How can I attatch a sound file to a Google Question? I want to see if
anyone can identify a song, but the lyrics alone have not turned up
anything on my previous attmept. |
Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
16 Sep 2003 12:05 PDT
Since no attachments are possible here, you cannot attach a sound file
to a question, but you can post a link to such a file if the file
exists somewhere on the Web.
How large is the file? A Researcher may be able to suggest a place
where you could upload the file.
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Clarification of Question by
dektol-ga
on
16 Sep 2003 13:38 PDT
At this time I have a recording on a cassette tape of perhaps 2
minutes duration. My guess is that I would need to convert it to an
MP3 by importing it through my soundcard and creating a file somehow
that could be put somewhere so that a link could be created allowing
others to access it. Sort of like file sharing through KAZA ? I
would need rather specific step by step instructions and equipment
list since I have not done this before. I am open to increasing the
payment (tip) for good results.
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Request for Question Clarification by
mvguy-ga
on
16 Sep 2003 15:54 PDT
What company is your Internet service provider? Does your account
include Web space? Most do.
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Clarification of Question by
dektol-ga
on
17 Sep 2003 19:35 PDT
My Internet provider is Comcast.net (broadband cable). I don't know
about available space but I think I can have a home page and other
e-mail addresses.
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Request for Question Clarification by
omniscientbeing-ga
on
18 Sep 2003 00:49 PDT
dektol-ga ,
You need to upload the sound file to a website so Researhcers can hear
it via the web. So let's focus on how you can do that:
The hardest part is setting up the gear to allow the input of sound
into your PC. After it's all set up and configured it's easy. You're
starting with a casette. Have you tried connecting your cassette
player directly to your PC's soundcard? If so, what happened? If not,
why can't you--wrong cable type, cassette player too old? Maybe you
can get an adpater if that's the problem.
Alternatively, do you have some kind of non-PC CD burner (like a
stand-alone burner, or a stereo or digital recorder with a CD-RW drive
in it? If so, then you could just connect the cassette player to that,
burn it to CD from the non-PC device, and then take the CD to the PC
for the file conversion to .mp3 which is ready for uploading.
Let me know precisely what equipment you have, including sound card
info, (or have acccess to) and I'll see if I can walk you through the
process. Otherwise, I can at least tell you what you need to get (or
borrow or rent) to do the job.
omniscientbeing-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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Clarification of Question by
dektol-ga
on
19 Sep 2003 16:43 PDT
Thanks to all who have responded so far! I may actually get this to
work with this kind of help from you. My sound card is the Audigy by
Creative with a break-out box and although I do not have a stand alone
CD recorder, I have them in my computers. I also have a mini-disk
recorder but that may not be any better than the cassette since it
remains outside the box so to speak. It may be fine to just record
from a mike into my soundcard because the quality of the original
cassette was taken from radio broadcast and is no peach. Give me a
few days to mess around and I will report back. If anything else
comes to mind, feel free to comment. Thanks,
JK
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