Need to record voice messages for a phone system as a .WAV 8kHz, 8-bit mono

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Need to record voice messages for a phone system as a .WAV 8kHz, 8-bit mono

I need to record voice messages for a phone system as a .WAV 8kHz, 8-bit mono file. Can Soundtrack Pro create these files? I can't seem to find anywhere to define these setting when saving the recording, only 16 and 24 bit. I can't find where to designate file type. If no settings in STP, is there a conversion app or a way to compress or change these setting? I'm new at this and want to create many pro quality voice messages for a company phone system.

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.1), Soundtrack Pro

Posted on Dec 28, 2006 9:22 PM

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Answer 1

mlehmann

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Dec 29, 2006 2:55 PM in response to Timothy Clawson

Maybe "Switch" is what you need?

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/

That'll enable you to convert your soundfiles to 8khz since it's not supported by STP. However, you'll need to save your files as 8-bit before.

BIAS Peak is able to do this too. If you don't already have STP, you may want to take a look at it instead.

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Answer 2

Dec 29, 2006 4:38 PM in response to Timothy Clawson

This can be smoothly done with Sample Manager: you can even create an automator workflow to convert any file to [wave format][8 KHz][8-bit][mono] and process any number of files in one felt swoop anytime...

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Answer 3

Jan 2, 2007 10:08 AM in response to Timothy Clawson

While you can't record directly to that format (and I wouldn't recommend doing it if you could), you can convert files using save as. Resample is available as a scriptable option, is there a way to create a batch script that changes bit rate?

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