Tech: Parking WAV files for others

Subject: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 01:24 PM

I have a small collection of WAV files of our band recorded on my Zoom H2. I would like to park them somewhere so that other members of the band can listen to them and probably down load them to scare children with or whatever.

Any advice?

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Alvin-Songster
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 01:33 PM

Get a free Box.net account, upload your files there, and share by sending links to each file or to the folder they are in. If the people you want to share with each have their own accounts, you can make them collaborators and they will be notified automatically when a new file is uploaded.

I believe ImageShack will do the same for you but without the collaboration feature.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 01:36 PM

Thanks Mr Songster that's most helpful. Is their anyway I can do this kind of thing without having people set up accounts? Perhaos y me sending them a password?

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Alvin-Songster
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 01:39 PM

While the collaboration feature on Box.net can be very handy, both Box.net and ImageShack give you links for you to send without the recipients needing accounts.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Alvin-Songster
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 01:42 PM

Quick p.s.

ImageShack makes file public by default, but it's easy to make anything private. Box.net files are private by default.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 01:53 PM

Thanks again Alvin most helpful

les

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Tootler
Date: 02 Oct 10 - 04:34 PM

I suggest you convert your WAV files to mp3 for uploading. I notice that if you use the free version of Box.net, there is a limit of 25MB per file. A WAV file is typically 10MB/min in size, so you can easily exceed your upload limit in a single file. A 128 bitrate mp3 is about 1MB/min so a significant saving, though there is a slight deterioration in quality. Obviously you should keep your original WAV files and not delete them.

ImageShack seems to be restricted to video/image files only. See their terms of service here

Another possibility is to upload to You Tube. (I have seen the occasional audio only file). You can restrict the files to your band members by setting them as "Unlisted" and send them a link or as "Private", in which case they have to be a You Tube subscriber and you have a limit of 25 people who can view your private files but Private files are more secure. I use "unlisted" for videos of my granddaughter so I can let my daughter and son-in-law see them.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 05:11 AM

Thanks Ms / Mr Tootler, most helpful

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: treewind
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 06:48 AM

Most of the people on melodeon.net use onmvoice.com for audio files. (that's when they don't use YouTube videos, which are a popular choice too).
Yes, much better to make them MP3s you don;'t need pristine WAV for your purpose and you'll save everybody a lot of bandwidth and time.

Anahata

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: treewind
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 06:50 AM

PS anyone can view files on onmvoice.com, but you need to set up a free account to upload.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 06:52 AM

Thanks Mr Treewind. I bought Stepping Stones the other day - most enjoyable

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: treewind
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 07:26 AM

Stepping Stones ???

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 07:29 AM

Sorry, Floating Verses, the brain cell is tired

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Nick
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 09:46 AM

Or Esnips gives 5Gb of space

or

SoundCloud

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Tootler
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 09:52 AM

Mr Tootler!

aka Geoff

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Tootler
Date: 03 Oct 10 - 09:52 AM

Glad to be of help, though

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Darowyn
Date: 04 Oct 10 - 03:33 AM

If it is going to be a permanent and frequent thing, and you really do need the full, uncompressed WAV quality, you could set up your own website, then give your fellow muso's a password to download the tracks in FTP protocol. I've done this with recording collaborations, assembling tracks in the UK which were recorded in Germany and the US.
Cheers
Dave

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: pavane
Date: 04 Oct 10 - 07:27 AM

You don't have to force them to use FTP. It is easy to set private areas on a site, which can provide the usual browser interface, but just need a password to enter.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Anglo
Date: 04 Oct 10 - 01:29 PM

I use an iDisk. Of course you have to pay for it, but I think it's worth it ($100/year). 10 gig storage. My engineer was doing some mixing when I couldn't get to the studio, and he just put them up for me, and I got them down to burn to CD and listen.

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 04 Oct 10 - 05:36 PM

Forgive me if I am missing something here Les, but there seems to be a simple solution. If the other band members are going to download them, then presumably they have broadband, so why not just convert them to MP3's and email them? or just pop them on a CD or memory stick and give it to them.

John

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 Oct 10 - 05:28 AM

Thanks Ms / Mr Hound, that was where I started. We have haad 28 in the band and around 40 who play off and on so I was hoping to avoid CDs.

I always find, don't we all, that what ever decisions we make web-wise months later it seems to be overtaken by something else.

It is also a balance between what various systems will do and how accesible they are to uses.

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 05 Oct 10 - 08:32 AM

Ah, all is now clear, when you said 'band' I conjoured up an image of four or five! What's the saying about 'never assume'!

John (Mr Hound)

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 Oct 10 - 09:39 AM

Do live locally, play an istrument? Come to The Beech any Wednesday.

L in C#

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 05 Oct 10 - 10:30 AM

Hi Les, to answer your questions, live in Bury St Edmunds, so sadly not local to you. Play guitar, mandolin, and bouzouki with Folk/Rock band The Bounty Hounds - http://www.bountyhounds.co.uk/ , four string banjo with

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 05 Oct 10 - 10:34 AM

Whoops, triger happy, clicked the submit button mid sentence!

What I was going to say was; Four string Banjo with Green Dragon Morris http://www.greendragonmorris.org/ and five string banjo when no one is watching!

Have heard good reports about the Beech, so maybe one day!

John

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 Oct 10 - 11:04 AM

Well, I think we could squeeze you in John. Does Helen play or sing - I don't thnk she has mentioned it

L in C

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Oct 10 - 12:00 PM

Thanks Folks,

I have just re-read all the posts and visted the websites suggested and e-snips looks useful in that I think I can upload MS Word docs, pdfs, WAVs, MP3s and allow easy access to band members & friends.

Have I got that correct? Anyone spot any problems with:

esnips

Or a better suggestion

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Nick
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 07:37 AM

Jack Campin pointed out that he couldn't access esnips via a MAC so that might be a problem (though others have similar). I have over 2GB of music stored on it and have some things that have been viewed and downloaded several hundreds and so far have had few problems.

There is an answer on Yahoo answers but i don't know if it works

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Nick
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 07:40 AM

One other thought if you have all the emails is to set up a group of emails and use You Send It

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 09 Oct 10 - 08:33 AM

I can send some stuff by e-mail but their is a low limit to the size of attachments.

Websites have the advantage that we can display all that we have - dots, video, sound recordings, event details in one place.

Facebook, Myspace, e-mail all do something well but they don't do everything.

Thanks Nick

Les

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Nick
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 06:41 AM

Les

With yousendit you DON'T send the file as an attachment. You upload the file to yousendit and it emails a link to all to download (up to 100 downloads on the free version) which is tiny. And up to 100mb on the free one. It's a not bad back up.

Much like Adrive.com which does similar and offers 50GB of space...

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 10:06 AM

Thanks Nick I'll have a look

Les

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: olddude
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 11:10 AM

www.soundclick.com

I think it is the best with the best player and a whole lot less garbage to dig through to listen. Its free

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 01:06 PM

Thanks Ms / Mr Olddude, I will give it a once over

Les

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: olddude
Date: 10 Oct 10 - 03:12 PM

Les you are welcome my friend
Dan

Subject: RE: Tech: Parking WAV files for others
From: mattkeen
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 04:27 AM

We use

www.wetransfer.com

but their are lots - wetransfer just seems nice and simple