Making a sound clip in Windows Media - .wav?

[scot]

Can anyone advise me how to edit and clip a sound file (probably
about 20 - 30 seconds) from a recording, for use on a website?
I've tried WrodPad but can't seem to open it afterwards.

I thought there might be something in Windows Media Player but I
can't seem to find anything there. How do people make these
things so that anyone online can hear it regardless of whether
they have paid for WavePad or any other program? I have seen
audio clips all over the web but have never tried to make one
before. Any advice would be appreciated. It's probably more
straightforward than it seems.

scot

 

[Guest]

Try this :
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx

I've used it to edit music files and it works pretty well.

 

[Guest]

Windows Media Encoder is excellent but is almost 10Mb in size. If you
are looking for an excellent encoder but a lot smaller (2.5Mb), download
the Audacity app here:
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

 

[scot]

Thanks Steve,
I have downloaded this program as you suggested and the audacity
program, so I'll get going on them later.
scot


"Steve Rollins"
Try this :
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspxI've used it to edit music files and it works pretty well.

 

[scot]

Thanks Rick. That looks just the job. The only thing is - I
wanted to encode MP3 files and was told by audacity to get the
decoder. When I downloaded it, my computer says that it's a .dll
file - a system file - and perhaps it's not a good idea to intall
it. What are the likely problems if this .dll file is installed?

Thanks again.
scot