HELP! wav to mp3: LARGER FILE???

[omadawn]

Hi
I was trying to convert a wav file (with voice conferencist only) to mp3 (lame vbr 48 kb/s), originaly recorded in a mini olympus digital audio recorder.
the output file is larger than the original!!!...
how is this possible?

thanks

[LtData]

Re: HELP! wav to mp3: LARGER FILE???

What are the settings of your WAV file? That is, what is its frequency, channels, and bits? Is it a compressed WAV?

[Spoon]

Re: HELP! wav to mp3: LARGER FILE???

Indeed, wave files can even contain mp3 audio...

[ChristinaS]

Re: HELP! wav to mp3: LARGER FILE???

LOL! That original wav file must be a compressed wav file (if it's voice it pretty much is sure to be compressed), so if you need to convert it to mp3 for any reason, make sure the settings are not higher than what the wav has originally, or it will result in a proportionaltey larger file (bitrate and channels influence that, not so much the frequency).

[gameplaya15143]

Re: HELP! wav to mp3: LARGER FILE???

a voice recording... it was probably using gsm 6 or the truspeach codec (prolly spelled that wrong), both of those run around ~3kbps (that is a guess)... so yea, a 48kbps mp3 would be much bigger

the lowest mp3 goes is 8kbps