Wave pad File size

jwteer

Hello. I just started using wavepad- it's great. The only concern is that the files are so large- one file that is 1:37:40 long is 954 megabytes- I have another file of virtually the same length and it is only around 80 megabytes. Can someone please explain the disparity?

Thank you

jerry4dos

Just making a guess here, but --

WavePad seems to default to saving files in WAV file format. If you start with an MP3 format file, it converts it to WAV to work on it. If you don't SPECIFY to save the worked-on file as MP3, WavePad saves it as a WAV file.

If you're using Windows, and have "Show File Extensions" turned off, you may not realize the difference between WAV files and MP3 files. MP3 files are much smaller than WAV files because they are "compressed" files.

Jerry

jwteer

jerry4dos wrote:

Just making a guess here, but --

WavePad seems to default to saving files in WAV file format. If you start with an MP3 format file, it converts it to WAV to work on it. If you don't SPECIFY to save the worked-on file as MP3, WavePad saves it as a WAV file.

If you're using Windows, and have "Show File Extensions" turned off, you may not realize the difference between WAV files and MP3 files. MP3 files are much smaller than WAV files because they are "compressed" files.

Jerry

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Thanks Jerry- I was thinking the same thing. Do you knbow if it is possible to convert the file with wavepad?

jerry4dos

Sure -- just load the WAV file into WavePad, then from the FILE menu, select SAVE FILE AS, which will open a new window. At the bottom of the new window, find SAVE AS TYPE -- it will be set to "Wave (*.wav)" -- click on the dropdown arrow to the right, and select "MPEG Layer-3 (*.mp3)" -- then go to the box above and type in a new file name.

The first time you use this MP3 option, WavePad will go out to the Internet and fetch the converter it will need to work on your computer. After the first time you use the converter, it won't need to reconnect in the future.

Jerry