How to use .wav files

[Charles Belcher]

Just opening xLights Ver 4.2.5 for first time:

I created a folder in Documents/xLights/2015 Show on my laptop and put the .wav file for the soon to be created new sequence in that folder.

Went to Setup Tab/Changed the folder to my 2015 Show folder and linked Show and Media directories together.

Then

File/New Sequence/Musical Sequence/Choose Audio File dialog box opens and the .wav file does not show up because the file type box in lower right hand corner only offers MP3 files in drop down.  Most drop downs include an All Files option.

Am I doing something wrong or can you not use .wav files for audio?

Charles

[kevinp]

If I'm not mistaken, .mp3 is the only supported audio format right now.  Make sure the file is saved as a constant bit rate though, not variable.

[Charles Belcher]

If I'm not mistaken, .mp3 is the only supported audio format right now.  Make sure the file is saved as a constant bit rate though, not variable.

Dang, .wav is sooooo much better.  Oh well, off to 128k CBR land

[JonB256]

You can use 192 CBR if you want better quality

[Charles Belcher]

You can use 192 CBR if you want better quality

Jon,

I just converted LeeRoy Anderson's Sleigh Ride to the following:

128k=2.7m
192k=4.0m
256k=5.4m
wav=29.5m

Gotta either love or hate that compression!

Charles

[sean]

Xlights 3.x allowed ogg,wav,mo3 and MP4 as the sound track. Xlights 4.x only allows MP3. This happened with the complete rewrite in 4.x to allow a waveform to be drawn, click in waveform to play ,etc.

It has not been high on our list to fix since audacity allows easy conversion. We have lots of other things on the todo list that will take us into next year


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[Gilrock]

Only audio snobs can tell the difference.  I've never even paid it any thought.  Everyone is listening on either my yard rock speakers are typically poor quality car speakers so in my opinion people worried about audio compression loss are doing the same thing as when we worry about whether this light does something at the proper millisecond and the viewers could care less.

[jeffl]

No question that a wav file sounds good but 192k does the job just fine. The next thing I would recommend if you haven't already is make sure your audio equipment is as high quality as possible from end to end.