Re: [linux-audio-user] Is there a way to compress the size of a wave file?

I have been studying WAV files from various sources, and find that it is possible to alter the sampling rate of the recording (i.e, instead of CD-quality at 44.1K, I've seen 22050, and even 16K). Mostly the sources I have seen in this form have been spoken word -- radio programs, interviews, etc -- but the results have been OK (obviously with expected loss in frequency range). Combined with making the recording monaural, the WAV file size can be smaller. /ken Flash Love wrote: > I recorded a one hour audio session using windows Sound Recorder for a > friend and much to my chagrin and my friend's dismay, the Audacity edited > file is over 400M! > > This friend is now telling me that in the past when the same one hour > recording session was done the file size never exceeded 27M. I do not > doubt them, but I have no idea how to reduce/compress this wave file. > > If someone knows how I can reduce this one hour wave formatted session to > a file size of 27M, please let me know. > > Thanks > Flash