Sending a sound clip

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 10 Sep 2007 8:08 am

How can I send (email) a sound clip,,or song to someone,,like from a CD?????

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 10 Sep 2007 8:21 am

You would want to "rip" the song. "Ripping" is the process of converting a song on a CD to mp3 format. One way to do this is with Windows Media Player. You can see the Rip command up at the top of the screen when you are in Windows Media Player. Directly beneath the rip command is a small arrow that you can click on and access all the ripping parameters such as format type, ripping location, and other options. Once you rip the song to a mp3 format you can then email the mp3 file.

Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 10 Sep 2007 3:57 pm

The question is ambiguous.

If it's a .wav, .wmv, .mp3, or any of the numerous formats audio files can be, all you have to do is select the menu option in your email client to "attach" the file to the email, then browse your computer to select the file you want to "attach", same as you'd do with an image, a document file, or anything else.

If you want to email a song from a music CD, the process is more involved, as the previous responder alluded to. You first have to "rip" the song from the CD as previously described to one of the audio formats, then "attach" it to the email.

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 11 Sep 2007 4:57 am

Thanks Earle,,,I don't see the "rip" command on the windows media player screen??? Are some CDs formatted so as NOT to allow "ripping" or copying?

Yeh Dave,,,I can do the "attach" thing,,,thanks. Sorry for the ambiguity.

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 11 Sep 2007 5:20 am

Here is a screen shot of Windows Media Player showing the rip command. This is version 11. If you have a different version the command may be in a different location.

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 11 Sep 2007 5:23 am

Sonny, let me know what version of Media Player you have and I will look at some other machines here at work today and see if I can locate a machine with the same version as your's. Then we should be able to figure out where the rip command is.

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 11 Sep 2007 6:33 am

Hey Earl,,,I just downloaded and installed the 11 ver of windows media player,,,,I now have the the same screen as you indicated. I'll "mess" with it a little and see what happens. Thanks a million for your help!!

??? One more thing,,,,is it possible to put a song into the windows media player library FROM iTunes library ????

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 11 Sep 2007 10:42 am

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 11 Sep 2007 7:13 pm

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Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 12 Sep 2007 5:29 am

Sonny Jenkins wrote:Hey Earl,,,I just downloaded and installed the 11 ver of windows media player,,,,I now have the the same screen as you indicated. I'll "mess" with it a little and see what happens. Thanks a million for your help!!

??? One more thing,,,,is it possible to put a song into the windows media player library FROM iTunes library ????

Well, I can shed light on the question, since Earl hasn't responded yet.

iTunes files are in proprietary formats; Microsoft software doesn't know what to do with them - Bill and Steve don't talk much. I'm not an Apple/iPod/iTunes, etc user, but, someone sent me an audio file with an .m4a extension, and when Media Player wouldn't play it, I had to do the research to find out what it was. Interestingly, my video editing software, Sony Vegas, did play it.

iTunes files come in two file types, apparently. Those with an .m4p extension are DRM-protected, and those with .m4a extension are unprotected AAC files. To be able to play them with Windows Media Player, one must convert them to .mp3 or any of the standard audio file formats WMP understands. Some more detailed discussion of it can be found here.

Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 13 Sep 2007 3:43 pm

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Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 14 Sep 2007 6:58 am

Hey Dave,,,thanks a million for that information,,,sounds like much more than tehno challenged dummy like me can handle at this time,,LOL
(thats why I have to keep imposing on you guys $:\$ $:\$

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 14 Sep 2007 9:28 am

Woops, sorry I missed your question about the I-tunes library - I don't have an I-pod so I wouldn't have known anyway

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