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#4 2007-11-02 06:39:19
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Re: I can't import a WAV sound file into a Scratch project
You can open the sound file in a sound editor, then save the file in wav or mp3. I've had this kind of problem, but it's easy to solve. 
If you don't have a sound editor, you can download this one: http://www.download.com/Audacity/3000-2170_4-10606824.html?tag=lst-0-1
I always use it to edit my recordings. 
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#5 2007-11-03 09:02:14
Re: I can't import a WAV sound file into a Scratch project
Hi, rhawkins.
WAV files can use many different types of sound compression internally; one of those formats is 85, which is mp3 with a Microsoft header. Unfortunately, our MP3 reader gives an error on the Microsoft header so we cannot directly read that format. Scratch can only read uncompressed WAV files, uncompressed AIFF files, and MP3 files.
As you and MyRedNeptune discovered, if you have a sound file with an internal format that Scratch cannot read, you can use some other program to convert the file into a Scratch-readable format (uncompressed, 16-bit).
-- John
P.S. There's no need to send your WAV file to MIT. I've seen the format 85 issue before.
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