Technical Issues (Again!)

[New Leaf VA]

Hello,

A client sent me a link to an mp3 recording that opens up in Windows Media Player. When I listen to it in this program, it sounds fine, although in areas it gets a little choppy.

Whether I try saving it as a download and then uploading it to Express Scribe or burning it to a CD and uploading it, I get the same thing--from minutes 6-12 it sounds choppy, and after that there's no sound.

I wish I could type fast enough to transcribe directly from Windows Media Player, but no such luck!

Does anyone have any suggestions of other ways this can be handled?

TIA,

SueAnne

[bridiej]

Have you tried downloading a free file coverter tool and see if you can change it from mp3 to a different format?

TBH haven't had this issue myself but maybe worth a try.... the only other thing you could do if you've two computers (I've done this myself when a file wouldn't open for me) is play it in Windows Media and record it onto the other computer then play the recorded file in Express Scribe - hope that makes sense?

[New Leaf VA]

Thanks,

What I finally realized was that when I was saving the link, it was saving with the mp3 as part of the name, not the extension. All I had to do was add a "dot" before mp3 and it worked fine.