audacity.sourceforge.net to trim the sound up, cut out silent sections, filter, amplify bass, etc. Then I run the resulting sound file through http://sox.sourceforge.net to convert the sound to 22k sample rate, 8 bit, mono.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:44 pm

Why not just use Goldwave?

Nosferatu · Post by **Nosferatu** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:54 pm

Note the http://sourceforge.net.

I DO NOT TRUST ANY proprietary software company, not to install spyware or malware, piriod.

In open source, its pretty tough to hide that crap.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:08 am

Goldwave is a small like 1 man CDN company. I've used it for years and it rocks. There is no spyware or anything in it.

Admiral LSD · Post by **Admiral LSD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:42 am

Proprietary or not, Goldwave > Audacity.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:34 pm

The size limit for the resulting osf file is 32kb. Anything bigger will not transfer to the clients in game, but can be moved over by mail or such -- I remember discussion about having oversized taunts in team games for communication purposes.

Admiral LSD · Post by **Admiral LSD** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:48 pm

heh, the idea of using taunts for communcation conjures up all sorts of cloak and dagger secret agent man code images :p

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:38 am

Lots of broken taunts out there