How do you make Sound Files smaller.

Just a simple question.

How do you make a sound file smaller? I don't want the tip you dont need sound but I got this sound thats around 1 mb and wanted to make it smaller. Anyways how? Do I change the file to something else or what?

Thx

You CAN lower the size of the sound file, but it will drastically decrease quality. On how to compress it, don't ask me, I don't know. But I do know that the quality will suffer and in-game, it might not even be worth it.

Maybe lowering it 500 to get it faster dl for people dling my map.

I wouldn't mind the bad quality as long its a sound/song from the video game.

If someone can help me compress a sound or tell me how I would be more greatful.

Well the main thing is, is it a MP3? If it isnt, a WAV file is about 5 times a big.

AHHHH. I made a .wav file on like a sound thats a minute which is about 1 mb. No wonder my map for Turret IIYII took people forever to dl.

Thx.

I'm going to add a mp3 file to my new map Megaman Zero Survival. Thx.

Heres the song I'm going to add. If you want to listen to it =).

Many sound tools, like Creative WaveStudio (which comes with soundblasters) can edit MP3s. Your 2 meg mp3 is WAY too big for any practical purposes, though - and I just tried to open it and save as a lower quality with WaveStudio, and can't - it's already at 128 kbs, which is as low as they go.

Edit down the MP3 to be smaller, perhaps? It seems to repeat itself; just cut out the second half of the song, and that's a meg's worth of savings right there.

In general, custom music isn't worth it and often drives people nuts.
For other sounds, they can be okay, but the most important thing about a Battle.net map is gameplay.

Good to see you back, 35!

And yeah, ditto. As jazzy and synthoguitarry as the song is, I doubt its presence will really be what people remember most about your map.

Thanks, its good to be back.

BTW, Heavylocker should compress sound files. Try that.

I don't have that program. Anyway you can cut in half and attach it to this thread?

I got the game play set up. Just want to add some music from a megaman game.

Do you have Sound Forge? That is an excellent sound editing program.

Also, a company is busy working away at making a compression that is even better than mp3, don't know when they will finish though.

Dont have it... But I wish the company you said will make it soon heh. I'll try to download a free version of it in Download.com Well back to work.