Compressing huge files

[djbater]

Hi all,

I recorded a set on the weekend, and the result is a 4 GB Wav file. The set is 6 hours, so understandable. But I want to share this with some people, and rather than giving them USBs, is it possible to reduce this to a size which is more downloader friendly.

I know I will need to use an program to compress it, but my question is what will I be able to get 4 GB to without losing quality.

Thanks,

[LabRat]

dump it into itunes then convert it to a 320 mp3 or itunes aac format. there won't be a massive difference in audio quality at those sample rates

[Cupe]

I use Audacity

[djbater]

Thanks guys, I was more asking if it was worth it... If it only reduces it to 2gb then I probably wouldn't bother. But if I can get it to a few hundred mb or less that would be great.

Do u know what size the file will reduce to approx?

Thanks

[Cupe]

4GB to a few hundred mb?

You're going to have quality loss no doubt.

Depending on where 'a few hundred' goes up to in your requirements

Can't you just put it on a DVD disc and give that to your m8s?

afaik you can upload ~6 hours to soundcloud and it doesn't matter about filesize.

Then they just play it from there?

[LabRat]

^^ second to uploading to soundcloud. it'll be a much easier option than compressing the file to a limit that compromises quality

[Mitch]

MP3 @ 320kbps will compress to about 140-150MB / hr. So the compressed file would be well under 1GB, making it worth it.