>A .WAV file is uncompressed - a full CD will cost you 650 MB.
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>An MP3 file typically compresses in a ratio of 1:12. That is, the same CD will cost you about 50 MB.
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>Ogg Vorbis is another compression option; it is supposed to compress even better, but I haven't tested it yet. (The other big advantage of Ogg Vorbis is that, unlike MP3, it is royalty-free.)
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>There are several programs, which you might search on www.download.com or on www.tucows.com, which can create any of those three options, and probably several more, too. I don't know if any of those can be automated from VFP.
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>Greetings,
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>Hilmar.


Hello Hilmar.

anything what is small and easy to play on the computer will do. i read that MS came out with something comparing to mp3 compression, maybe it wasn't .wav, maybe it was some different extension.

for the rest, please see my reply to Kevin: Re: Saving a music CD as MP3 files Thread #911235 Message #911516